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There will be no arbitration drama for the Yankees this offseason.

The Yankees agreed to terms with all nine of their arbitration eligible players — including Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and James Paxton — by Friday’s deadline.

Judge and Sanchez got the biggest bumps after years of being among the best values in the game. Judge signed for $8.5 million, according to a source, after making $684,000 last season.

Sanchez led all catchers with 34 homers last season while making $669,800 and agreed to a deal worth $5 million, according to a source.

Both are scheduled to hit free agency in 2023.

James Paxton, in his final year of arbitration before heading to free agency following this year, jumped from $9.5 million to $12.5 million according to a source.

The agreements allowed the Yankees to avoid potentially messy arbitration hearings with the face of the franchise, Judge, and the injury-prone Sanchez in their first years of eligibility.

Aaron Judge and Gary SanchezPaul J. Bereswill; Charles WenzelbergAaron Judge and Gary SanchezPaul J. Bereswill; Charles Wenzelberg

The last time the Yankees had an arbitration hearing was in 2017, when Dellin Betances lost his case and got $3 million instead of his requested $5 million. It led to a public spat during which team president Randy Levine knocked Betances’ résumé.

A year ago, the Yankees and Luis Severino were heading toward a hearing when the two sides came to an agreement on an extension at the last minute, which resulted in a four-year, $40 million deal for the right-hander.

Severino then suffered through a season in which he was mostly sidelined by arm injuries.

The Yankees also settled with Gio Urshela at $2.475 million on Friday.

Urshela figures to be in a battle for third base with Miguel Andujar. Manager Aaron Boone said last month Andujar has recovered from the torn labrum that sidelined him for much of 2019.

In the bullpen, Tommy Kahnle settled at $2.65 million and fellow right-hander Luis Cessa at $895,000. Chad Green, Jonathan Holder and lefty Jordan Montgomery also settled on one-year deals.

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