Via George King and Andrew Marchand, Brian Cashman put an end to all the Russell Martin contract extension speculation by saying the two sides have agreed to not discuss a new deal until the winter. “We will talk at the end of the season,” said the GM, while agent Matt Colleran added “[we] mutually agreed to wait.”
The Yankees and Martin were discussing a new three-year contract earlier this week depending on who you ask, with the team reportedly willing to do three years and $20M. That would be a pay cut for the backstop, but it is just a first offer. As I’ve been saying, three years and $25-30M seems reasonable, though I would prefer if it covered 2012-2014 rather than 2013-2015. The Yankees will have the five-day exclusive negotiating window after the end of the World Series to re-sign Martin before he hits the open market.
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