Via Dan Martin and George King of the NY Post:
The 28-year-old [Russell Martin] is arbitration-eligible and stands to get a hefty raise to about $7 million, but Cashman wouldn’t rule out signing him to a multi-year deal.
“I think [his success] provides the flexibility to do either,” Cashman said of Martin, who hit .237 with 18 homers and 65 RBIs — and whom the GM credited with the pitching staff having a better season than many expected. “We are deep catching-wise … so we can go a number of different routes there. The depth of this franchise allows us if we want to put all our eggs in the Russell Martin basket, maybe we can have a conversation there, too.”
The Yankees have quite a bit of options when it comes to the catcher position. They’ll have Martin as the starting catcher next year and they have Jesus Montero and Francisco Cervelli in the mix to serve as the backup. They also have Austin Romine starting the year at Triple-A and if he is not major league...
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