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Message: [QUOTE="AirForceOrange, post: 2004834, member: 1668"] [SIZE=6][B]Andrew Marchand ESPN Senior Writer [/B][/SIZE] Yankees GM Brian Cashman has repeatedly said he is pessimistic about adding another quality starter this winter. That, of course, won't cool down the Hot Stove with the latest re-linking the Yankees to the White Sox Jose Quintana. Cashman touches base for nearly every available player; especially when it is need base. However, the White Sox want a boatload of prospects. The Yankees have been disinclined to trade any of them so, unless that changes, it seems unlikely Quintana will end up in the Bronx. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [URL='http://www.espn.com/blog/the-gms-office/insider/post?id=13567']Midwinter report card: Sale swap puts both Sox teams at head of the class[/URL] [URL='http://www.espn.com/mlb/team/_/name/nyy/new-york-yankees'][U][B]New York Yankees[/B][/U][/URL][B] -- Grade: B+[/B] [B]Offseason goals:[/B] Controllable starter, closer, DH. [B]Key acquisitions to date:[/B] LHP [URL='http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/30442/aroldis-chapman'][U]Aroldis Chapman[/U][/URL], LF/1B [URL='http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/5940/matt-holliday'][U]Matt Holliday[/U][/URL], RHP Albert Abreu, RHP Jorge Guzman, RHP Zack Littell. The Yankees were able to bring Chapman back on a record-breaking five-year, $86 million deal that includes a no-trade clause the first three years of the contract, and they solved the DH opening by signing Holliday. Holliday will help the Yankees immensely in the clubhouse and will be a tremendous mentor for some of the Yankees’ top prospects, including [URL='http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33192/aaron-judge'][U]Aaron Judge[/U][/URL] and [URL='http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32695/greg-bird'][U]Greg Bird[/U][/URL]. GM Brian Cashman continues to stockpile arms for their farm system in trades, while holding onto his first-round draft picks instead of signing free agents that would have eliminated his. While continuing their long-term rebuilding program, the Yankees are staying on course and should be wild-card contenders in 2017. [/QUOTE]

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