Rebuilding the bullpen is one of the Yankees’ main priorities this offseason, and they retained a key member of that group on Wednesday morning by picking up Tim Hill’s 2026 option.
Hill, who will make $3 million next season, was Aaron Boone’s go-to left-hander out of the pen in 2025, appearing in 70 games while pitching to a 3.09 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 67.0 innings.
The 35-year-old veteran was especially tough on left-handed hitters, holding them to a .444 OPS. Hill allowed just 23 hits to lefties all season while striking out 27 lefty hitters.
Hill was one of a number of relievers the Yanks could have lost to free agency. Devin Williams, Luke Weaver, Paul Blackburn, and Ryan Yarbrough are all free agents.
Meanwhile, the Yankees declined right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga’s $5 million option, making him a free agent as well.
A member of the Yankees for the past eight seasons, Loaisiga has some absolutely electric stuff, but his last few seasons have been derailed by injury. After elbow issues limited him to 17.2 innings in 2023, the righty had to have Tommy John surgery in 2024. While he came back in 2025, a flexor strain ended his season in August.
