By Michael Wong
Las Vegas, NV--Lots of drama here this morning with free agent starter J.A. Happ who has come to agreement to return to the New York Yankees on a three-year deal. The drama centered on the fact Happ got the Philadelphia Phillies to go three years on a prospective deal last night and the Philly media contingent said they deal was pretty much done. Not so fast as Happ's representation took the offer to Yanks GM Brian Cashman this morning to see if the team would match. While it may not have been a straight match all the way down the line in terms of dollars, the Yanks went from two to three years on their original proposal which was enough to land Happ. Happ only has to pass a physical for it to get done. Good stuff here as the Yankee reporters were circled in a cluster this morning waiting for updates as this was going on. With Happ now in the fold, look for Cashman to quickly move to trade Sonny Gray and also possibly step up his pursuit of Manny Machado.
Las Vegas, NV--Lots of drama here this morning with free agent starter J.A. Happ who has come to agreement to return to the New York Yankees on a three-year deal. The drama centered on the fact Happ got the Philadelphia Phillies to go three years on a prospective deal last night and the Philly media contingent said they deal was pretty much done. Not so fast as Happ's representation took the offer to Yanks GM Brian Cashman this morning to see if the team would match. While it may not have been a straight match all the way down the line in terms of dollars, the Yanks went from two to three years on their original proposal which was enough to land Happ. Happ only has to pass a physical for it to get done. Good stuff here as the Yankee reporters were circled in a cluster this morning waiting for updates as this was going on. With Happ now in the fold, look for Cashman to quickly move to trade Sonny Gray and also possibly step up his pursuit of Manny Machado.
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