[洋基] Source: Yankees "exploring" Rafael Soriano

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By Mark Feinsand

UPDATE, 4:45 p.m.: A Yankees official just downplayed the idea that they will
go after Rafael Soriano. "The price is going to be too high," the official
said.

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Brian Cashman said last week he wouldn’t pay “closer money” for Kerry Wood
to return to the Yankees as a setup man.

Rafael Soriano, on the other hand, may be a different story.

According to a source with knowledge of the Yankees’ thinking, the Bombers
are "exploring" the option of signing Soriano, the All-Star closer who
pitched last year for the Rays.

With plenty of money to spare in the wake of Cliff Lee’s return to
Philadelphia, the Yankees have held preliminary discussions with Scott Boras
about Soriano, the source said.

The Yankees’ inability to land Lee has shifted their emphasis on bolstering
the bullpen, using their unexpected slush fund toward doing so.

The Yankees had hoped to bring back Kerry Wood to serve in the primary setup
role for Rivera, but the 33-year-old is said to be seeking a two-year deal
worth $12 million, more than the Yankees are prepared to pay the oft-injured
righthander.

In the case of Soriano - who 45-for-48 in save opportunities while posting a
1.73 ERA for Tampa Bay - Cashman is said to be willing to make an exception,
paying him “closer money” to back up Rivera with the thought of the
31-year-old bring groomed to eventually succeed the iconic Hall of Fame-bound
closer.

“It’s all very, very preliminary,” a source familiar with the Yankees’
 thinking said.

The source added that while the Yankees are willing to give Soriano more than
they would have given Wood, there are limits to what they will pay.

“They don’t know where Boras is going to take this,” the source said. “
They’re not going to go crazy.”

While a primary setup man for Rivera is their main objective in the coming
days, the Yankees are also believed to be closing in on a deal with lefty
specialist Pedro Feliciano, who has pitched for the Mets during his entire
eight-year career.

In addition to Wood, the Yankees had been interested in Jesse Crain, but the
former Twins righthander also came off the board Thursday, agreeing to a
three-year deal with the White Sox.

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