Yankees Swing Tentative Deal For Granderson
The biggest move so far at Major League Baseball's winter meetings will ship Granderson Detroit from the Yankees, where they would bump Melky Cabrera Fielding spot to another depending on the Fates of Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman met Tuesday with Arn Tellem, the agent for the World Series Most Valuable Player Matsui, a free agent who reportedly has drawn interest from the Los Angeles Angels, and last week with Damon's agent.
Granderson, hit .249, smacked 30 home runs, stole 20 bases and drove in 71 runs last season for the Tigers.
The Yankees reportedly would send pitcher Ian Kennedy, Thurs and Arizona pitcher Phil Coke and outfielder Austin Jackson to the Tigers as part of the deal, "Which had yet to be finalized.
Two deals that were completed saw baseball's worst club in 2009, the Washington Nationals, sign a two-year deal worth six million dollars with 38-year-old Catcher Iván Rodríguez and Seattle ink a four-year contract for 36 million dollars with Chone Figgins .
Figgins, formerly with the Angels, figures to become the new third baseman for the Mariners and bat second in the order behind Seattle Japanese star Ichiro Suzuki.
St. Louis completed a one-year deal for 7.5 millikon dollars with pitcher Brad Penny.Read Morehttp://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jOWl1GM5Ls5rEBdii1HAqcH0kkUA
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