Aaron Judge will get paid this winter. It’s just a matter of how much.
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The right-fielder is scheduled to be a free agent after the 2022 season, so many pundits predict the New York Yankees will try to sign him to a long-term contract extension.
Whether that happens could determine how active the Yankees are in free agency.
But if Judge and general manager Brian Cashman can’t work out a deal, the 29-year-old slugger has one more year of arbitration eligibility remaining.
So does catcher Gary Sanchez, who faces the prospect of being non-tendered after a second straight sub-par season.
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MLB Trade Rumors reported the Yankees have 19 player who are arbitration-eligible and projected their 2022 salaries:
Aaron Judge – $17.1 million (2021 salary: $10.175 million)
Joey Gallo – $10.2 million (2021 salary: $6.2 million)
Gary Sanchez – $7.9 million (2021 salary: $6.35 million)
Gio Urshela – $6.2 million (2021 salary: $4.65 million)
Gleyber Torres – $5.9 million (2021 salary: $4 million)
Luke Voit – $5.4 million (2021 salary: $4.7 million)
Jordan Montgomery – $4.8 million (2021 salary: $2.13 million)
Jameson Taillon – $4.7 million (2021 salary: $2.25 million)
Chad Green – $4.1 million (2021 salary: $2.15 million)
Clint Frazier – $2.4 million (2021 salary: $2.1 million)
Domingo German – $2.1 million (2021 salary: $619,675)
Wandy Peralta – $1.7 million (2021 salary: $925,000)
Miguel Andujar – $1.7 million (2021 salary: $639,000)
Jonathan Loaisiga – $1.7 million (2021 salary: $595,800)
Kyle Higashioka – $1.2 million (2021 salary: $594,000)
Lucas Luetge – $1.1 million (2021 salary: $600,000)
Clay Holmes – $1 million (2021 salary: $650,000)
Tim Locastro – $700,000 (2021 salary: $589,100)
Tyler Wade – $700,000 (2021 salary: $603,000)
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Mike Rosenstein may be reached at mrosenstein@njadvancemedia.com.