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Opportunities knock for Yankees & Mets as others tighten fists

The GM Meetings lasted just one whole day and parts of two others in a Chicago airport hotel that had all the charm of Eric Mangini. “By the time you unpacked, you were packing again,” one general manager said. “They [the m eetings] were short and ...

From JOEL SHERMAN, New York Post,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Mets,  New York Yankees,  General Motors,  Brian Cashman,  Magglio Ordonez

Opportunities knock for Yanks

The GM Meetings lasted just one whole day and parts of two others in a Chicago airport hotel that had all the charm of Eric Mangini. “By the time you unpacked, you were packing again,” one general manager said. “They [the m eetings] were short and ...

From JOEL SHERMAN, New York Post,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Mets,  New York Yankees,  General Motors,  Brian Cashman,  Magglio Ordonez

One-time wild child became one tightly wound Yankee

CLOSERS as a genre tend to be flaky and wild. But even for the species, John Wetteland was different. He drank coffee obsessively, roller-bladed maniacally in the bowels of the old Yankee Stadium -- much to the chagrin of Joe Torre -- and at a time ...

From JOEL SHERMAN, New York Post,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Joe Girardi

3UP: Minaya, Matsui and Rivera

I am about to take some vacation time, so I will not be blogging regularly. But I am sure that I will drop in now and then with some thoughts, so please stay a regular visitor and – as always – thanks for coming by: 1. Omar Minaya has not hidden his ...

From JOEL SHERMAN, New York Post,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Mets,  John Maine,  David Wright,  Carlos Beltran,  New York Yankees

3UP: The Granderson Edition

1. Curtis Granderson would be an ideal fit for the Yankees and is available. He is a very good player with a reputation as a better person. So he would enhance both the exceptional lineup and strong clubhouse community the Yankees already have. GM ...

From JOEL SHERMAN, New York Post,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  General Motors,  Curtis Granderson,  Brian Cashman,  Robinson Cano

Mets won't get Lee from Astros

CHICAGO – I thought I had come up with a possible option for the Mets to be that slugging left fielder they so badly crave. Astros GM Ed Wade admitted his team needs to have its payroll “go south” and the highest-paid player on the team is Carlos Lee, ...

From JOEL SHERMAN, New York Post,  11 Nov 2009

Mets 'absolutely in' on Figgins, could replace Castillo

CHICAGO – Though they are fixated on adding a power bat such as Matt Holliday or Jason Bay, the Mets are in the words of an involved party “absolutely in” on free agent Chone Figgins. One Mets official said Figgins would be “hard to fit” into their ...

From JOEL SHERMAN, New York Post,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Mets,  Luis Castillo,  General Motors,  Carlos Beltran,  Philadelphia Phillies

Yankees in no rush to deal with Jeter, Girardi

CHICAGO – The Yankees have more than enough issues with their actual free agents – notably Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Andy Pettitte – that the early read this offseason is that they are going to table any kind of negotiations to extend contracts ...

From JOEL SHERMAN, New York Post,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Hideki Matsui,  Andy Pettitte,  Joe Girardi

Yanks in No Rush To Deal with Jeter, Girardi

CHICAGO – The Yankees have more than enough issues with their actual free agents – notably Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Andy Pettitte – that the early read this offseason is that they are going to table any kind of negotiations to extend contracts ...

From JOEL SHERMAN, New York Post,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Hideki Matsui,  Andy Pettitte,  Joe Girardi

3UP: Wang, Matsui and Holliday

1. As I wrote in this story, Chien-Ming Wang's agent, Alan Nero, said his client received a "very encouraging" report yesterday from Dr. James Andrews and can begin a throwing program on Dec. 1 and could be available for games post-shoulder surgery as ...

From JOEL SHERMAN, New York Post,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Scott Boras,  New York Mets,  Omar Minaya

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