[新聞] Yankees may make pitch for Manny

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12/22/08 8:30 AM EST

Yankees may make pitch for Manny
  Report says Bombers expected to extend three-year offer
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- The Yankees could be preparing to bring Manny Ramirez home.
Though members of the organization are said to be split on adding the
Washington Heights product, there is interest. The New York Daily News
reported Sunday that Ramirez has told friends that he is confident the
Yankees will offer him a contract of at least three years.

The report noted that Ramirez has no plans to get serious about any offers
until after first baseman Mark Teixeira -- like Ramirez, a Scott Boras client
-- makes a decision about his own future.

On Sunday, the Angels became the second club to withdraw an offer for
Teixeira, pulling an eight-year $160 million pact. Red Sox president John
Henry sent an e-mail last week to reporters stating that Boston would not be
a factor in Teixeira's negotiations.

Boras did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.

A report out of the Dominican Republic late Sunday claimed that the Yankees
have advanced negotiations with Ramirez and could be poised to complete a
deal with him sometime this week.

The newspaper, Impacto Deportivo, stated that Ramirez is on the verge of
signing a three-year, $75 million contract to join the Yankees.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman shot down the report early Monday.

"Not true," Cashman wrote in a text message.

The Yankees have spoken about possibly adding a significant bat to their
lineup, though the club is believed to be waiting to see how Teixeira's
situation plays out and there are concerns about the distractions that
Ramirez's flamboyant personality might create.

New York's need is greater for a first baseman like Teixeira than a corner
outfielder and designated hitter type like Ramirez.

But the Yankees may be willing to shuffle pieces to create room for Ramirez's
lethal bat after scoring just 789 runs in 2008, down from a Major
League-leading 968 in 2007, and have subtracted the very patient Jason Giambi
and Bobby Abreu from their lineup.

As currently comprised, the Yankees are counting on bounce-back years from
Jorge Posada, Hideki Matsui and Robinson Cano, while hoping that November
pickup Nick Swisher can return to form.

Adding Ramirez or Teixeira as protection for three-time MVP Alex Rodriguez
would allay some concerns about run production.


Though the Yankees have committed $243.5 million in future payments to
rotation upgrades CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, Cashman said last week that
the club remains on track to reduce its payroll for 2009.

Co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner said that the Yankees could potentially add
another major investment, but "we just have to see about the amount we want
to spend."

Of Ramirez, Steinbrenner said, "No doubt he's a great, great ballplayer. He's
one of the most dangerous offensive players in the game."

Ramirez has already received a two-year, $45 million offer from the Los
Angeles Dodgers, a sum which was later rescinded. The slugger made it clear
that he intends to sign with the highest bidder, telling reporters in
October, "Gas is up and so am I."

Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the
approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.




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推 luaniu:看來已經..
推 Darvish816:今年補強到此結束
→ sunchen0201:看來公仔已經訂好了???
→ sunchen0201:其實不管是鐵爺還是manny來 我都很高興!(沒人舉手嗎?)
推 Darvish816:._./  雖然很貴 但打線有MANNY 感覺很有威力
推 MRHAUNG:還好不是當初害怕的一個都搶不到的況狀....
推 argoth:現在要保佑鐵爺成為"國民"打者
推 meier0112:不會真來吧,那不就變成三個LF/DH,還有Posada也再候補DH
推 nadal123:明天頭條:Teix Sign with Yankees By 190M/8y
推 jasonajaw:MANNY + AROD 真的有屌到!! 再加鐵爺 鬼神
推 argoth:http://0rz.tw/345bS  幫縮  看來已成定局了
推 Darvish816:後天頭條:Dunn Sign with Yankees By 80M/5y
→ argoth:官網會有煙霧彈嗎？  希望這次是煙霧彈才好
→ nadal123:大後天頭條:Yankees Signs Pettite 10M/1y
推 jdtrue:為什麼官網不會有煙霧彈  只要是記者都可以嘴砲
推 Beretta:下禮拜:Yanks sign all good players available
推 sgssgs:感覺manny沒了米粉頭就不是咩尼了
推 mikachen:LF再多 守備還是很囧...
推 kennypippen:NO Manny!!!!!!
推 charlie01:這篇其實沒什麼更新啊 裡面說的台灣的新聞都有了 XD
→ charlie01:除非真的這兩天突然宣佈什麼爆炸性消息 不然就等聖誕節
→ charlie01:Teix決定了...不要被一堆聳動的標題騙了 XD
→ Aldousphyx:我看成Manny may pitch for Yankee...
推 soren55200:Manny may pitch for Yankee..<---MANNY投球,洋基囧了
推 iceman0603:manny+arod+鐵爺...3 4 5 棒~ 太完美了~
→ iceman0603:全部簽一簽啦
推 magicagar:蛋放在第六棒  這樣說是全聯盟最噁心打線應該不過分吧XD
推 jamesch:外加全聯盟最噁心的防守嗎......囧
推 GDBS:問:Dunn和Manny誰LF守得比較好?
→ jayin07:我猜Manny,如果沒有green monster的話
推 redsnipertd:我聽說打到green monster上面的，都算"Manny沒接到的
→ redsnipertd:擊牆安打", 這可以說明為什麼他到LA後守備數據大進步
→ redsnipertd:邀受，打到兩層樓高掉下來的2安一樣算Manny頭上
推 argoth:意思是米粉其實手被梅數據上的糟囉xdd
→ argoth:好多錯字  守備沒數據上那樣糟
推 jdtrue:Bay去站綠色怪物底下之後的數據好像也是超orz
推 charlie01:所以說green monster非常有喜感 那打到牆上清脆的"匡咚"
→ charlie01:一聲一直是我看隔壁比賽的最大樂趣之一...
推 renmin:Manny真來洋基小王應該可以鬆一口氣吧?
→ renmin:印象中Manny打小王打的要比老爹還好...
推 jdtrue:不來NYY只要待在NL也對不到啊
推 redsnipertd:其實不要來美東就好了