fannation.com - 12/1/2008
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The Yankees will not offer arbitration to free agents Andy Pettitte and Bobby Abreu, SI.com has learned. The Yankees did not want to chance taking either player to arbitration since both players made $16 million in 2008 and stood to make even more than that in arbitration. Both players can still ...
yankees.lhblogs.com - 12/1/2008
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yankees.lhblogs.com —
That’s right, nobody. So forget those draft picks.
More to come … UPDATE, 5:27 p.m.: It came...
down to economics. The Yankees did not want to risk going to arbitration with any of their players given the salaries they made last ...
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The Yankees offer … nobody
hardballtimes.com - 12/2/2008
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hardballtimes.com —
Holden Caulfiled --er, I mean Joel Sherman of
the New York Post has some sharp words for...
Andy Pettitte: If Pettitte signs elsewhere, regardless of the dollar figure, he should be viewed as a world-class phony forever around here. There should be no more pardons. He should receive no invites to ...
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Who calls a guy a “phony” anymore?
newsday.com - 12/1/2008
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newsday.com —
The Yankees intend to offer arbitration to their
own free agent, Bobby Abreu, by tonight's midnight deadline,...
and the Mets likely will do the same with their own free agent, Oliver Perez.
(more)
BASEBALL: Arbitration: Abreu, Ollie?
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Yankees Decline To Offer Arb To Pettitte, Abreu
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... According to SI.com's Jon Heyman, the Yankees declined to offer arbitration to Andy Pettitte and Bobby Abreu. The Abreu decision comes as a surprise; until recently most believed the Yankees were willing to risk a one-year deal with him to have a chance at the two draft picks. Abreu is certainly more attractive to potential suitors now. Both players are Type A free agents. ...
No arbitration for Pettitte, Abreu
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
No arbitration for Pettitte, Abreu The Yankees will not offer arbitration to free agents Andy Pettitte and Bobby Abreu, SI.com has learned. The Yankees did not want to chance taking either player to arbitration since both players made $16 million in 2008 and stood to make even more than that in arbitration. Both players can still re-sign with the Yankees though only Pettitte appears to have a good chance to do so. This is not a surprise. Neither player was likely to get nearly as much on the free agent market as they would have in arbitration.
Money More Important To Yanks Than Draft Picks?
WasWatching.com —
Sounds like it. Via Jon Heyman:
The Yankees will not offer arbitration to free agents Andy Pettitte and Bobby Abreu, SI.com has learned. The Yankees did not want to chance taking either player to arbitration since both players made $16 million in 2008 and stood to make even more than that in arbitration. Both players can still re-sign with the Yankees though only Pettitte appears to have a good chance to do so.
New York Yankees Rumors: No Arbitration for Pettitte, Abreu
InGameNow —
... (expected). The Bobby Abreu move is particularly curious considering that they would either pay a good player a relatively affordable price - or, more likely, lose him to a larger deal elsewhere and recoup two draft picks… .surely something the aging, overpriced Yankees team could use. Right? John Heyman reports: ...
¿Está pidiendo mucho Bob Abreu?
Planeta Béisbol —
Por todos lados está la noticia de que Bob Abreu no le será ofertado arbitraje por parte de los New York Yankees:
Yanks Do Not Flex Financial Muscle
Yanks decline to offer arbitration
Hey, Bobby!
No arbitration for Pettitte, Abreu
The Yankees offer … nobody
Yankees decline to offer arbitration to all free agents
Esta movida yankeesta lo que quiere decir es que "El Come Dulce" ahora mismo, al momento de escribir este post, no tiene equipo.
La cuestión es ...
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