※ 引述《tsaimatt (這學期功課比較重)》之銘言： : NY Post:http://tinyurl.com/2noc7h : December 8, 2007 -- On the day after the Winter Meetings ended in Nashville, : the Yankees yesterday continued to work on what their roster will look like : at the start of spring training. : Johan Santana always remains a pinstriped possibility; Japan is abuzz about : Hideki Matsui possibly leaving The Bronx for San Francisco; and two important : 2006 cogs - Luis Vizcaino and Andy Phillips - have vanished. : According to a person with knowledge of the Red Sox's thinking, the World : Series champions seriously believe the Yankees remain players in the Santana : Sweepstakes despite Hank Steinbrenner saying the Bombers are out. : At least one Yankees talent evaluator checked in with the Giants yesterday to : see if they were going to trade right-hander Tim Lincecum. : According to a report in Sankei Sports (Tokyo), the Yankees are shopping : Matsui. But the Giants aren't going to move a potential ace for a 33-year-old : outfielder coming off knee surgery. Matsui, who has a complete no-trade : clause and is slated to make $26 million across the next two years, faces : diminished playing time next season when the Yankees plan to have Johnny : Damon in left and Jason Giambi as the DH. : San Francisco's Noah Lowry doesn't interest the Yankees, who may need Matsui : to play left if Melky Cabrera is dealt or to replace Giambi as the DH if he : breaks down. Left-hander Jonathan Sanchez (33 games; four starts) is : attractive to the Yankees, but likely would not fetch Matsui on his own. : The Yankees also learned yesterday they are without two pieces of last year's : strong second half. Vizcaino, who appeared in a team-high 77 games, refused : arbitration and is a free agent. First baseman Andy Phillips declined an : outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and will become a free agent Monday. : Vizcaino wanted to remain a Yankee, but they weren't willing to go beyond one : year and the market was yielding three- and four-year deals for relievers. : "My guess is that we will have something next week," Vizcaino's agent, Bean : Stringfellow, said. "We will start to see things shake out." : Phillips' departure is puzzling. With Shelley Duncan, Wilson Betemit and : Giambi to play first, the Yankees don't have All-Stars ahead of Phillips, who : batted .292 in 61 games (49 starts) last year and was the starter until : fracturing a bone in the right wrist on Sept. 2 that ended his season. : "I think it's time for a fresh start for him," agent Rex Gary said. "Had he : not gotten hurt he would have been the first baseman during the postseason." : Because they already have agreed to contracts and are awaiting results of : physicals, Alex Rodriguez and Mariano Rivera accepting arbitration was a : formality. 　在亞伯拉胖的blog裡面提到了兩個數字：4年1900萬以及3年1100萬， 到底哪一個是他所要求的，不得而知。 　不過當中4年19M這個價碼是比照Scott Linebrink所得到的。　 　Vizcaino seeks his fortune 　 　It was minor as transactions go. Luis Vizcaino declined the offer of 　arbitration from the Yankees yesterday. Instead of haggling over a one-year 　deal with the Yankees, he elected to remain a free agent. The Viz is represented by Bean Stringfellow and if you’re an agent who 　represents relief pitchers, this is your lucky winter.　 　If Scott Linebrink (71 games, 70.1 innings, 68 hits, 25 walks, 50 strikeouts) 　got four years and $19 million. 　Vizcaino (77 games, 75.3 innings, 66 hits, 43 walks, 62 strikeouts in the AL 　East) has to be worth at least $3.75 million a year. 　But we all know The Viz was abused last season. The 77 appearances were a 　career high and he had was called a “tired shoulder” at one point. You 　want to give him three years and $11 million? 　The Yankees almost certainly need to sign or trade for a veteran 　innings-eater for their bullpen. You can’t count on Kyle Farnsworth and 　assorted kids. If it’s not The Viz, it’ll be LaTroy Hawkins, Ron Mahay or 　somebody else. 　Me? I let the Viz get his money elsewhere. 　News source： 　http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/08/vizcaino-seeks-his-fortune/ 　翻譯：http://0rz.tw/fd3mn --

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