MLB’s non-tender deadline arrived at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, November 22nd and is therefore now in the rearview mirror.

This deadline required teams to assess whether they wanted to offer players who are either eligible for arbitration or who are entering into contracts for the next season. The players are then either “tendered” or undrafted, with the latter meaning they immediately become free agents without going on waivers.

Some exciting players were left out on Friday and have therefore entered free agency. And a few of them can make a lot of sense too New York Yankees.

Perhaps the best option is former Washington Nationals closer Kyle Finnegan, who Bleacher Report’s Joel Reuter considered the best non-tendered free agent in a Article 23 November.

“With 38 saves and an All-Star selection to his credit in 2024, Finnegan was far from an obvious non-tender candidate,” Reuter wrote. “But he had a 5.79 ERA and served up a .337 opponents’ batting average in 24 appearances after the All-Star break, and that decline in efficiency made his steep price tag hard to swallow.

“Despite the ineffective second half, Finnegan still has 88 saves over the past four seasons, and that kind of late-game experience will generate interest. The 33-year-old should at least be able to find work in a starting role, though he could be a good target for small-market teams looking for a bullpen upgrade and a potential deadline trade chip, he added.

While the Yankees certainly aren’t a small market team, adding Finnegan to their relief corps on a “buy low” deal could be a good way to bolster their roster while saving enough money to pursue Juan Soto.