The deadline to tender arbitration-eligible players a contract is Friday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. ET. The New York Yankees have, once again (how does this keep happening?), an insane amount of players they need to settle a salary with for 2026. This team is constantly dealing with roster clogs and arbitration.
There are a number of "no-brainers" here, like Jazz Chisholm Jr. (projected to make $10.2 million), David Bednar ($9 million) Luis Gil ($2.1 million), Oswaldo Cabrera ($1.2 million), Fernando Cruz ($1.3 million) and Jose Caballero ($1.9 million). Then there are injury concerns, like Clarke Schmidt ($4.