Yankees avoid arbitration with Eovaldi

The Yankees and Nathan Eovaldi have avoided arbitration, according to the Yankees PR department. Eovaldi gets a one year deal worth $5.6 million. The deal is the most for an arbitration eligible player on the team so far this offseason. This is his second year of eligibility.

The @yankees have agreed to terms with RHP Nathan Eovaldi on a one-year contract, thus avoiding arbitration.

— Yankees PR Dept. (@YankeesPR) January 19, 2016

Eovaldi, who turns 26 in February, comes off of a season where he owned a 14-3 record with a 4.20 ERA, including a win percentage of 82 in 27 starts. However his 2015 campaign was cut short due to sustaining elbow inflammation in his pitching arm. The intimidating starting pitcher earned $3.3 million last season. The team offered $4.9 million while Eovaldi had filed for $6.3 million, so the two sides met in the middle and struck an agreement.

Eovaldi, yanks settle at $5.6M

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 19, 2016

The Yankees have been in talks with the two remaining salary arbitration eligible players in Ivan Nova and new closer Aroldis Chapman, but they have not agreed upon deals at this point. Stay tuned for more updates.