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| 8th December, 2007 - 11:11 am | Newsday - The Yankees, searching for affordable bullpen help, met with the representative for Japanese free agent Kazuo Fukumori during the Winter Meetings in Nashville.
Alan Nero, Fukumori's agent, told Newsday he met with Yankees' Assistant General Manager Jean Afterman on Wednesday. Nero said about 10 teams have expressed interest in the righthander. The Padres and Rays are among the reported suitors.
"The Yankees got into it late," Nero said Thursday. "We've given them our medical information and a DVD of his pitching. I don't know to what stage that brings them to."
An official whose team has expressed interest in Fukumori said Nero is looking for a two-year deal. It's possible that that request will not be met, though. The Yankees, having been burned in the past by pitchers such as Steve Karsay, Paul Quantrill and Kyle Farnsworth, are reluctant to commit more than one year to any reliever. [READ] |
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