Yankees avoid arbitration with 2, file for 3 others

The Yankees have five arbitration eligible players and reached an agreement with two of them to avoid it, but exchanged figures with three others, according to these Twitter links. David Robertson and Joba Chamberlain agreed to deals to avoid arbitration, D-Rob will get $1.6 million with another possible $25K in incentives while Joba gets $1.675 million. The Yankees couldn’t reach agreements with Russell Martin, Brett Gardner, and Boone Logan so the two sides exchanged numbers before they head to arbitration where a third party will decide on how much they will earn next year. Martin filed for $8.2 million and the Yankees countered with a $7 million offer, Gardner filed for $3.2 million and he was countered with $2.4 million, Logan filed at $2.1 million and was countered at $1.7 million. The two sides can still negotiate a deal right up until the arbitration hearings. The Yankees usually try desperately to avoid such hears as they often drive a stake in the team-player rel...