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| 17th January, 2008 - 12:26 pm | Star Tribune - Hank Steinbrenner, son of New York Yankees' owner George, made it clear Wednesday that the club still has some interest in making a deal for Twins' lefthander Johan Santana, but there is not a unanimous opinion among club officials whether they should pay the Twins' asking price.
"At this point I think that it kind of looks like we probably won't do it, but that doesn't mean I don't want to," Hank said. "I'm kind of back and forth on it, and some people don't want to do it because of the money."
Hank said the Yankees would not give Santana a seven-year guaranteed contract calling for $140 million.
Brian Cashman, the Yankees' General Manager, and Hank's brother Hal also are not willing to give away a lot of young talent to get Santana.
"Just strictly because of the money, they are advising not to," Hank said. "But ... nobody would ever say 'don't do it' as far as getting Santana because nobody could say that. He's one of the two best pitchers in baseball, but I'm running into resistance.
"I think we could get him, but it's just a matter [of what] to give up. Certainly we don't want to give up [righthander] Phil Hughes and [center fielder] Melky Cabrera, but you know, look what you're getting." [READ] |
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