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Message: [QUOTE="Noexcuse, post: 141584, member: 18"] Who knows. At this point it looks like the Yankees are sitting tight and looking forward to next year when Cain and Hamels become FA's. [SIZE=6][B][URL='http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/01/boras-seeks-five-years-for-edwin-jackson.html'][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Boras Seeks Five Years For Edwin Jackson[/COLOR][/U][/URL][/B][/SIZE] By [B]Tim Dierkes[/B] [January 3, 2012 at 8:16pm CST] [B]8:16pm: [/B]At the beginning of the offseason, the asking price for Jackson was in the Lackey/Burnett range ($82.5MM), [URL='http://twitter.com/#!/Buster_ESPN/status/154344106628358144'][U][COLOR=#0000ff]tweets[/COLOR][/U][/URL] ESPN.com’s Buster Olney. The Yankees haven’t had talks with Boras about Jackson, [URL='http://twitter.com/#!/JackCurryYES/status/154330160571748352'][U][COLOR=#0000ff]tweets[/COLOR][/U][/URL] Jack Curry of the YES Network. No talks are expected unless his asking price drops. [B]TUESDAY, 2:53pm:[/B] Jackson seeks $15-17MM per year, writes [URL='http://jon-heyman.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/33714192/34179187'][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Jon Heyman of CBS Sports[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. Boras' promotional book on Jackson compares him to [B][URL='http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsocj01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker'][U][COLOR=#0000ff]C.J. Wilson[/COLOR][/U][/URL][/B], [B][URL='http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buehrma01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker'][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Mark Buehrle[/COLOR][/U][/URL][/B], [B][URL='http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lackejo01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker'][U][COLOR=#0000ff]John Lackey[/COLOR][/U][/URL][/B], [B][URL='http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burnea.01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker'][U][COLOR=#0000ff]A.J. Burnett[/COLOR][/U][/URL][/B], and [B][URL='http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lowede01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker'][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Derek Lowe[/COLOR][/U][/URL][/B]. All of those pitchers received at least $14.5MM per year, averaging $15.6MM. Of course, Wilson and Buehrle just signed and the other three contracts were regrettable. The Yankees will continue dialogue with Jackson, writes Heyman. The process is starting to remind [URL='http://riveraveblues.com/2012/01/jackson-beginning-to-feel-a-lot-like-soriano-61803/'][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Joe Pawlikowski of River Ave. Blues[/COLOR][/U][/URL] of the Yankees' signing of [B][URL='http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/soriara01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker'][U][COLOR=#0000ff]Rafael Soriano[/COLOR][/U][/URL][/B] last year. [/QUOTE]

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