Aaron Clutch ‘Upset’ Contract Talks Stalled: ‘I Desire to Be a Yankee for Existence’

The Contemporary York Yankees and significant person slugger Aaron Clutch had been unable to agree to terms on a contract extension by his Opening Day deadline, and after a 6-5 extra innings delight in over the visiting Boston Crimson Sox on Friday, he said he became as soon as “disappointed” about the dearth of deal. 

“I am now no longer a free agent,” Clutch instructed reporters. “Regardless of what, I am playing here for the Yankees for this total year.”

He added: “I am perfect disappointed because I have been vocal that I are attempting to be a Yankee for existence.”

Whereas he became as soon as upset he couldn’t agree to terms with the Yankees, he furthermore instructed reporters he would no longer mind going into free company:

“Very few of us get this likelihood to declare extension. Me getting this likelihood is one thing special, and I fancy the Yankees attempting to enact that. But I get now no longer mind going into free company. It is what it is. On the quit of this year, I’ll focus on over with 30 teams. The Yankees will seemingly be a style of teams.”

Yankees general supervisor Brian Cashman said Friday the crew supplied Clutch a seven-year, $213.5 million deal. The final provide became as soon as an eight-year contract that can perchance well agree with integrated his final year of arbitration and a extra seven years price $30.5 million yearly, in line with ESPN’s Marly Rivera.  

Cashman said, per Rivera:

“We had been unsuccessful in concluding a multiyear pact. Clearly, our intent is to agree with Aaron Clutch discontinue as a Contemporary York Yankee as we transfer ahead, and I know that is his intent as well, which is a correct component. We will be entering those efforts in a brand fresh enviornment, which would be at the quit of the season when free company starts, and maybe that can resolve what the true market worth would be, because we absolutely couldn’t agree at this stage on a contract extension.”

Had Clutch accredited the Yankees’ provide price $30.5 million per year, he would agree with turn into the ideally suited-paid shimmering fielder in baseball. Philadelphia Phillies significant person Bryce Harper at portray owns that title with an annual wage of $27.5 million, per Spotrac. 

Clutch has been a typical within the Yankees’ lineup since 2017, when he received the AL Rookie of the Year award. Final season, he slashed .287/.373/.544 with 39 house runs and 98 RBI in 148 games. 

The 29-year-primitive furthermore earned an All-Megastar preference, a Silver Slugger award and executed fourth in AL MVP voting. 

Clutch began out the season strong against the Crimson Sox, going 2-for-5 at the plate with one dart scored.