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As they renew their quest for Randy Johnson, the Yankees have a lure that they refused to dangle last time: Javier Vazquez.

A source familiar with the Yankees' thinking said the club would consider trading the 28-year-old Vazquez for the 41-year-old Johnson, even if the Yankees had to kick in some money for the financially troubled Diamondbacks to pay Vazquez.

While keeping their eyes on the prize, the intimidating Johnson, the Yankees are negotiating with free-agent lefthander Eric Milton. They're likely to eventually sign him.

During trade discussions with the Yankees in July, Arizona asked for Vazquez. At the time, the Yankees refused, as Vazquez had put together a first half that landed him on the American League All-Star team. The Diamondbacks couldn't find any Yankees prospects who interested them, so a trade wasn't made.

Vazquez's awful second half has the Yankees far more open-minded about dealing him. The righthander, who went 4-5 with a 6.92 ERA after the All-Star break, is owed $34.5 million over the next three years.

Johnson is not yet available, but he could be as soon as this week. The 6-10 lefthander is supposed to sit down with the Diamondbacks' new management and reiterate his desire to be traded from the last-place club.

It's believed the Chicago White Sox have offered first baseman Paul Konerko and righthander Jon Garland, and that the St. Louis Cardinals have proposed a package featuring lefthander Rick Ankiel and righthanders Kiko Calero and Danny Haren.

However, Johnson, armed with a no-trade clause, has the last say. Last summer, he notified the Diamondbacks that he would accept a trade only to the Yankees, and he publicly expressed reservations about joining a team that did not have a strong chance of reaching the World Series.

In return for waiving his no-trade clause, a source close to the situation said, Johnson - signed for 2005 at $16 million - would likely want a one-year extension.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he has made no offers to any free agents and doesn't expect to have anything done this week.

The Yankees also are talking with free-agent lefty relievers Steve Kline and Ron Villone.

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What comes around goes around, Milton was original Yankees prerty many moons ago...they gave up the young prospect for well established Chuck Knoblach, who by most accounts was a bust in the Big Apple ...

Knoblach never the same player off the carpet..
 

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Unbelievable. Unit has one year left in him and Vazquez has at least 6 or 7. They have to kick in money too? What a steal, not a GM out there that wouldn't take this kind of deal every day of the week. Vazquez had one bad half of a season, is that really all it takes to bail out on a young star pitcher in the Bronx?
 

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Wild Bill you can file this under the "we have to win now" category. Lets face it Johnson is lucky to have one very good year left, the Yanks would be banking on that year (2005) being enough to get them back to the World Series regardless of the cost.





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We can only hope someday it all comes crashing down on Georgie. He will have a roster that costs him $300 million with not one starter under 35. They will collapse like the Raiders during the last two years. That would be beautiful...
 

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I mean can it get any more ridiculous?

The Yankees go out and get Pedro and Unit...why not just throw in Bonds, Sosa and Carlos Delgado, just in case...thats not right.
 

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He could possibly field a roster this year worth (on paper) $250M or $10M per spot. Ouch.





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Too funny, imagine Sosa being a late inning bat backing up Sheffield...
 

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Don't need So-so. GS is old ,wants to win now, **** the future
 

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