By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 12/1/2013 7:27 P.M. ET
NEW YORK -- The Yankees have been active thus far as they attempt to plug holes and upgrade their roster for next year, and some of those early moves could trigger decisions in advance of Monday's non-tender deadline.
Catcher Chris Stewart and infielder Jayson Nix are among those on the bubble as the Yankees steer forward with their arbitration-eligible players. Players who are not tendered contracts before Monday's 11:59 p.m. ET deadline will become free agents.
Two of the Yankees' projected needs have already been filled by general manager Brian Cashman's early winter movement, with the club reaching multiyear agreements with free-agent catcher Brian McCann and infielder Brendan Ryan.
McCann's deal -- a five-year, $85 million pact that includes a vesting option for a sixth season as well as a no-trade clause -- is pending the completion of a physical and could be officially announced with a press conference as soon as this week.
That move figures to displace Stewart, who played in 109 games and made 97 starts behind the plate for New York in 2013, batting .211 with four homers and 25 RBIs. Stewart will turn 32 in February and could earn $1 million if he goes to arbitration.
Cashman has said he "absolutely" plans to tender a contract to catcher Francisco Cervelli, and the Yankees also have young backstops like Austin Romine and JR Murphy in line to compete for a role backing up McCann.
Ryan, who turns 32 in March, reportedly agreed to a two-year, $5 million deal with a mutual option for the 2016 season. That could push out the versatile Nix, a favorite of Yankees manager Joe Girardi who played in a combined 87 games at third base and shortstop for the club this past season.
The Yankees' other arbitration-eligible players are outfielder Brett Gardner along with right-handers David Robertson, Ivan Nova and Shawn Kelley. The Yanks' 40-man roster currently stands at 39 players, with McCann and Ryan yet to be added.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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