{"id":105809,"date":"2025-10-10T15:38:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=105809"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:38:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:38:21","slug":"yankees-to-cut-ties-with-ex-130-million-mvp-after-teams-playoff-exit-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=105809","title":{"rendered":"Yankees to Cut Ties With Ex-$130 Million MVP After Team&#8217;s Playoff Exit: Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240004525-e1760100921699.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240004525-e1760100921699.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240004525-e1760100921699.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240004525-e1760100921699.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Yankees to Cut Ties With Ex-$130 Million MVP After Team's Playoff Exit: Insider\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The New York Yankees are expected to make a major change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York Yankees could be headed for a roster shakeup as the club heads into the offseason with plenty of decisions to make. New York could look to free agency for help in an attempt to return to contention.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees also have several of their own key players who will be free agents as well, including first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. The Athletic\u2019s Chris Kirschner and Brendan Kuty report that the Yankees do not plan to re-sign Goldschmidt.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, New York is expected to turn to Ben Rice to take over as the club\u2019s new first baseman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Yankees have eight players who are unrestricted free agents: Paul Blackburn, Paul Goldschmidt, Trent Grisham, Amed Rosario, Austin Slater, Luke Weaver, Devin Williams and Ryan Yarbrough,\u201d Kirschner and Kuty wrote in an October 8, 2025, story titled, \u201cThree key offseason questions after Yankees\u2019 playoff loss to Blue Jays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have two players who have a club option: Tim Hill ($3 million) and Jonathan Lo\u00e1isiga ($5 million). Cody Bellinger has a $25 million player option that he\u2019ll almost certainly decline to pursue a long-term deal,\u201d Kirschner and Kuty added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoldschmidt will not be re-signed, as Ben Rice is the club\u2019s first baseman of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Yankees Are Expected to Move on From 1B Paul Goldschmidt<\/h2>\n<p>Goldschmidt has an impressive resume over his 15-year MLB career, but the Yankees appear to be looking towards the future. The former MVP is a 7-time All-Star, 4-time Gold Glove winner and 5-time Silver Slugger.<\/p>\n<p>Goldschmidt hit .274 with 10 home runs, 45 RBI and 76 runs in 145 appearances in 2025. The veteran played on a one-year, $12.5 million contract, a far cary from his previous five-year, $130 million deal with the St. Louis Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>Another team should be able to sign Goldschmidt to a favorable deal. Spotrac projects Goldschmidt\u2019s market value is a one-year, $7 million contract.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Yankees Manager Aaron Boone on Ben Rice: \u2018He\u2019s Proving Himself as a Really Formidable Hitter in This League\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Rice hit .255 with 26 home runs, 65 RBI and 74 runs in 138 appearances for the Yankees in 2025. Yankees manager Aaron Boone appeared to gain confidence in Rice throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re seeing the emergence of a true middle-of-the-order bat with power,\u201d Boone said on September 21, per MLB.com\u2019s Bryan Hoch. \u201cHe\u2019s proving himself as a really formidable hitter in this league.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Yankees 1B Paul Goldschmidt Did Not Rule Out Potentially Retiring<\/h2>\n<p>Goldschmidt sounded optimistic about continuing to play, but left the door open to potentially retiring. After the Yankees were eliminated, Goldschmidt discussed his future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I\u2019d like to continue playing, but I hadn\u2019t sat down and thought about it,\u201d Goldschmidt explained on October 8, per Newsweek. \u201cI was expecting to continue to play here and all that, but I still love playing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still have fun out there. I still want to try to go in, love to compete, so we\u2019ll have to see what happens. I\u2019m thankful for my time here. I don\u2019t know what the future\u2019s going to hold. I just try to give everything I have every day. My fortune really came up short.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Adams is a veteran sports contributor covering the NFL, NBA and golf for Heavy.com. His work has been prominently featured on NFL.com, Yahoo Sports, Pro Football Talk, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated. 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