
in total value, largest ever contract for a pitcher.at signing, highest average annual value in history.if Cole exercises right to opt out, the Yankees may void his decision by adding a 10th year (2029) at $36M.Cole may opt out of contract after 2024.

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signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/18/19.drafted by NY Yankees 2013 (1-32) (Fresno State).contract selected by NY Yankees 8/13/16.re-signed by NY Yankees 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).re-signed by NY Yankees 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration).re-signed by NY Yankees 6/24/22 (avoided arbitration, $21M-$17M).highest ever average annual value for a position player.largest free agent contract in baseball history.re-signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/7/22.hired by NY Yankees 10/30/07, replacing Joe Torre, who turned down a one-year offer to return as manager 10/18/07.performance bonuses up to additional $0.5M.signed extension with NY Yankees 10/29/10.signed extension with NY Yankees 10/9/13.signed extension with NY Yankees 10/19/21.Senior Director, Player Development Kevin Reese.VP, Domestic Amateur Scouting Damon Oppenheimer.will make between $1.7M and $2M annually, 2006-08.signed extension with NY Yankees 9/30/08.signed extension with NY Yankees 10/10/14.

signed extension with NY Yankees 12/11/17.signed extension with NY Yankees 12/5/22.Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value. Year End Competitive Balance Tax payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include average annual value of contracts, earned bonuses, non-cash compensation, cash transactions, buyouts of unexercised options, and health and pension benefits.Year End 40-man roster payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned performance and award bonuses, non-cash compensation, buyouts of unexercised options and cash transactions.Deferred payments and performance and award bonuses are not included. Opening Day payrolls compiled by Baseball Prospectus include salaries and pro-rated signing bonuses for players on the active 25/26-man roster and injured list.New York free agent signings, 1991-2023.Forbes magazine valued the club at $7.1 billion in March, 2023.Rupert & Huston purchased the franchise for $500,000 in 1915.Jacob Rupert and Tillinghast Huston, 1915-45.a group led by Larry MacPhail bought the club for $2.8M in 1945.Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb, 1945-64.CBS purchased an 80 percent stake in the team for $13.2M in 1964.a 12-person group led by Cleveland shipbuilder George Steinbrenner and CBS executive Michael Burke bought the club for $10M in 1973.Hank Steinbrenner passed away in April 2020. two years before his father’s 2010 death, Steinbrenner and his siblings Hank, Jennifer and Jessica assumed control of the Yankees.

Hal Steinbrenner Managing General Partner Service time in years & days (through 2022 season).
