Yankees decline options on Quantrill, Lee
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The Yankees declined their 2005 option on first baseman Travis Lee on Friday and their 2006 option on reliever Paul Quantrill. Quantrill, who struggled late last season, agreed last December to a $7 million
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Pedro Martinez picked the New York Mets over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox dealt Carlos Lee to Milwaukee for Scott Podsednik and a reliever on Monday as baseball's annual winter meetings finished with many top stars still searching for teams.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks got some bad news Tuesday: They were unable to trade five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson, his perfect game and his 4,000 strikeouts to the New York Yankees.
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The St. Louis Cardinals are officially looking for a new second baseman. Tony Womack and the New York Yankees reached a preliminary agreement last night on a $2 million, two-year contract.
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BRONX, New York (Ticker) - The New York Yankees on Friday declined their 2005 club option worth $8 million on righthander Jon Lieber.
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LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have  pulled out of the three-way trade that would have sent Randy  Johnson to the New York Yankees.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees have reportedly come to terms on a contract with free agent second baseman Tony Womack.
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Coming off a miserable road trip, the Yankees are indicating that they will not seek a major trade this season.
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The Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks talked Monday night for the first time since the collapse last week of a three-team, 10-player trade that would have sent Randy Johnson to New York.
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With so much swirling about the Yankees that they can&#39;t control, one issue they could was Jon Lieber. But they decided yesterday not to pick up his $8 million option for 2005.
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The market for over-40 pitchers will likely be enticing for teams looking to add the final piece to the rotation this offseason. After all, there will be no top-of-the-rotation starters available (short of Andy Pettitte leaving the Yankees), unless you consider Carlos Silva or Kyle Lohse of that ilk (and if you do, you probably won't be employed as a ...
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NEW YORK - The Angels&#39; surprise trade of Jose Guillen to the Expos Friday eliminated one potential addition to the Mets&#39; lineup, and possibly one of the suitors for high-priced catcher Mike Piazza.
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Joe Torre turned down a deal to return as Yankees manager for a 13th season on Thursday.
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A complicated three-team deal designed  to bring five-times Cy Young award winner Randy Johnson to the  New York Yankees was under threat on Friday.
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Making wholesale substitutions as the Yankees piled on the runs yesterday, Red Sox manager Terry Francona removed Jason Varitek. The catcher
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The New York Yankees pulled out of trade talks for Randy Johnson yesterday, telling the Diamondbacks their proposals for deals involving the five-time Cy Young Award winner were unreasonable, the Associated Press learned.
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Randy Johnson will join the New York Yankees after a few X-rays and MRIs. Carlos Beltran's destination remains uncertain.