{"id":24333,"date":"2025-02-08T06:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T06:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=24333"},"modified":"2025-02-08T06:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T06:54:14","slug":"update-on-alex-bregmans-contract-demands-should-be-right-up-yankees-alley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=24333","title":{"rendered":"Update on Alex Bregman’s contract demands should be right up Yankees’ alley"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The New York Yankees are not signing Alex Bregman.\u00a0It’s just not going to happen.<\/a>\u00a0But if they possessed a shred of creativity based on\u00a0their own preferences<\/em>, they very well could! So let’s live in a partially alternative universe for a moment.<\/p>\n

For the 2025 season, the Yankees are very obviously hell bent on remaining below the Cohen Tax threshold, which is $301 million. According to Spotrac, the Yankees are ~$20 million away from that mark.<\/p>\n

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So, in theory, someone like Bregman, who should command over $20 million per season, isn’t attainable, unless the Yankees clear more salary. And even then, the front office definitely wants some breathing room so they can be flexible at the trade deadline and not worry about limiting themselves with certain acquisitions.<\/p>\n

But \u2014 also in theory \u2014\u00a0Bregman’s reported demands are right up the Yankees’ alley.<\/a>\u00a0Recent buzz suggests the All-Star slugger is\u00a0still\u00a0<\/em>looking for a six- or seven-year deal, even after all this time. Isn’t that an opportunity for the Yankees to do their favorite thing? Whenever they can, the Yankees stretch out contracts for more years so they can limit the CBT tax hit over time.<\/p>\n

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In this scenario, a seven-year deal for Bregman might seem excessive, but is it? The Yankees gave Max Fried eight years. They gave DJ LeMahieu six years. They gave Aaron Hicks seven years. They took on Giancarlo Stanton’s 13-year deal.<\/p>\n