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Justin Topa
B/T R/R · 6' 4" · 200 lb · born Binghamton, NY, USA · age 35 · draft 2013 rd 17 · played P 71 · MLB debut 2020-09-01
Last 14 days (through 2026-08-26): 4 G · 5.0 IP · 1.80 ERA · 2 SO · 1.20 WHIP
128 batters faced scored this season His season card →
Scout’s note
Justin Topa, a 35-year-old right-hander from Binghamton, New York, was a 17th-round pick now working in the Yankees' bullpen. His 141 strikeouts in 172 career outings mark him as more contact reliever than strikeout artist.
What he’s paid
ArbitrationA market fact, not an engine read: what a club decided about him, on the season before this one. Figures from Cot’s, as of .
- 2026 salary
- $0.14M
- Tax hit
- $0.14M
- Service time
- 5 yr 44 d
- Options left
- 1 / 3
The deal 1 year $1.2M (2026)
On the sheet: 1 y/$1.225M (26)+27 m opt
After this season, as the sheet has it
| Season | 2028 |
|---|---|
| Cash | Free agent |
| Tax hit | — |
Regime read from his service time, not from the sheet — it does not project him past this season. Super Two eligibility is the top 22% of a class and can move this line in a way service time alone cannot see.
Cash and the tax hit are two different rulebooks and are never subtracted from one another — see the payroll board for his club, New York Yankees.
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Umpire favor
+0.1 net runs over 11 graded games — an even shake from the zone this season.
The line
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