NEW YORK -- The Yankees announced on Monday that they extended a qualifying offer to closer David Robertson. He will have seven days to decide if he will accept the deal, valued at $15.3 million for the 2015 season.
No player has accepted a qualifying offer to date, but Robertson could be one of the first players; the salary represents a significant raise over the $5.215 million the right-hander earned this past season, his first as a full-time closer.
Robertson converted 39 of 44 save opportunities after inheriting the ninth inning from Mariano Rivera, posting a 4-5 record and a 3.08 ERA in 64 1/3 innings, with a 1.06 WHIP and 96 strikeouts. He turns 30 in April.
"The question going into this year, clearly, was whether Robertson could graduate from the eighth inning to the ninth inning," general manager Brian Cashman said recently. "He graduated with honors. He mastered that and he is a bonafide closer, without question."
A product of the Yankees' farm system, Robertson said during the year that because the organization had not contacted him about a contract extension, he was no longer inclined to offer a hometown discount before reaching free agency.
It is likely that the Yankees will still pursue a multiyear contract with Robertson, who is regarded as the best available closer eligible for free agency. If Robertson departs, the Yankees would receive a compensation-round selection in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft.
The Yankees have a safety net of sorts in the event that Robertson pitches elsewhere in 2015. They could turn the closer's duties over to All-Star right-hander Dellin Betances, who was stellar in a setup role this past season.
Robertson has until 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 10 to formally accept or decline the qualifying offer, which is calculated by the average of the top 125 salaries from the preceding season.
Also on Monday, the Yankees declined to make a qualifying offer to right-hander Hiroki Kuroda, who was 11-9 with a 3.71 ERA in 32 starts this past season after declining the qualifying offer in favor of a one-year, $16 million contract. Kuroda will turn 40 in February and is entertaining thoughts of retirement.
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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