Robinson Cano: "I've never asked anyone for $300 million."

All offseason, we've been waiting around for the Yankees to strike a deal with second baseman Robinson Cano. As it stands, the two sides are still about $150 million apart, as Cano's camp has reportedly been asking for a 10-year, $310 million deal.

But Cano recently talked to a reporter from the Dominican website El Dia, in spanish, about his contract negotiations with the Yankees, and denied his asking price. Andy Martino of the NY Daily News translated Cano's comments.

"I've never asked anybody for $300 million," the free-agent second baseman told the Dominican website El Dia on Thursday. Cano went on to say in Spanish that "nobody has ever heard that come out of my mouth ($300 million) and you're never going to hear it."

Most likely, Cano is telling the truth, and while he might still be asking for something over $200 million, it has probably been his agents, including Jay Z, that have been asking for the $310 million. However, it does seem that Cano did ask the Yankees for $300 million around the All-Star break as a way to avoid hitting the open market, but I'm sure his own price his dropped off that.

His agents met with the Yankees last week, and though not much progress was reportedly made, Cano's side his moved down "very slightly" from its $310 million asking price. As to how far down that might be, we don't know.

The Yankees have offered Cano a contract worth $160-$170 million over seven years, and team president Randy Levine said a couple weeks ago that the Yankees have no plans on paying any player more than $200, and that "unless he gets more realistic, we have nothing to talk about."

The Yankees and Cano's agents are expected to meet again sometime within the next week after taking a break through the holidays.

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