lawrencefrank
12-14-2004, 09:50 PM
On Monday Ariz called the Yankees to try to start up talks about Randy Johnson again.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks called the New York Yankees again Monday in an effort to restart trade talks on Randy Johnson.
Jeff Moorad, the Diamondbacks' incoming chief executive officer, called Yankees president Randy Levine, a baseball official said on condition of anonymity.
Moorad asked if anything was new on Johnson, but did not make a new proposal, and the discussion ended there, the official said.
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New York ended trade discussions Dec. 1, calling the Diamondbacks' asking price for the Big Unit excessive.
Arizona's last proposal was to trade Johnson to New York for pitcher Javier Vazquez, setup man Tom Gordon, pitching prospect Brad Halsey and the difference between the $17 million Johnson is due for the remaining year in his contract and the $35.5 million Vazquez is owed in his deal, which has three seasons left.
Alternatively, the official said, the Diamondbacks told the Yankees they could remove Gordon from the deal and replace him with a top pitcher the Yankees would have to acquire from another team.
Johnson's agents have asked Arizona to deal the 41-year-old left-hander to a contending team, but the he has a no-trade clause, and it's not clear whether he would accept a trade to any club other than the Yankees.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks called the New York Yankees again Monday in an effort to restart trade talks on Randy Johnson.
Jeff Moorad, the Diamondbacks' incoming chief executive officer, called Yankees president Randy Levine, a baseball official said on condition of anonymity.
Moorad asked if anything was new on Johnson, but did not make a new proposal, and the discussion ended there, the official said.
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New York ended trade discussions Dec. 1, calling the Diamondbacks' asking price for the Big Unit excessive.
Arizona's last proposal was to trade Johnson to New York for pitcher Javier Vazquez, setup man Tom Gordon, pitching prospect Brad Halsey and the difference between the $17 million Johnson is due for the remaining year in his contract and the $35.5 million Vazquez is owed in his deal, which has three seasons left.
Alternatively, the official said, the Diamondbacks told the Yankees they could remove Gordon from the deal and replace him with a top pitcher the Yankees would have to acquire from another team.
Johnson's agents have asked Arizona to deal the 41-year-old left-hander to a contending team, but the he has a no-trade clause, and it's not clear whether he would accept a trade to any club other than the Yankees.