Yankees make eligible offer to Judge Rizzo
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NEW YORK — The Yankees offer free agents Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo ahead of Thursday’s 5 p.m. ET deadline qualified offer.
The value of each eligible offer is $ .62 1 year contract. Players must accept or decline the offer by 4pm ET on Tuesday.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has said the club is interested in keeping Judge and Rizzo. The Yankees will now receive draft picks as compensation if they either sign with a different club.
Judges are the club’s winter priority, and the American League’s Hank Aaron Award winner and presumptive AL MVP is now a free agent.
Judge Rejected for seven years, $213 5 million extension on opening day, then he ended with
set an AL single-season record home run while completing 5 batting averages , 5 points away from the Triple Crown.
Cashman said the club had been contacting the judge’s agent, P Age Odle, but he would not say if there were any new offers.
Rizzo signed a two-year term, $ Million dollar deal with the Yankees last spring that included an exit clause of . Rizzo triggered the option on Monday and was at home plate with 04 beat.
The Yankees considered a qualifying offer for right-hander Jameson Tyrone, but they didn’t. Taillon is 04-5 and 3.19 ERA at 19 The regular season begins.
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