Last Wednesday was the final day for teams to tender contract offers to all of their arbitration eligible players. Most years, you see one or two notable names non-tendered. The most relevant example of this happening in the context of Yankee’s baseball would be during the 2010 offseason when the Dodgers non-tendered Russel Martin allowing Brian Cashman to swoop in and sign him to a $6 million, one-year deal. That proved to be a successful venture for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams were forced to make some tough decisions. Back in October, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred did an interview where he stated that the all 30 MLB teams posted significant losses financially.