[新聞] Santana Deal Is Still Alive as Yanke …

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Santana Deal Is Still Alive as Yankees Keep Pettitte By TYLER KEPNER Published: December 4, 2007 重點: Santana交易戲還在演, 並沒有落幕。這場戲中紅襪是玩真還玩假很快便知分曉!! 1. 雖然小老闆要雙城隊說清楚到底要不要交易, 但直到現在雙城還是沒給答案。 2. 小老闆Hank說如果交易不成要留下Hughes和小卡布, 他也不覺得失望。他說年輕選手要成大用要多花點時間, Santana也是到24歲才真正大爆發, 但他相信這些年輕選手今年會有好表現, 他們當然都即將成為頂尖的投手。 3. 還有一個可能是, 雙城隊其實準備多留下Santana和救援投手Joe Nathan一年, 去爭美聯中區冠軍, Nathan表示他覺得球團是想把他和Santana留下來, 他說Santana應該也這麼想。 4. Andy Pettitte已經決定回洋基再投一年, 在現金人, Jeter, Posada, 和Girardi一堆用電話加人情的攻勢, 以及洋基球迷的期盼, 打動了Pettitte的心。他的另一半Laura 給他支持和祝福, 更重要的是Pettitte過去一年提到好幾次, 他也沒想要自己的手肘這麼的強壯, 原本1996年後每年他的手肘都會出些狀況。 5. Pettitte的回籠減輕了洋基先發輪值的負擔, 加上張伯倫, Hughes和Kennedy三個菜鳥, 洋基還有王建民和Moose兩位有經驗的投手, 還有一個留校查看的井川慶。 6. 現金人昨天並沒有提到Pettitte和Santana的事情, 到是小老闆Hank認為雙城只是在利用洋基提供的籌碼去逼紅襪出更多好物, 但紅襪並不肯一次同時送Jacoby Ellsbury和 Jon Lester。 7. 洋基週一發覺紅襪分明是玩假的, 並不是真心想交易到Santana, 他們提供給雙城的名單只足夠逼洋基付出更多的代價, 但卻不足以滿足雙城的要求。 8. 現金人說Farnsworth後面的less不用再加了, 他可以接替張伯倫當八局重要的中繼投手, 而現在農場有足夠的深度讓他有足夠的籌碼坐上談判桌去談交易, 他說兩年前這是不可能的。 9. 洋基在週一晚用Tyler Clippard交易來國民隊的後援投手Jonathan Albaladejo, 今年 25歲是位右投手, 今年九月在14場比賽的ERA是1.88。 NASHVILLE, Dec. 3 — The Yankees’ pursuit of Johan Santana showed a flicker of life early Tuesday morning when the Minnesota Twins backed off their demand that the right-hander Ian Kennedy be added to the Yankees’ trade offer. But with the Yankees’ midnight deadline for a deal come and gone, the teams had still not reached an agreement on the third player to be added to the package of Phil Hughes and Melky Cabrera. If the sides cannot agree by Tuesday morning, the Yankees say they will back out of trade talks. “If things don’t change drastically, it’ll probably be no,” the senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said. The Yankees did land one veteran left-handed starter for the top of their rotation on the first day of the winter meetings. Andy Pettitte informed the team that he will return in 2008, a move that bolsters a young rotation. It would stand to reason that the Yankees could still add Santana, despite their deadline, if either side changes course. But Steinbrenner said he would not be disappointed to keep Hughes and Cabrera. “I’d be happy either way,” he said. “The young pitching is just going to take a little longer, as they do when they’re 21 or 22 years old. Santana didn’t really hit his stride until he was 24. But I think our guys are ready to do something this year. They’re certainly going to be — all of them — top-notch pitchers. “And that’s the way you’ve got to do it with pitchers. You’ve got to grow your own. You can buy position players, but you’ve got to grow your own pitching, because nobody’s going to give it to you.” Certainly not the Twins, an organization that held onto center fielder Torii Hunter last season even though Hunter was a potential free agent unlikely to return. Minnesota seems prepared to keep Santana and closer Joe Nathan to make another run at an A.L. Central title. “I’m thinking they’re going to keep us,” said Nathan, who lives in Knoxville, Tenn., and met with the Twins on Monday. “They’re just trying to improve our team to get it as good as it can be for the ‘08 season, hopefully. Right now, I’m just going to assume that our team is going to have myself on it and have Johan on it. I’m sure Johan is thinking the same thing.” In Pettitte, at least, the Yankees retain a pitcher who worked a team-high 215 1/3 innings last season. The team did not announce the deal, but Pettitte has a standing offer for one year and $16 million, and his agent, Randy Hendricks, confirmed his client’s intention in an e-mail message on Monday. “Calls and requests for him to return from Brian Cashman, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Joe Girardi, among others, influenced him, as did an outpouring of requests from Yankees fans,” Hendricks said, after the news was first reported by the Houston Chronicle. “Laura gave her support and blessing. As to why now, he felt he should commit now so the Yankees would know they would have him as they formulated their team for 2008.” Posada, the Yankees’ catcher, said last week that in his conversations with Pettitte, he got the impression that Pettitte was leaning toward retirement. Pettitte and his wife, Laura, have four children and live near Houston. But Pettitte showed last season that he could still succeed in the American League after three seasons in the National League with the Astros. He went 15-9 with a 4.05 earned run average and added an excellent start in the division series against Cleveland. More important, perhaps, was the condition of his elbow. Pettitte mentioned several times last season that he was surprised at how strong his elbow felt all through the year, even though it had given him trouble almost every season since 1996. Pettitte’s return eases the burden on the rookies Joba Chamberlain, Hughes and Kennedy, who are expected to be part of the rotation. The Yankees have two other veteran starters, Chien-Ming Wang and Mike Mussina, plus holdover Kei Igawa. Cashman, the general manager, would not discuss Pettitte or Santana. But Steinbrenner said on Sunday that he believed the Twins were using the Yankees ’ offer to get more from the Boston Red Sox, who will not trade Jacoby Ellsbury and Jon Lester in the same deal. The Yankees’ sense on Monday was that the Red Sox were not serious about acquiring Santana for themselves, offering just enough to force the Yankees to give more but not enough to truly appeal to the Twins. The Yankees made one move official on Monday, finalizing their two-year, $4 million contract with backup catcher Jose Molina and designating infielder Andy Phillips for assignment. Cashman said the team had “full focus” on pitching depth and had little interest in the free-agent market. Cashman said Kyle Farnsworth would take over for Chamberlain as the Yankees’ eighth-inning setup man, and the depth of the Yankees’ farm system would help in potential deals. “We’re certainly proud of the work we’ve done, because right now I can sit at the table with any team in baseball and have a conversation,” Cashman said. “Two years ago, that wasn’t possible.” INSIDE PITCH The Yankees acquired Jonathan Albaladejo, a right-handed reliever, from the Nationals late Monday night for Tyler Clippard. Albaladejo, 25, worked in 14 games last September with a 1.88 earned run average. Clippard was 3-1 with a 6.33 E.R.A. in six starts for the Yankees. The deal is contingent on the players passing physicals. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.132.198.21

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