The Yankees have let interested teams know they are open to talking about their walk-year players. The main are Harrison Bader, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Wandy Peralta and Luis Severino.
The team continued to try to operate on two tracks — see if they could move out some veterans for prospects and perhaps salary relief while trying to acquire pieces that have control beyond the 2023 season.
It was still possible that the Yankees might be able to make a trade for someone such as Cardinals switch-hitting outfielder Dylan Carlson, who cannot be a free agent until after the 2026 season.
There has also been some talk that Hal Steinbrenner would like to draw the payroll below the top tax threshold of $293 million, especially if this is not going to be a playoff season. The Yankees payroll is projected to about $297 million.
The Yankees’ main righty relievers — Ian Hamilton, Clay Holmes, Tommy Kahnle and Michael King — are all strong against lefties; and so is Jonathan Loaisiga, who is due to return from injury soon.
On the other hand, Severino’s 7.49 ERA is the third worst, but he has pedigree as a strong starter and his fastball has not lost velocity.
