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The Yankees know their needs -- starting pitching tops the list -- and are
ready to start spending once free agency opens Friday, co-chairperson Hal
Steinbrenner said yesterday.
"We're going to do what we do every year," Steinbrenner said, "and that's try
to field a championship team. That's not going to change. We know that we've
got some weaknesses, and we're going to fix the problems as best we can. If
that means spending money, obviously that means spending money. The
philosophy has not changed."
The Yankees' top target, a club official confirmed yesterday, is CC Sabathia.
The Brewers' ace is expected to command perhaps the richest deal ever for a
pitcher, topping Johan Santana's six-year, $137.5-million pact with the Mets.
Steinbrenner and chief operating officer Lonn Trost said they don't know how
the economic crisis will affect ticket sales, though Steinbrenner said it's
impossible to avoid the crisis completely. Still, the Yankees' revenues are
expected to soar at the new stadium; the increase simply may be less dramatic
than anticipated.
And the nation's economic troubles should not prohibit the Yankees from going
after any players on their must-have list.
"Everything has a price," Steinbrenner said. "We understand free agency.
We're going to go after what we need, and if what we can do and what we're
willing to do is not enough, then it won't be enough. But we're going to
pursue the market aggressively, as we do every year."
Steinbrenner would not give specifics of what the payroll is expected to be.
The Yankees' $207-million total in 2008 was the highest in baseball, as their
payroll usually is. They have numerous big-dollar contracts coming off the
books, though, and even if they re-sign some of their own free agents ( Jason
Giambi, Bobby Abreu, Andy Pettitte, Ivan Rodriguez, Mike Mussina and Carl
Pavano), there is plenty of money with which to play.
The Yankees have a fairly clear idea of what direction they want to go this
offseason. They will hammer out final plans for the start of free agency
today and tomorrow, Steinbrenner said. General manager Brian Cashman is the
point man, but Steinbrenner made clear that he is willing to personally
recruit players as his father, George, used to do.
"There's no doubt [older brother] Hank and I will be out there," Steinbrenner
said.
Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe are of high interest on the pitching
front, while first baseman Mark Teixeira and perhaps outfielder Manny Ramirez
appeal offensively.
"We're going to be ready for Friday," Steinbrenner said of the first day
teams can talk contracts with other clubs' free agents. " ... Everything's on
the table."
The Yankees still are awaiting a final decision from Mussina, whom most
expect to retire. Cashman has had several conversations about potential
contract parameters with Pettitte's agent, a source said, but there is no
agreement yet. Pettitte has been adamant that he wants to return to New York.
The source said getting Mussina back would not necessarily cause the Yankees
to cross Pettitte off their list.
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