The New York Yankees have been playing the waiting game in free agency, and all signs point to that patience paying off—or backfiring—once Juan Soto makes his

First baseman Anthony Rizzo, while hurt last year, and not as productive as in the past, is a free agent waters. He leaves a hole at first base. It doesn’t seem feasible the Yankees will start the season with DJ LeMahieu at first base. But it’s possible.

Earlier this week, the Daily News looked at what the rest of the Yankees’ ideal offseason might look like if Soto decides to stay. Here, we’ll look at some big-name free agents and paths the Yankees could turn to if the slugger bolts from the Bronx,