Decisions were expected on Friday, and the New York Yankees certainly didn't disappoint when it came to what the fans were hoping for ahead of the non-tender deadline. Brian Cashman and the front office parted with five players in total.
In fact, they went further than expected. There were the usual suspects in Mark Leiter Jr. (projected $3 million salary) and Ian Hamilton (~$1 million salary), but there were three others we didn't entirely account for.
Following them out the door are Scott Effross, Jake Cousins and Michael Arias. That doesn't change much in terms of total salary (about $2.