Yankees Mailbag: On whether DJ LeMahieu, Masahiro Tanaka, and James Paxton can be re-signed

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Andy Martino, SNY.tv | Twitter | With the 2020 MLB season still on pause, let's dip into the mailbag to answer some Yankees questions ...* * *@yy67045767 Do they re-sign Paxton, Tanaka, or LeMahieu after this season?With the obvious caveat that this will be determined in large part on the field if the team gets to play this year, here's a guess for what will happen if there is no season. The likelihood of these players returning is, in descending order, Tanaka, LeMahieu and Paxton.Tanaka has been a near-great Yankee, and is such a perfect fit for the city and team. He'll turn 32 in November and seems a candidate for a two or three-year deal.LeMahieu was another natural Yankee last year. Remember that at-bat that ended in a game-tying home run in the ALCS, before the infamous Altuve homer wiped it out? The word epic doesn't come close to doing it justice.

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