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The complete list of FAs; Minor 40-man roster additions; Price matters more than pitch to Soto; Trivino turned down for 2025 return; No Gold Gloves for 2024 Yanks

MLB.com: Here's the big list! Every free agent available this winter has been helpfully grouped by position and 2024 fWAR. The Yankees will certainly be players when it comes to the biggest name here, but there are some other options available that could be solid pickups and add depth to a lineup that still struggles to be eight or nine deep.

New York Post | Joel Sherman: The pitch to Juan Soto, the abovementioned biggest fish, is pretty simple. The Yankees and their fans love you, you had your best season ever here, and it's a winning team that just went to the World Series. Oh, the owner is also well known for splurging on free agents when he sets his sights on The Guy. The actual price is more of the problem, with the Mets and an even bigger war chest than the Yankees looming, Rumors about the Dodgers and Blue Jays being potential landing spots will drive up Soto's cost, and a new regime in San Francisco means the Giants might be real players too.

MLB Trade Rumors | Mark Polishuk: A day after declining a 2025 option on first baseman Anthony Rizzo, the Yankees made the same decision with reliever Lou Trivino. The 33-year-old Trivino hasn't pitched in the majors since the 2022 ALCS against Houston, battling elbow injuries and the resulting rehab for two full seasons. He pitched in 11 games between Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton in 2024, but the Yankees didn't feel comfortable enough in what he showed to give him another shot in the majors. No buyout was attached, and some team can now roll the dice on a reliever who was pretty dynamite — 1.66 ERA in the second half with the Yankees — the last time he was on the field.

MLB.com: Three Yankees were up for Gold Gloves as 2024 finalists, but none took home the defensive honors. Kansas City's Bobby Witt Jr. beat reigning Gold Glove shortstop Anthony Volpe, and neither Alex Verdugo nor Juan Soto (yes, he was really a finalist) were named Gold Glove outfielders. Cleveland's Steven Kwan won in left and Boston's Wilyer Abreu won in right.

Yankees PR: With a few open spots on their 40-man roster following the beginning of free agency, the Yankees made a few minor moves. Triple-A reliever Yerry de los Santos, outfielder Taylor Trammell, and catcher J.C. Escarra were each added to the 40-man. None is likely to be a difference-maker and indeed, there's a possibility that none survive all offseason. But Escarra is the most fascinating name, if not purely because of his Indy ball background.