Robinson Cano asked theYankees for $300 million in a negotiations within the past couple weeks, and with the Yankees not ffering in that ballpark, the sides understand he will test the free-agent market.
Cano's request is said to cover 10 years, meaning he's seeking baseball's first $30-million-a-year deal player.
Cano was believed all along to be seeking a deal in the range of Alex Rodriguez's record $275-million deal, so it isn't a major surprise he'd seek that figure. Rodriguez was looking for something in that range before signing the record deal with the Yankees after the 2007 season.
Cano is in good position as the top free agent on the market, in a market flush with cash. However, it isn't known whether any team would pay in that range.
The Dodgers, the top candidate to spend, would like to lock up star pitcher Clayton Kershaw. The Cubs like Cano very much but see themselves as a year away from contention.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/23855076/cano-asks-for-300million-contract-froom-yankees
Cano's request is said to cover 10 years, meaning he's seeking baseball's first $30-million-a-year deal player.
Cano was believed all along to be seeking a deal in the range of Alex Rodriguez's record $275-million deal, so it isn't a major surprise he'd seek that figure. Rodriguez was looking for something in that range before signing the record deal with the Yankees after the 2007 season.
Cano is in good position as the top free agent on the market, in a market flush with cash. However, it isn't known whether any team would pay in that range.
The Dodgers, the top candidate to spend, would like to lock up star pitcher Clayton Kershaw. The Cubs like Cano very much but see themselves as a year away from contention.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/23855076/cano-asks-for-300million-contract-froom-yankees