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New York Yankees Make an Appearance in the Joe Mauer Negotiations

call this a brief cameo, thanks to Bill Madden:

Like everyone else in baseball, the Yankee high command is watching with keen interest how the Joe Mauer negotiations with the Minnesota Twins play out this spring.

Unlike most other teams, however, the Yankees have both the financial resources to afford the MVP catcher as well as the surplus of talent it would take to acquire him should the contract talks reach an impasse and the Twins elect to put him on the trade market.

Indeed, if there is one area where the Yankees are rich in prospects, it is catching, where Jesus Montero and Austin Romine are rated by most scouts as can't-miss major leaguers. The question is, which of them, if either, will be the one to succeed Jorge Posada .

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - New York Yankees


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