Posada and Rivera at Top of Yanks’ List By TYLER KEPNER Published: November 8, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 7 — The Yankees are preparing new offers to their top free agents, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera, in an effort to sign them before other teams can negotiate with them. 洋基决定给Mo和Posada新的offer, 希望在他们和其他球队谈之前签下他们. “The offers are going to be very generous offers,” the senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said Wednesday night in a telephone interview. “ It comes down to what they’re really looking to do at this point.” "这些offer将会非常慷慨." Hank说. The Yankees made offers of roughly three years and $40 million to both players, who can talk about money with other teams Tuesday. 他们俩星期二就可以跟其他球队谈. “They were fair offers,” Steinbrenner said. “But there’s no question, within reason — because you can’t be an idiot — we’re going to make very generous offers.” Posada’s agents, Seth and Sam Levinson, have met daily with General Manager Brian Cashman at the general managers’ meetings here. Posada has said he would like to explore the open market, likely to see if he can find a team that would offer four guaranteed years. But the general manager of another interested team said he believed Posada would return to the Yankees. Posada说他要测试自由球员市场, 看看有没有球队要跟他签四年约. 但另一个有兴趣球队的GM说:他相信Posada会回到洋基. Rivera’s agent, Fern Cuza, was in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday with another client, Pedro Martínez. Cuza said he was awaiting a new offer from the Yankees, who met with Rivera on Oct. 30 in Tampa, Fla. Mo的经纪人在等洋基的新offer. “I think we’re probably going to just go on the market and see what’s out there,” Cuza said in a telephone interview. “We’re not too far off from that period.” "我想我们可能会到自由球员市场去看看." Mo经纪人Cuza说. "我们离那个时间点已经不远了." Steinbrenner stressed that the Yankees want Posada, Rivera and Andy Pettitte to return. He said he planned to speak with Pettitte but would not pressure him. Pettitte declined his $16 million option Monday, but the Yankees have a standing offer to him for that amount. He told Houston television station KRIV that he wants to make a decision before Jan. 1. 洋基给Pettitte的1600万offer会一直有效. Pettitte说他希望在1月1日前做决定. “He just has to make up his own mind, and everything he’s talking about is understandable,” Steinbrenner said. “He had to be pulled out of retirement last year. I understand everything he’s saying, and we’re going to give him all the time in the world.” "他只是需要下定决心, 所有他说的话我们都能谅解."Steinbrenner说. "我们会给他所有需要的时间." Steinbrenner stressed the importance of pitching and said he expected the Yankees to soon have the parts in place to get them past the division series under the new manager, Joe Girardi. “Pitching is what we need to go further than the first round of the playoffs, where we’ve been sitting the last three years,” Steinbrenner said. “We hopefully have the pitchers we want now, and hopefully we get Andy back and certainly Mariano. We’ve got the manager we want. I think if everything falls into place, it won’t be any problem going past the first round.” "过去三年我们都在第一轮季後赛就出局, 投手是让我们能度过第一轮的关键." Steinbrenner说. The Yankees need a third baseman to replace Alex Rodriguez, and Miguel Cabrera of the Florida Marlins is their top option. But Steinbrenner said that the Yankees’ top three young pitchers — Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy — would not be dealt to acquire a third baseman. Miguel Cabrera是我们三垒手的第一选择. 但是张伯伦, Hughes, 和Kennedy并不会因此被交易. “As far as trading one of them — and, of course, it would require someone else as well — for a position player, I have doubts about that,” Steinbrenner said. “My choice at this point would be that those three, right now, are pretty much off limits. But that doesn’t mean we can’t work something else out.” "如果用他们三个其中的一个去换一个野手, 我会有疑虑." Steinbrenner说. "我现在的决定是他们三个已经超出我的界限, 但这不代表我们无法谈一些其他对象." Asked if the Yankees would trade Hughes, Chamberlain or Kennedy if an elite pitcher were on the trade market, Steinbrenner had no comment. 被问到如果市场上有一个好的投手,他们三个可不可以拿来交易, Steinbrenner不予置评. But Steinbrenner is convinced of the importance of pitching, and said, “This game is 70 percent pitching, and even more in the postseason.” "球赛70%是由投手主宰, 季後赛会更多."Steinbrenner说. It stands to reason that the Yankees would be open to trading one of their young arms for Johan Santana if the Minnesota Twins were to make him available. 如果双城要交易Johan Santana, 洋基愿意用其中一个投手去交易. The Twins are trying to re-sign Santana. But it could be that the Yankees are holding back their primary trading chips in the hopes that Santana will hit the market. 双城想要重签Santana. 但是洋基似乎留了一些主要的筹码, 希望Santana会进入市场. If that stance keeps the Yankees from trading for Cabrera, they could turn their attention to the Baltimore Orioles’ Miguel Tejada, who would switch to third base from shortstop. 如果洋基因此态度而换不到Cabrera, 他们会转向Miguel Tejada. 他将被从游击手转换成三垒手. A trade for Tejada is a backup plan for the Yankees, who could afford him. With two years and $26 million left on his contract, the Orioles want to move him. Tejada是洋基的备用计划, 洋基付得起他的薪水. 他的合约剩下二年2600万, 金莺想要移动他. The Yankees are doubtful that Peter Angelos, the Orioles’ owner, would make a major deal with them. But after 10 consecutive losing seasons, Angelos has ceded some control to his new president of baseball operations, Andy MacPhail, who said the team needed an overhaul. “We have to be open-minded to anything,” MacPhail said. “Trying to sign a free agent here and there and Band-Aid this thing is not a strategy that has really worked out.” "我们必须对任何事情敞开心胸."金莺总裁MacPhail说. "随便签自由球员的策略是行不通的." MacPhail said the Orioles want to rebuild their talent base in all areas, suggesting they would want multiple players in any deal. They need pitching and have an obvious hole in center field, where Melky Cabrera would fit. MacPhail说: 金莺希望重建他们每个位置, 代表他们希望在交易中获得数个选手. 他们需要投手和补中外野的洞, Melky Cabrera能补那个洞. The Orioles also need a closer because of injuries to Chris Ray and Danys Bá ez and are interested in Kyle Farnsworth, who was developed by the Chicago Cubs when MacPhail and Manager Dave Trembley worked there. 金莺还需要closer, 他们对Farnsworth有兴趣. Farnsworth在小熊养成时, MacPhail和 Trembley都在那. Cashman said it would be easier to find a third baseman via trade than through free agency. The Yankees have no interest in the free agent Aaron Boone and expect another free agent, Mike Lowell, to re-sign with the Boston Red Sox. 现金人说透过交易找三垒手比从自由球员市场找容易. 洋基对自由球员Aaron Boone没兴趣, 也预期Mike Lowell会跟红袜签约. “He definitely wants to come back here, and we would like him to come back here,” Boston General Manager Theo Epstein said. “We are hopeful we can get something done. We’ve been talking and we’ve made some progress, but we’ll see how it turns out.” "他一定想要回来这里, 而我们也想要他回来." 红袜的GM Theo Epstein说. NYTimes ※ 编辑: parabird 来自: 59.104.224.221 (11/08 14:55) ※ 编辑: parabird 来自: 203.67.220.227 (11/08 15:58)