[新聞]Posada throws support behind Girardi

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                Posada throws support behind Girardi

      Catcher denies speculation of a rift with new Yankees skipper

                        By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com


NEW YORK -- Jorge Posada authorized his agents to release a statement

on Friday lauding new Yankees manager Joe Girardi, batting away speculation

that the former teammates had a rift in their relationship.



Several published reports had intimated that Posada, currently a free agent,

might have trouble returning to play for Girardi. The two shared catching

duties for the Yankees on three World Series clubs, playing together

from 1996 through 1999.



"Girardi was my mentor and he always taught me the value of having a great

work ethic and how it was most important to maintain the position year

after year," Posada said in the statement, released by his agents, Sam and

Seth Levinson.



Posada, 36, was one of five Yankees to officially file for free agency

on Monday, the first day eligible players could do so.



A career Yankee, Posada batted a career-high .338 in 2007, ranking fourth

in the American League, and established career highs in hits (171) and

doubles (42).



Playing in 144 games -- including 125 starts behind the plate -- Posada

hit 20 home runs and drove in 90 runs. He became the only player in Major

League history to bat at least .330 with 40 doubles, 20 home runs and

90 RBIs in a season when he caught at least half of his games played,

according to the Elias Sports Bureau.



Speaking at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, shortly after being introduced

as the club's 32nd manager, Girardi also rejected the idea of any difficulty

dealing with Posada.



"It's always been great," Girardi said. "My relationship as a player with

Posada was that we challenged each other to be better. I will challenge

Jorge to be the best player he can be on an everyday basis."



Posada expressed interest before the season in a contract extension with

the Yankees, but like with closer Mariano Rivera -- also a free agent --

the club elected to wait on that issue.



Posada's last deal with the Yankees was a five-year, $51 million pact

signed before the 2002 season that included a $12 million option for 2007

that was exercised automatically.



He is believed to be interested in another multi-year contract, and reports

have indicated the Yankees could be prepared to open negotiations with a

three-year, $40 million figure.



In the statement, Posada said he was allowing the process time to play out.



"The 2007 season was difficult and bittersweet and all I'm doing right now

is evaluating everything," Posada said.



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 agentsmith:那是說如果能找到兩個的話
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推 ufo1111:打擊超過兩個半 但無價...
推 peterhuo:打者強弱跟價值不是線性的關係，不能用幾倍來算
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