Yankees decline Encarnacion's $20M option for 2020

[ASFN Admin]

The New York Yankees on Thursday declined their $20 million club option for Edwin Encarnacion for the 2020 season. Encarnacion was acquired from the Seattle Mariners in a June 15 trade for 19-year-old pitching prospect Juan Then. A three-time All-Star with the Toronto Blue Jays (2013-14, 2016), Encarnacion has eight career 30-homer seasons and six 100-RBI campaigns -- including a league-leading 127 in 2016.

Continue reading...