Yankees Finalize Rivera Contract, Sign Prior
Mariano Rivera and the New York Yankees have finalized their $30 million, two-year contract. The Yankees also agreed to a minor league contract with right-hander Mark Prior.
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Mariano Rivera and the New York Yankees have finalized their $30 million, two-year contract. The Yankees also agreed to a minor league contract with right-hander Mark Prior.
The Yankees turned their attention to Cliff Lee as the winter meetings began, having all but finished negotiations to re-sign Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera.
The Yankees have found many critics for the way they handled their contract negotiations with Derek Jeter. If the final resolution proves anything, it's that those critics were way off base.
Having just about finalized new contracts to keep Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman headed to the winter meetings on Sunday night targeting a new player.
Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees reached a preliminary agreement Saturday on a $51 million, three-year contract with an $8 million player option for 2014.
Cashman descended the 22-story Landmark Building in Stamford five times on Friday morning, strapped into a safety harness for a practice run before a holiday show with Santa on Sunday.
The Yankees have reached out to top free agent outfielder Carl Crawford and are believed to be interested in meeting with him.
Mariano Rivera and the Yankees are close to an agreement on a two-year contract for about $30 million.
At WFAN's 'Breakfast with a Champion' Joe Torre gave the audience a real look at the team he managed for 12 years.
Fans and media are strapped in courtside, watching the verbal volley between Derek Jeter and the Yankees. And like all things New York, it is essential to take sides, even if both sides are at fault.
Derek Jeter and the Yankees haven't held contract talks in more than a week and the shortstop's agent has yet to make a formal proposal, according to a baseball executive familiar with the negotiations.
Hank Steinbrenner has a message as the New York Yankees negotiate to re-sign Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera.
Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Manny Ramirez and Hideki Matsui failed to receive salary arbitration offers as one of the first deadlines of baseball's offseason passed.
Remember when Hal Steinbrenner said things might get a little messy in negotiations with Derek Jeter? Does this count as messy?
The Yankees have decided to decline arbitration for high-profile free agent Derek Jeter, reports WFAN's Jon Heyman.
Firing back at Derek Jeter's agent for comments made over the weekend, GM Brian Cashman described the Yankees' offer as "appropriate" and "fair."
Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner on Tuesday said initial contract talks between the New York club and shortstop Derek Jeter are progressing well.
Derek Jeter, as he has deftly done for a decade and a half, once again deflected the flurry of questions regarding his future as a Yankee.
Brian Cashman and Derek Jeter were together in New York on Thursday night. Before attending former manager Joe Torre's Safe At Home Foundation benefit, they couldn't avoid contract talk.
At this time last year, the Core Four were the toast of the sports world. Fast forward to the present day where for the past three weeks, they have been beaten daily by every media outlet with baseball coverage.
The New York Yankees called Cliff Lee's agent Sunday on the first day of the free-agent negotiating period to say they will be back in touch with an offer.
Lee, a 32-year-old left-hander, was a combined 12-9 with a 3.18 ERA for the Mariners and Rangers, striking out 185 and walking 18 in 212 1-3 innings.
Hal Steinbrenner fired the first salvo in the negotiating process. It doesn't sound like much, but when you read between the lines he doesn't sound like a guy willing to open the bank vault to two iconic players simply for payment on past glories.
Baseball's offseason market got busy even faster than usual Tuesday, with teams forced to make quick decisions on contract options as they prepare offers to a relatively weak free-agent class headed by Cliff Lee and Carl Crawford.
In the team's first offseason following the death of owner George Steinbrenner, New York has said its top priorities are re-signing Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte.
