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Yankees Not Close to Making Moves, Including With Matsui
Yankees Not Close to Making Moves, Including With Matsui
by Ed Price CHICAGO -- The confetti from their championship parade not fully cleaned up, the Yankees are not yet prepared to address their offseason moves. "I don't see anything happening here in Chicago," general manager Brian Cashman said Monday after checking in to the Hilton Chicago ...
Yankees plotting to keep Damon, Pettitte, Matsui
Yankees plotting to keep Damon, Pettitte, Matsui
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... (more) Yankees plotting to keep Damon, Pettitte, Matsui
Yanks' Cashman Won't Be Swayed
Yanks' Cashman Won't Be Swayed
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. (more) Yanks' Cashman Won't Be Swayed
M's GM won't comment on Hideki Matsui
nydailynews.com — Slim pickings so far on Day 1 of the GM meetings, as many general managers haven't even arrived yet. Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik stopped to answer a few questions, mostly about the idea of trading Felix Hernandez this winter. "He's our property ... (more) M's GM won't comment on Hideki Matsui
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Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... In the meantime, the offseason hot stove seems to be heating up, which should make for an interesting three+ months. Brian Cashman has arrived at the GM meetings in Chicago. But at the same time the Yankees don't appear close to any moves and have not even met with any free agents yet. This is usually a time when GMs get a feel of the market and start establishing a plan, and those plans usually starting falling into place sometime around the Winter Meetings in December. ...

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World Series MVP Hideki Matsui became a free agent Monday along with New York Yankees teammates Johnny Damon, Eric Hinske, Jose Molina and Xavier Nady.
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Matsui, Damon among 31 players filing for free agency MondayUSATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 13 days ago
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