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Yankees gain more negotiating room
In declining to extend arbitration offers to all of their free agents - most notably Bobby Abreu and Andy Pettitte, who each earned $16 million last season - the Yankees decided that cost certainties for 2009 ...
Yanks face arbitration decisions
The Yankees have until Monday night to finalize which players will be offered arbitration, a series of decisions that could impact the futures of Andy Pettitte and Bobby Abreu, among others.
Free agents can make or break season
There is nothing free about the free-agent marketplace. Each winter, millions of dollars are dangled as baseball's clubs compete for that missing piece -- the player who could be the difference between another ...
Wallace Matthews: An impossible act to follow
It had become something of a running joke, the flip side of the old "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead" routine, this fiction the Yankees were perpetuating that, all evidence to the contrary, George ...
Yankees Possible Free Agent Signings
Some of the others who were in those rotations with him include: * Ryan Dempster, who struggled through injuries and ineffectiveness for five years before this season, which may yet prove to have been a fluke * ...
Around The Majors With The MLB Community Leaders
We've been getting more additions to the MLB Community Leader team this past month.
Sweeny Says: He Was a Hall of a Pitcher
The debate officially started Thursday when Mike Mussina announced his retirement, and it probably won't end five years from now.
New York Yankees: It's Time to Do Work
It's no secret that the Yankees have a lot of work to do this offseason. The Yankees will primarily focus on starting pitching and some hitting.
Blue-collar Derek perfect for Yanks
SABATHIA is the prize catch for the Yankees, but don't underesti mate the importance of signing free agent Derek Lowe.
Marlins, Pavano share mutual interest
During his tenure with the Marlins, Carl Pavano was a big contributor on a World Series championship team, and he also enjoyed an 18-win season.
Swisher Means Teixeira Unlikely
FREE agency began at midnight today. The raging speculation has been that the Yankees will sign CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and another high-end free agent or two such as Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe or A.J. ...
Carl Pavano says he is open to returning to Florida Marlins
Right-hander Carl Pavano says he is open to a reunion with the Marlins. And wherever he winds up, Pavano is determined to shed his label as one of the biggest free-agent busts in baseball history.
Yanks eye Cameron, could move Cabrera
The Yankees have inquired about the availability of Mike Cameron and the Brewers are weighing whether to deal the center fielder.
A one-year deal could be Carl Pavano's final shot at erasing his four forgettable seasons in New York.
SHERMAN: 3 UP: PEAVY, PAVANO, MANNY
With the emphasis on FANTASY. The Yanks have as good a chance of re-signing Jaret Wright as they do of bringing back Pavano or obtaining Peavy.
No trades, free agents signed as session ends
Officials from Major League Baseball set up a small stage in a ballroom at the St.
MLB: Signing pitchers in free agency is risky business
When last seen, Carsten Charles Sabathia was walking Brett Myers, who is a pitcher, and then giving up a grand slam to the Phillies' Shane Victorino in the Division Series.
Yankees: the Pavano-Peavy Pipedream
If you are in a fantasy league, you should go ahead and draft Carl Pavano and Jake Peavy as Yankees.