Yankees prep for non-tender deadline

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NEW YORK — The Yankees resolved two of their potential non-tender situations this week with the outright releases of right-hander Nathan Eovaldi and infielder/outfielder Dustin Ackley, which may have settled their business in advance of Friday’s 11:59 p.m. ET deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players.

Eovaldi and Ackley had been widely floated as non-tender candidates due to their respective injuries, as Eovaldi will miss the entire 2017 season following his second Tommy John procedure and Ackley was limited to just 28 games this past season before undergoing right shoulder surgery.

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That leaves the Yankees with seven arbitration-eligible players heading into Friday’s deadline, with right-hander Dellin Betances, shortstop Didi Gregorius, right-hander …

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