Yankees Reach Deals With Gregorius And Eovaldi, Avoiding Arbitration
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Yankees have reached one-year deals with shortstop Didi Gregorius and starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, avoiding arbitration with both.
Gregorius agreed to a $2.245 million salary, the team announced Tuesday.
The successor to Derek Jeter at shortstop, Gregorius batted. 265 with nine homers, 56 RBIs and 57 runs scored in 2015, his first season with the Yankees.
Gregorius' contract is for more than four times the $553,900 he earned last year. It was $12,500 above the midpoint of the $2.525 he had asked for and the $2.3 million he had been offered when proposed arbitration salaries were exchanged last week.
Eovaldi agreed to a $5.6 million contract. The right-hander earned a raise from $3.3 million after going 14-3 with a 4.20 ERA in 27 starts during his first season with New York.
His agreement, announced Tuesday, was at the midpoint between the $6.3 million he sought and the $4.9 million he had been offered.
Both deals are not guaranteed.
New York has two players remaining in arbitration: closer Aroldis Chapman and starting pitcher Ivan Nova.
Last week, the team struck pre-arbitration deals with pitcher Michael Pineda and infielder-outfielder Dustin Ackley.
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