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Baseball gets back to work
It’s Jan. 2 and baseball is back in business after a break for the holidays. What does this mean for the Yankees? Probably not a whole lot. There are no indications that the Yankees will suddenly get back into the mix for Johan Santana. It’s more an issue of the contract extension that he would demand than parting with prospects. The Yankees aren’t eager to invest $120 ...
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Back to work
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... . We love reading the banter between everyone in the comments section, and feel like we've gotten to know many of you, despite the fact we've never actually met in person. Though we get a lot of personal satisfaction from writing in this space, it is always nice to know the work we put into making this blog relevant doesn't go unnoticed. (We return you now to your regularly scheduled blog...) Pete Abraham notes it's back to work for baseball after the extended holiday break. Except there isn't too much work to be done from a Yankee standpoint, unless they're planning on making ...

Will Yanks Pursue Santana?
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Peter Abraham had a note this morning about Johan Santana.  He says "there are no indications the Yankees will suddenly get back into the mix for Santana."  Abraham notes that the main issue for the Yanks remains the massive extension they'd have to give Santana. ...

Buzz: It’s Mets, Yanks, Sox for Santana
MetsBlog.com — ... Similarly, at his blog for the Journal News, Peter Abraham writes, “There are no indications that the Yankees will suddenly get back into the mix for Johan Santana,” mostly because of financial reasons. ...

A few things…
N/A — ... Peter Abraham blogs today that the Yankees appear to be out of the Johan Santana sweepstakes not because of the prospects they would have to give up but rather the steep price tag ($120-$140 million). Now, I enjoy almost everything that Mr. Abraham writes, but if he thinks that money will stand in the way of the Yankees acquiring a player, he’s dreaming. Sorry. They have never shown restraint in the past and I doubt they will start now. ...

Quote: Yankees to Make Decision on Johan
MetsBlog.com — ... Yesterday, at his blog for the Journal News, Peter Abraham writes, “There are no indications that the Yankees will suddenly get back into the mix for Santana.” ...

Hank Speaks About Johan
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Yesterday it seemed that the Yankees' talks for Johan Santana were pretty much dead, with his contract extension presenting an issue.  But Hank Steinbrenner ...

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