Yankees not on verge of signing Manny Ramirez by Kat O'Brien (newsday.com) If any of you saw the Impacto Deportivo.com report that the Yankees are on the verge of signing Manny Ramirez to a three-year, $75-million contract, don't get excited (either good or bad). It's not true. Hal Steinbrenner told me this afternoon, "If we are, I don't know about it." Let's just say he would know. No offers are on the table to either Ramirez or Teixeira, although the Yankees did make an offer to Teixeira before the winter meetings, which I did not know until recently. They haven't ruled out an offer to either player, but they have not made one at this point. I'm told the Yankees want to keep payroll about what it was in 2008. They could sign Ramirez or Teixeira, but then they would not be able to add another starting pitcher (Pettitte) and stay at payroll. Or they could add Pettitte (or similar pitcher) and sign another hitter. I heard the names Pat Burrell and Jason Giambi (yes, really) mentioned. 據newsday.com 的Kat O'Brien的報導 1. Hal Steinbrenner也進一步否認洋基對Manny提出offer的消息。 2. 洋基沒有對Ramirez或Teixeira提出offer, 雖然在冬季會議前洋基的確曾向Teixeira 提出offer, 但目前洋基並沒有對兩人提出任何offer。洋基不排除要簽下這兩人中其 中的一位, 但還沒有做最後的決定。 3. 據傳明年洋基想要維持2008年的薪資總額, 如果真是如此, 當洋基簽下Ramirez或 Teixeira, 為了維持去年同樣的薪資總額, 將無法簽下Pettitte這樣的先發投手。如 果洋基真想再簽下Pettitte(或類似的投手), 恐怕需去簽其他的打者, 目前確實被提 及的對象則是Pat Burrell和Jason Giambi。 --

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