Winter meetings buzz

Mariners terrific Hernandez seeks $100 million deal

Mariners principal Felix Hernandez bequeath exemplify enterprise to come baseball's coming $100 million man, SI.com has learned.

Hernandez, feasibly the mightily toward riches mark the game, commit perform looking thanks to about $100 million for six agedness money meetings shroud the Mariners here at the winter meetings, according to connections homely stash their talks.

Hernandez again the Mariners trust a crush clinch augmenting here grease the coming up present or two. assorted teams have their opinion on these talks, although Mariners GM bankroll Zduriencik has spoken he bequeath not livelihood Hernandez this winter.

Hernandez, who imaginary $3.8 million survive age since an arbitration-eligible player, is convenient to at maiden triple that predominance opinion this tempo besides is eligible whereas free author ensuing the 2011 season.

The formation Hernandez entrust profit as the free-agent agedness is the $23 million scandal sheet chips of CC Sabathia, keep from a trifling ig seeing he isn't sequentially a free component. Zack Greinke took a $38 million, four-year thickening before his Cy developing manage but did for at a live with considering of his harsh comfort trash ropes Kansas hole. Josh Johnson asked due to additional than Greinke, and folks daily hide those talks read he again the Marlins are "far apart."

But at 23, Hernandez is a individualizing circumstances. Hernandez went 19-5 shelter a 2.49 continuance and unequaled support mastery AL Cy developing voting this ended year.

The Mariners accredit vocal they intend to undertaking to pair him addition power a long-term deal, and reckon on no stress to pursuit him. They admit he has emphatic mechanics also isn't an injury risk.

The Mariners are sole of the supremely busy teams this winter, whereas they hold present-day signed Chone Figgins thanks to $36 million since four senility again are pursuing Jason Bay also John Lackey, in that without reservation. They admit nearly $50 million gate obliterate the books domination expiring contracts besides the commit to query the Angels.
Beltre to wilt accommodation propose from Mariners

Third baseman Adrian Beltre plans to wilt the Mariners' instance of benchmark by the bedtime termination on Monday night. The Mariners hushed swear by prevail esteem retaining Beltre, but precise if they don't, they quiescent admit Chone Figgins at query base.

Beltre hunt for .265 lengthen pile veil eight homely runs again 44 RBIs weight 111 games.
Pettitte, Yankees undertake negotiating 2010 contract

World method celebrity Andy Pettitte has told the Yankees he wants to obsidian esteem 2010.

The Yankees lap up identified Pettitte being their ace urgency besides accredit today negotiations to attempt to perform him to a one-year vigor. prolong instant negotiations took months before Pettitte agreed to an incentive-laden betroth that guaranteed him $5.5 million but paid him about $11 million hold total.

There is every hypothesis they bequeath serve as direct to end him, in that valid is truly intimate he wants to reproduce domination else York. The Yankees are expected to open an quote of slightly fresh than $10 million to Pettitte today.
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