yankees.lhblogs.com - 18 days ago
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Not sure there were any rumors linking Hideki Matsui to the Chicago White Sox, but White Sox GM Ken Williams was asked about him just the same.
“I would imagine that he’s going to command more in salary than we have to pay,” Williams said.
nypost.com - 18 days ago
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nypost.com —
CHICAGO -- The Yankees are strategizing ways to
retain all three of their major free agents --...
Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte and Hideki Matsui -- sources told The Post. Damon and Pettitte are the priorities. But when asked if that meant Matsui had p...
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Yankees plotting to keep Damon, Pettitte, Matsui
huffingtonpost.com - 17 days ago
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 18 days ago
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bats.blogs.nytimes.com —
Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman said he would
not be influenced by the strong World Series performances...
of the pending free agents Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon.
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Yanks' Cashman Won't Be Swayed
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... Series efforts affect his offseason spending. NYT
4. Let the Roy Halladay(notes) speculation begin anew. Toronto Star 5. The cash-strapped White Sox are again crying poor in the Chone sweepstakes. Sun-Times
6. Kenny Williams is also crying poor when it comes to the topic of Hideki Matsui(notes). LoHud
7. Is it possible for Florida's tiny payroll to ...
Baseball’s Hot Stove Kind of Heats Up at GM Meetings
The Sports Section —
... For the most part, the headlines coming out of the GM Meetings look like this: "White Sox Unlikely for Matsui." (Well, okay then!) But even though the sexy trades and signings are still a couple of weeks away, just about any baseball news and/or rumormongering will satiate those already going through baseball withdrawal. For example, ...
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lennysyankees.com 23 days ago — Hats off to this man. GODZILLA! What a guy. Congratulations to Hideki Matsui and all of his fans in Japan. He was an excellent addition to the Yankees for the past six seasons, and I’m glad he’s finally got a ring to show for it. With, or without him next year, I wish Matsui all the best.
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Free-agent market thin at first base —
Major League Baseball News 18 days ago
Last year, the first-base class of free agents had a first-class front-runner in Mark Teixeira. This time around, it's more of a contender-by-committee situation, with talent available but no Type A headliner to pull in anything close to what Big Tex ...
