By Brendan Kuty | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Now you're The Boss. Tell us which Yankees you would keep and dump — and check out which players we'd give the boot for 2018.
Kathy Willens | AP
NEW YORK — Now, it's time for tough decisions.
And they start with you.
The Yankees' wild, unexpected postseason march ended with a 4-0 loss to the Astros in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on Saturday night.
After finishing second in the AL East and getting swept in their first playoff series since 2012, the Yankees will have huge expectations going into next season. But not everybody will get to stick around.
Tell us who you would keep and dump and check out our picks, too, starting with manager Joe Girardi and general manager Brian Cashman.
Joe Girardi
Yankees finish 91-71, second in the American League East
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
Brian Cashman
Yankees finish 91-71, second in the American League East
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
LHP CC Sabathia, free agent
14-5, 3.69 ERA
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Dump
3B Todd Frazier, free agent
11 HR, 32 RBI, .222 BA with Yankees
Kuty: Dump
Miller: Keep
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DH Matt Holliday, free agent
.231 BA, 19 HR, 64 RBI
Kuty: Dump
Miller: Dump
RHP Masahiro Tanaka, may opt out of contract
13-12, 4.74 ERA
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Dump
RHP Michael Pienda, free agent
8-4, 4.39 ERA
Kuty: Dump
Miller: Dump
CF Jacoby Ellsbury
.231 average, 7 HR, 39 RBI
Kuty: Dump
Miller: Dump
3B Chase Headley
.273 BA, 12 HR, 61 RBI
Kuty: Dump
Miller: Keep
RF Aaron Judge
.284 BA, 52 HR, 114 RBI
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
C Gary Sanchez
.278 BA, 33 HR, 90 RBI
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
RHP Luis Severino
14-6, 2.98 ERA
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
LF Brett Gardner
.264, 21 HR, 63 RBI, 23 SB
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
RHP Sonny Gray
7-4, 3.72 ERA with Yankees
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
RHP Dellin Betances
3-6, 2.87 ERA, 66 G
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Dump, find a way to trade him
LHP Aroldis Chapman
4-3, 3.22 ERA, 52 G, 22 S
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Dump
2B Starlin Castro
.300 BA, 16 HR, 63 RBI
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
OF Clint Frazier
.264 BA, 7 HR, 39 RBI
Kuty: Dump
Miller: Keep
SS Didi Gregorius
.287 BA, 25 HR, 87 RBI
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
OF Aaron Hicks
.266 BA, 15 HR, 52 RBI
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
SS Tyler Wade
.155 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
C Austin Romine
.218 BA, 2 HR, 21 RBI
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
1B Greg Bird
.190 BA, 9 HR, 28 RBI
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
INF Ronald Torreyes
.292 BA, 3 HR, 36 RBI
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
LHP Jordan Montgomery
9-7, 3.88 ERA
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
RHP David Robertson
5-0, 1.03 ERA, 30 games with Yankees
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
RHP Chad Green
5-0, 1.83 ERA, 40 G
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
RHP Adam Warren
3-2, 2.35 ERA, 46 G
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
RHP Tommy Kahnle
1-1, 2.70 ERA, 32 G with Yankees
LHP Chasen Shreve
401, 3.77 ERA, 44 G
Kuty: Dump
Miller: Dump
LHP Jaime Garcia
0-3, 4.82 ERA, 8 S since joining Yankees
Kuty: Dump
Miller: Dump
1B Tyler Austin
.225 BA, 2 HR, 8 RBI
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
RHP Domingo German
0-1, 3.14 ERA, 7 G
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
RHP Bryan Mitchell
1-1, 5.79 ERA, 20 G
Kuty: Dump
Miller: Dump
LHP Caleb Smith
0-1, 7.71 ERA, 9 G
Kuty: Dump
Miller: Dump
RHP Luis Cessa
0-3, 4.75 ERA, 10 G
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Dump
RHP Ronald Herrera
0-1, 6.00 ERA, 2 G
Kuty: Dump
Miller: Dump
C Kyle Higashioka
.000, 0, 0
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
C Erik Kratch
1.000, 0 HR, 2 RBI
Kuty: Dump
Miller: Dump
1B Garrett Cooper
.326 BA, 0 HR, 6 RBI
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Dump
RHP Tommy Kahnle
2-4, 2.59 ERA
Kuty: Keep
Miller: Keep
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Brendan Kuty may be reached at bkuty@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @BrendanKutyNJ. Find NJ.com Yankees on Facebook.
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