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River Ave. Blues » King: Ichiro tired of waiting, now talking to multiple clubs

King: Ichiro tired of waiting, now talking to multiple clubs

December 2, 2012 by Mike 55 Comments

Saturday Night Open Thread
Poll: The Starting Catcher

A little more than a week ago we heard Ichiro Suzuki loved being a Yankee so much that he was willing to wait for them to handle other offseason business before seeing if the club had interest in re-signing him. Apparently he’s grown tired of waiting. “At the beginning we talked a lot but since that time, zero,” said agent Tony Attanasio to George King when asked about talks with New York. “As far as we are concerned we don’t care what the Yankees do. We have had conversations with multiple clubs. If we see something we like he will go through with it.”

This sounds an awful lot like a negotiating ploy — sign me before I sign somewhere else! — than actual frustration and a change of heart to me. King says the Yankees aren’t opposed to re-signing Ichiro to play right field, but he makes it sound like they don’t love the idea. “[We’ll] move from the defense to the offense and engage all the players we have interest in and have interest in us,” said Brian Cashman to Anthony McCarron in response to Attanasio’s comment, essentially acknowledging that right field and catcher have become the priority since the pitching has been addressed.

Saturday Night Open Thread
Poll: The Starting Catcher

Filed Under: Asides, Hot Stove League Tagged With: Ichiro Suzuki

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