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11/12/2013 10:31:00 PM
Gavin Ewbank
Yankees principal owner and managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner says that he will sit down and talk with Robinson Cano's agents next week about a new contract for the Yanks' best player.
Cano rejected a qualifying offer from the Yankees on Monday, officially becoming a free-agent.
The Yankees haven't had any reported talks with Cano recently, and Cano doesn't have any offers from teams other than the Yankees on the table. The Yanks have been said to have offered him a deal in the $160-$170 range.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday afternoon that he doesn't know how long contract talks with Cano will last, but said that "usually the big ones drag it out."
Cashman also went on to add, “Listen, I’d rather he not be a free agent. I’d rather he be securely tucked away as our second baseman. And that’s our effort will be this winter. But I can’t predict what’s going to happen. There are 29 other clubs that have their own individual interests and evaluations and comfort levels. And they vary from year to year. So, who knows?
“I know we're going to make a big play on it. And, as everybody expected and would understand. But does somebody else make a bigger play? I don’t know. We'll see ...
“We have obviously a strong interest in retaining him. We’re proud of the product we’ve produced, and he’s been a great Yankee. He has a chance to be the first Dominican-born player to have his number there in Monument Park, if he stays long enough. That’s a big deal. That’s a real big deal. But it’s going to take a big deal to make that happen. Whether that gets accomplished or not, we'll see.”
Steinbrenner, while speaking to the media Tuesday night, said that the Yankees don't plan on making any leadership changes to the player development system, which is something that been under fire recently for the lack of talent in the Yankees' farm system. Cashman said after the season that the Yanks would take a good look at it, and apparently nothing is worth changing at this time.
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Cano rejected a qualifying offer from the Yankees on Monday, officially becoming a free-agent.The Yankees haven't had any reported talks with Cano recently, and Cano doesn't have any offers from teams other than the Yankees on the table. The Yanks have been said to have offered him a deal in the $160-$170 range.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday afternoon that he doesn't know how long contract talks with Cano will last, but said that "usually the big ones drag it out."
Cashman also went on to add, “Listen, I’d rather he not be a free agent. I’d rather he be securely tucked away as our second baseman. And that’s our effort will be this winter. But I can’t predict what’s going to happen. There are 29 other clubs that have their own individual interests and evaluations and comfort levels. And they vary from year to year. So, who knows?
“I know we're going to make a big play on it. And, as everybody expected and would understand. But does somebody else make a bigger play? I don’t know. We'll see ...
“We have obviously a strong interest in retaining him. We’re proud of the product we’ve produced, and he’s been a great Yankee. He has a chance to be the first Dominican-born player to have his number there in Monument Park, if he stays long enough. That’s a big deal. That’s a real big deal. But it’s going to take a big deal to make that happen. Whether that gets accomplished or not, we'll see.”
Steinbrenner, while speaking to the media Tuesday night, said that the Yankees don't plan on making any leadership changes to the player development system, which is something that been under fire recently for the lack of talent in the Yankees' farm system. Cashman said after the season that the Yanks would take a good look at it, and apparently nothing is worth changing at this time.
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