The Los Angeles Times reports that the Manny Ramirez talks are at a stalemate. Meanwhile, they are thinking about adding Adam Dunn or Bobby Abreu to fill that missing spot if they can’t land Manny. You would have thought that once Teixeira left the market Manny would leave soon after, but that’s not the case.
‘Manny is our first choice,’ General Manager Ned Colletti says, but stalled negotiations lead club to consider other corner outfielders in what has become a buyer’s market.“I’m assuming, if Manny wants to play here, we’ll hear at some point from Scott,” Colletti said.“Manny is our first choice,” Colletti said.
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from Jeff Passan’s Hot Stove Daily:
Whether it stays that way depends most on other teams’ moves and just how much the free-agent market shrivels. If the New York Yankees pass on Andy Pettitte– or vice versa – and the Rangers show interest, would he skip retirement for a shot at a nice paycheck and likely mediocrity?
Owners could make power play against union / Last at-bat at Yankee Stadium
Free-agent class thing after the ’09 season / Yanks lock for the series?
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