The Yankees have reached agreement on the principal players in a three-team blockbuster trade that would land them coveted lefthander Randy Johnson, Newsday has learned.
A few details have yet to be worked out, but indications are they are not big enough obstacles to kill the deal.
The Yankees would receive the 41-year-old Johnson in the deal while sending pitcher Javier Vazquez and two minor-league prospects, catcher Dioner Navarro and third baseman Eric Duncan, to the Dodgers, according to an Arizona source. The Dodgers would send pitchers Brad Penny and Yhency Brazoban and outfielder/first baseman Shawn Green to Arizona to complete the deal.
Johnson and Green both have no-trade clauses. Johnson has been requesting a trade to the Yankees for quite a while, so he will surely give his OK. Green's former agent is Jeff Moorad, who currently runs the Diamondbacks, so there's a great likelihood he would also approve the deal.
The other issues involve perks in Johnson's contract and how he would be reimbursed for the loss of them with a trade to the Yankees, such as his tickets to Phoenix Suns games, and physicals for the players involved.
The Yankees are expected to give Johnson a contract extension once the deal goes through.
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A few details have yet to be worked out, but indications are they are not big enough obstacles to kill the deal.
The Yankees would receive the 41-year-old Johnson in the deal while sending pitcher Javier Vazquez and two minor-league prospects, catcher Dioner Navarro and third baseman Eric Duncan, to the Dodgers, according to an Arizona source. The Dodgers would send pitchers Brad Penny and Yhency Brazoban and outfielder/first baseman Shawn Green to Arizona to complete the deal.
Johnson and Green both have no-trade clauses. Johnson has been requesting a trade to the Yankees for quite a while, so he will surely give his OK. Green's former agent is Jeff Moorad, who currently runs the Diamondbacks, so there's a great likelihood he would also approve the deal.
The other issues involve perks in Johnson's contract and how he would be reimbursed for the loss of them with a trade to the Yankees, such as his tickets to Phoenix Suns games, and physicals for the players involved.
The Yankees are expected to give Johnson a contract extension once the deal goes through.
Newsday
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arty:
RobFunk said:
Rob,
Jerry and his son sold the team before the year to Robert Sarver, a guy in his 40s who got rich through real estate. Jerry has been a smart guy and made good organization decisions, but they really needed to accept the calls of the people they hired, but they did not. As a result the Suns went downhill to the point they sold the team and the stadium for about $400 million.
Lots of fans, myself included, were questioning how Sarver came in determined to spend every dime of cap money and then it looked wasted spending all that money on Nash, but I gladly eat my harsh words and praise them for resurrecting the team in such short order.
