The New York Yankees do not want to pay Mark Leiter Jr. the amount he is asking for to play next season with the team, as their counteroffer is laughably far below his demand. The New York Yankees are negotiating a surprisingly low amount for the salary Mark Leiter Jr.

In the midst of negotiations before the arbitration deadline, the New York Yankees managed to get rid of four of five arbitration-eligible players, but it seems that for the first

The Yankees initially entered the offseason with 10 arbitration-eligible players, but they settled with Trent Grisham and JT Brubaker prior to the non-tender deadline in November, non-tendered Jon Berti and Tim Mayza, and traded Nestor Cortes and Jose Trevino.

The Yankees went 4-for-5 in striking deals with arbitration-eligible players before Thursday’s deadline. Devin Williams, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Clarke Schmidt and Scott Effross settled with the Yankees, the team announced,

The New York Yankees took care of a bit of housekeeping before the team returns for spring training next month. Ahead of the deadline Thursday to exchange arbitration figures, the Yankees and one-time All-Star Jazz Chisholm agreed to a one-year deal to avoid arbitration.