[洋基] Yankees favorite among five teams for Cuban shortstop

[ninini (超級跳tone人)]

NY Post
Yankees favorite among five teams for Cuban shortstop
6:49 PM, March 10, 2010 ι By GEORGE A. KING III

According to sources, the Yankees remain the favorites to sign Cuban
shortstop Adeinis Hechavarria.

However, they have company in chasing the 21-year-old who defected from Cuba
last year.

“There are five teams that are interested,’’ a source said.

The Yankees have long been the favorites to land Hechavarria for two reasons:
They have the money, and they have spent more time than any team scouting
him. They have seen him in open workouts in the Dominican Republic and he has
been to their complex in the DR several times to work out. The most recent
trip was last week.

“He has a body like (Alfonso) Soriano," a talent evaluator said of
Hechavarria. “And he can hit.’’

The Red Sox gave Cuban shortstop Jose Iglesias $8 million, and it’s believed
Hechavarria is looking for a similar figure.

“He is very proud to point out that he was the shortstop and Iglesias the
second baseman when they played on the Cuban (junior) team," a Dominican
scout said.

Hechavarria could be the Yankees’ second baseman. With Derek Jeter set to
sign a long-term deal at the end of the season and shortstop the only place
he can play, the Yankees could trade Robinson Cano after next season and make
room for Hechavarria.

Next season is the final leg of Cano’s four-year, $30 million deal. There
are options for 2012 ($14 million) and 2013 ($15 million).

“Things are going very well,’’ Hechavarria's agent, Bart Hernandez, said.
“We should have news soon. The market has been strong. I can’t put a
timetable on it, we are engaged with teams.’’


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