Five Yankees File For Arbitration

Yesterday was the deadline for arbitration-eligible players to file, and as expected the 5 eligible Yankees all filed.  It's more of a procedural thing than anything else.  The real action starts on Friday when the players and team exchange salary figures and then in February when the hearings start, provided both sides don't come to an agreement before then.  In case you've forgotten, here are the 5 eligible Yankees and their respective MLBTR projected 2014 salaries:

• David Robertson (3rd year eligible)- $5.5 million
• Brett Gardner (3rd year eligible)- $4 million
• Shawn Kelley (3rd year eligible)- $1.5 million
• Ivan Nova (1st year eligible)- $2.8 million
• Francisco Cervelli (1st year eligible)- $1 million

Off the top of my head, I wouldn't be surprised to see D-Rob get a little more based on his excellent body of work the last 3 seasons and I think Gardner could get significantly more than 4 mil because of the value his speed and defense creates.  The other 3 should come in right around those projected figures, but we'll see what happens Friday.