NEW YORK -- The Yankees avoided arbitration by reaching deals with all of their remaining eligible players on Thursday, including a significant raise for second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., who will earn $10.2 million in his final season before potentially reaching free agency.
The club also announced one-year agreements with right-handed closer David Bednar, right-hander Jake Bird, infielder/outfielder José Caballero, right-hander Fernando Cruz, right-hander Camilo Doval, right-hander Luis Gil and shortstop Anthony Volpe.
The financial terms for the deals were revealed to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand via a source: Bednar at $9 million, Bird at $975,000, Caballero at $2 million, Cruz at $1.4 million, Doval at $6.1 million, Gil at $2,162,500 and Volpe at $3.475 million.
Chisholm said late last season that he would be open to discussing an extension with the club, but no significant traction appears to have yet occurred.
Set to turn 28 in February, Chisholm became the third Yankee in franchise history (fourth time) to register a 30/30 campaign, belting 31 homers and stealing 31 bases while posting a .242/.332/.481 slash line.
Asked during the Winter Meetings last month about Chisholm's contract situation, general manager Brian Cashman said that the club's historical stance is that "we let these things play out, for better or worse."
"He's somebody who I think is currently part of the solution," Cashman said, "someone that's made us better by getting him two [Trade] Deadlines ago and giving us athleticism. He's above average, he's an All-Star second baseman, great defense, steals bags, power, all that stuff. He's been a good get."
The Yankees' most recent arbitration hearing was with reliever Mark Leiter Jr. last year. Leiter requested $2.5 million but lost his case, earning $2.05 million.