[新聞] Nomar's agent contacts Yankees

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DALLAS -- The past decade has been considered the golden age of shortstops,
with Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Nomar Garciaparra heading the group for
much of that time.
The Yankees already feature Jeter and A-Rod on the left side of their
infield, having converted Rodriguez from a Gold Glove shortstop to an MVP
third baseman.

Will Garciaparra be joining them this season?

Though it appears to be an unlikely scenario, it's hard to count anything
out.

General manager Brian Cashman recently heard from Arn Tellem, who represents
Garciaparra, about the idea of the Yankees signing the 32-year-old free
agent.

"I've heard from Arn in the past about him," Cashman said. "I'm talking to
everybody about anybody on the free agent market that may fit."

According to one person with knowledge of the situation, Tellem has been
shopping Garciaparra around as a multi-position player, including an
outfielder.

The Yankees have no openings in the infield, with Rodriguez, Jeter, Robinson
Cano and Jason Giambi firmly entrenched at their respective positions. But
the club continues to look for an upgrade in center field, and with no player
penciled in at the designated hitter spot, Garciaparra could see a
significant number of at-bats if he were to sign with New York.

That is, if the Yankees decided to take a flyer on Garciaparra as a center
fielder.

"I've had people throw ideas my way," Cashman said. "What we need for this
team is to be more flexible. We don't need another station-to-station guy
with power only who can't run. I would like to get some flexibility."

With the current roster, Giambi and Andy Phillips are penciled in as the
first baseman/DH duo for the upcoming season. Cashman said that he is
comfortable with that tandem, as the offense is stacked with several
high-profile bats, such as A-Rod, Jeter, Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui.

"Andy can swing the bat," Cashman said. "If the season started today, we'd be
comfortable with him being that guy. But the season doesn't start today."

Cashman spent the first day of the Winter Meetings speaking with several
player agents and club executives, as he continues to search for a center
fielder and bullpen help.



"We'll see if it leads to anything or not," the GM said. "They're both areas
we'd like to see if we can improve upon."

With Bubba Crosby on the roster, the need for relievers is more urgent than a
center fielder, as Cashman would be comfortable using Crosby in center next
season.

"The guy was our starting outfielder in the playoffs; why would we be afraid
to start him in center on Opening Day?" Cashman said. "What he is is still an
unknown. He's got talent, he's got power, he can run and throw. He can do a
lot of different things; to what degree, I don't know."

Relievers on the free agent market include Julian Tavarez, Mike Myers, Joey
Eischen and Ricardo Rincon. The Yankees already have seven starting pitchers
under contract, as well as Mariano Rivera, Kyle Farnsworth and Tanyon
Sturtze, giving them 10 pitchers on the roster. That said, Cashman could
target two more arms before the offseason is over.

"We could go 11, we could go 12; it just depends on the makeup of the club,"
Cashman said. "We're just trying to assemble as many quality choices as
possible."

Cashman admitted that he has factored the excess of starters into his
thinking, as the two hurlers who do not make the rotation will be shifted to
the bullpen. Randy Johnson and Mike Mussina are the only two starters assured
of spots, with Carl Pavano, Jaret Wright, Chien-Ming Wang, Shawn Chacon and
Aaron Small fighting for the remaining three spots.

"Some are more well suited for relief than others," Cashman said. "But in all
fairness, I think everybody else will compete for the remaining spots."



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推 AthrunZala:不會吧 Nomar耶......
推 KyoSephiroth:看標題還以為是Nomo...想說Nomo不是已經在3A...=.=
推 bacardi:咦?Arn Tellem?...XD
→ KyoSephiroth:看到Nomar一值想到....Nomar Nomar耶 =.=
推 fidyu:現金人也有計畫了...XD
推 bacardi:我推Nomar Nomar耶...XD..聽到就想起來跳一下
推 mgr:擺哪裡？CF？？還是DJ要去CF？？
推 dreamysky:懷疑他們的臂力O不OK....憂心阿...
推 settier:XDDDDDDDDD
→ PRADA:不會吧 簽了鐵定又是當盤子
推 starkey:之前這rumor就傳好幾天了 美國鄉民似乎不排斥 希望給他一
→ starkey:年約 加第二年選擇權
推 elduque:Nomar來的話給他守CF吧 他的臂力無庸置疑的
推 starkey:如果價格"合理"我是覺得擺DH 偶而一壘跟外野 不過萬一
→ starkey:Nomar真的來當工具人 那心裡還真有些不捨
推 ninini:請問Nomar有曾經守過外野嗎 為什麼覺得他放外野ok?
推 bestard:A.Rod都可以擺3B了,Nomar當然也可以擺CF,何況他又有power
→ bestard:和速度,只要他願意,擺CF何嘗不可
推 cowboylie:美聯金三角!!
推 doraemoncat:成功的話...美聯三大游擊手都在洋基了!!
推 windgoing122:好浪費喔 >"<
推 TaiwanNeko:要不要再找Tejada啊
推 mgr:擔心他的傷病史......
推 SkateAdolf:他的身體能不能健康打一季都很擔心
→ ksaon:天阿  這不是當年的4成打擊王嗎@@"
推 suancheng:游擊控!!!....專門來收集游擊手滴
推 fangping:l LOVE Nomar!!!come to NYY !
推 tana8:推四大游擊手來洋基讓滾地球滾不到外野  XD
推 kevinloo:樓上的那一壘會很不習慣 一直撲反方向 也傳反方向
推 pony816:我以前超愛他的ㄝ!!!
推 fidyu:NOMAR讚阿 ..
→ lolribbit:太誇張了 XD
→ lolribbit:以前明星賽都煩惱要選 ARod Jeter or Nomar
推 yurui:可以讓Nomar守2B啊....CANO調到CF