Yes.
A one-word response to that question might not be enough to convince you, so let’s take a closer look at Nathan Eovaldi. Yesterday the New York Yankees announced that they had released the twenty-six year old starting pitcher. Eovaldi was entering his final season of arbitration eligibility, but with this move he’ll begin the free agent process a year early. Eovaldi has been something of a puzzle to baseball analysts throughout his young career. His velocity has always been tantalizing, but things just haven’t seemed to click for him through six major league seasons.
So why would the Yankees be willing to cut a cost-controlled starter with upside?