Payroll Is at Heart of Santana Debate

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Odds and Ends: Cameron, Inge, Bay
Published 1/4/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... According to Tyler Kepner, Alex Rodriguez has been "privately endorsing" Mike Cameron.  Well, it's not private anymore!  The Yankees could entertain such a signing if they trade Melky Cabrera but don't want to move Johnny Damon back to center.  Kepner's article also discusses the internal struggle between Hank and Hal Steinbrenner.  Hank wants Johan Santana, Hal wants to show a little financial restraint. ...

Bronx Banter: I'm Serious
Published 1/5/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... towards doing it," Hank Steinbrenner told the Associated Press. "There's others leaning not to do it. There are some others that are leaning to do it also. Disagreements within the organization. Nothing major, but just different opinions. I've changed my opinion a couple times." ..."I always told [Cashman], 'I'm going to make the final decisions because when you're the owner you should,' " Steinbrenner said. "He is the general manager, and he has the right to talk me out of it." Tyler Kepner had a good piece on the power structure of the organization in the Times ...

All the Commissioner's Men
Published 1/15/2008 by susan mullen at XM MLB Chat
There has been no standing offer from the Yankees for the Minnesota Twins to grab 4 or 5 young Yankee players in return for the right to spend $140 million on 1 pitcher plus untold additional millions for payroll tax. Various representatives of the George Mitchell conglomerate ESPN/MLB including all baseball writers loyally serving their master ...