lohud.com - 12/2/2008
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The Yankees remain interested in retaining Bobby Abreu and Andy Pettitte according to general manager Brian Cashman. But the free agents were given a little nudge out the door yesterday when the team declined to offer them salary arbitration. Baseball's most prolific spenders were concerned the ...
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
bizofbaseball.com - 12/2/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
The Bloomberg administration and the Yankees are squabbling
over the use of a luxury suite, such as
this rendering shows, in the Yankees' new $1.3 billion stadium set to open in 2009. (Source: HOK) A series of emails shows that the Bloomberg administration and the New York Yankees have ...
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Bloomberg Administration and Yankees Squabble Over Suite Use
fannation.com - 12/1/2008
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fannation.com —
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 ...
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No arbitration for Pettitte, Abreu
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The LoHud Yankees Blog —
... The Yankees did not offer arbitration to any of their free agents. Controlling costs was the reason, Brian Cashman said. ...
No arbitration, little bargaining power
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... not Andy Pettitte, and not Abreu -- we are wondering if the Yanks are overplaying their hand. They want to get Andy Pettitte back at a discount -- we know that much, and we get it. But is it really wise to not pay up for Abreu's services? If the Yanks don't re-sign him, then they're essentially putting complete faith into the idea that both Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui will be healthy all season, which is risky. Abreu had a spot in this outfield, as far as we saw it. At any rate, the decision not to offer anyone arbitration is the first real communication about what this ...
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Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 12/1/2008
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Yankees' Brilliant Cashman —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/3/2008
Yankees' GM Brian Cashman made another very solid move yesterday by NOT offering Bobby Abreu salary arbitration. I'm sure there are some Yankee fans who look at Abreu's production (20 HR, 100 RBI, .296 BA) and think that signing Abreu for another ...
New York Yankees: Bye Bye Bobby —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/2/2008
The New York Yankees officially said good-bye to right-fielder Bobby Abreu today by declining to offer him arbitration.
An arbitration contract is a way for a team to say that they would like to keep a player around for another year, possibly ...
