01/06: Rosenthal: Yankees Still Want Pettitte, Nady and Swisher Drawing Trade Interest and Cabrera and Fuentes' Agents Pitched Yankees
Posted by: Patrick
Ken Rosenthal shares some interesting information today at FOXSports.com.
Despite his rejection of the Yankees one year, $10 million dollar offer, a source says that the Yankees stillw ant him. Rosenthal suggests that an incentive laden deal might be the answer.
Nick Swisher and Xavier Nady, potentially expendable with the acquisition of Mark Teixeira, have both been drawing substantial interest from other clubs. The Yankees are not under any time crunch to deal the players. If we can't get a really good deal, I don't see a reason to trade either player. Let's just keep the depth.
Finally, Rosenthal reports on a pair of pitches that player agents made to the Yankees. The agents representing new Angels closer Brian Fuentes proposed that the Yankees sign him as a set up man for Mariano Rivera and then, in two years, if Mo is ready to retire, he would then take over the closer duties. Though the Yankees had interest in him, the team's unwillingness to pay him closer money stopped them from being a player.
The other pitcher was from Orlando Cabrera's agents. Cabrera is apparently willing to move to second base and his reps communicated this to the Yankees. But, of course, we have Robinson Cano and the team declined with that in mind.
Via Andrew.
Despite his rejection of the Yankees one year, $10 million dollar offer, a source says that the Yankees stillw ant him. Rosenthal suggests that an incentive laden deal might be the answer.
Nick Swisher and Xavier Nady, potentially expendable with the acquisition of Mark Teixeira, have both been drawing substantial interest from other clubs. The Yankees are not under any time crunch to deal the players. If we can't get a really good deal, I don't see a reason to trade either player. Let's just keep the depth.
Finally, Rosenthal reports on a pair of pitches that player agents made to the Yankees. The agents representing new Angels closer Brian Fuentes proposed that the Yankees sign him as a set up man for Mariano Rivera and then, in two years, if Mo is ready to retire, he would then take over the closer duties. Though the Yankees had interest in him, the team's unwillingness to pay him closer money stopped them from being a player.
The other pitcher was from Orlando Cabrera's agents. Cabrera is apparently willing to move to second base and his reps communicated this to the Yankees. But, of course, we have Robinson Cano and the team declined with that in mind.
Via Andrew.
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