MLBTR: 2013 Yankees Contract Issues

As part of their contract issues series, MLBTR reviewed the Yankees’ roster and the players scheduled to become free agents or arbitration-eligible after the season. It’s not a small group, we’re talking ten impending free agents, nine arbitration-eligibles, and five with contract options. Obviously the 2014 payroll plan is still a ways off, but if the Yankees are serious about getting under the $189M luxury tax threshold that season, they have to start planning for it right now and some of these contract issues are not insignificant. Check it out, it’s a quick but comprehensive overview.