Official Site of the Yankees · Dec 6, 2016
Yanks offer contracts to Chapman, Jansen
MLB.com's Jim Duquette, Jeff Nelson and Jack Morris discuss the effect of the Mark Melancon signing on Kenley Jansen and Aroldis ChapmanNATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The Yankees are placing the ball in the court of the two elite closers remaining on the free-agent market, as they have tendered contract offers to both Aroldis Chapman and Kenley Jansen, general manager Brian Cashman said on Tuesday.
Cashman would not speak to the length of the commitments offered to the pair of prized relievers, but both Chapman and Jansen are expected to land pacts exceeding the four-year, $62 million deal that Mark Melancon received from the Giants on Monday.