One key component to that process is free agency, and a group of 2019 Yankees have entered that category.

Dellin Betances, Brett Gardner, Cory Gearrin, Didi Gregorius, Cameron Maybin, Austin Romine and CC Sabathia are now officially free agents, and it will be up to the Yankees to determine which will be returning next season (outside of Sabathia, who is newly retired).

Here's a look at how they performed in 2019 along with their career stats.

RHP Dellin Betances - 31 years old
2019 Stats (1 G): 0.00 ERA, 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 K/0 BB, 0.000 WHIP, 27.0 K/9
Career (358 G): 2.36 ERA, 381.2 IP, 228 H, 621 K/170 BB, 1.043 WHIP, 14.6 K/9
OF Brett Gardner - 36 years old
2019 Stats (141 G): .251 BA, .325 OBP, .503 SLG, 123 H, 86 R, 28 HR, 74 RBI
Career (1,499 G): .260 BA, .342 OBP, .401 SLG, 1,355 H, 876 R, 124 HR, 524 RBI
RHP Cory Gearrin - 33 years old
2019 Stats (66 G): 4.07 ERA, 55.1 IP, 55 H, 47 K/25 BB, 1.446 WHIP, 7.6 K/9
Career (336 G): 3.64 ERA, 302.0 IP, 268 H, 282 K/129 BB, 1.315 WHIP, 8.4 K/9
SS Didi Gregorius - 29 years old
2019 Stats (82 G): .238 BA, .276 OBP, .441 SLG, 77 H, 47 R, 16 HR, 61 RBI
Career (851 G): .264 BA, .313 OBP, .429 SLG, 816 H, 417 R, 110 HR, 417 RBI
OF Cameron Maybin - 32 years old
2019 Stats (82 G): .285 BA, .364 OBP, .494 SLG, 68 H, 48 R, 11 HR, 32 RBI
Career (1,121 G): .256 BA, .324 OBP, .376 SLG, 949 H, 546 R, 71 HR, 347 RBI
C Austin Romine - 30 years old
2019 Stats (72 G): .281 BA, .310 OBP, .439 SLG, 64 H, 29 R, 8 HR, 35 RBI
Career (368 G): .239 BA, .281 OBP, .366 SLG, 247 H, 114 R, 25 HR, 135 RBI

For more on the Yankees' season in review and upcoming plans, hear from general manager Brian Cashman in the video below.