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| NASA | posted on 12-04-2001 @ 8:42 PM |    | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Sep. 01  | NEW YORK (AP) - In what is likely to be their first move of the offseason, the New York Yankees closed in Monday on a four-year contract with reliever Steve Karsay worth about $21 million. The deal for the native New Yorker probably will be finalized later this week, two people familiar with the talks said on the condition they not be identified. Karsay, a 29-year-old right-hander, began last season with Cleveland, then was traded to Atlanta on June 22 along with Steve Reed for John Rocker. Karsay was 0-1 with one save and a 1.25 ERA in 31 games for Cleveland, striking out 44 in 43 2-3 innings. He then went 3-4 with a 3.43 ERA in 43 games for Atlanta, striking out 49 in 44 2-3 innings. Following the departure of Jeff Nelson to Seattle as a free agent after the 2000 season, the Yankees lacked bullpen depth. New York acquired Mark Wohlers and Jay Witasick, but both struggled and manager Joe Torre trusted only closer Mariano Rivera and setup men Mike Stanton and Ramiro Mendoza in key situations. Stanton pitched 80 1-3 innings, up from 68 the previous year and 62 1-3 in 1999, and seemed weary during the second half of the season. Karsay's boyhood home was about a 10-minute drive from Shea Stadium, and in the mid-80s he attended 15-20 Mets' games per season even though he was more of a Yankees fan. He made his Braves' debut at Shea Stadium last summer. "New York's New York. You take it for what it is," Karsay said in June. "I grew up here, so I don't have a problem with it." Karsay is represented by SFX, which also represents the Yankees' top free-agent target: first baseman Jason Giambi. Talks keep progressing, but no deal was close Monday. Outfielder Moises Alou, another potential Yankee, also is represented by SFX. Granted, the deal isn't official, it does come from a fairly reliabe source, so I decided to put it up. Considering we had to rely on only Rivera, Stanton, and Mendoza, this could be considered a strong step up. Yanks fans, comments?  GodBlessAmerica. This message was edited by NASA on 12-4-01 @ 8:49 PM | ||||
| Drunken GW I Pissed on a Church to get this Status. | posted on 12-04-2001 @ 8:57 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | I like it, though it does seem like alot of money....but what's money to the Yanks!:) If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either. | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 12-04-2001 @ 9:52 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | Yankee fans also liked it when they got Jay Witasick from San Diego. By the way, I think Witasick just gave up another hit.  | ||||
| NASA | posted on 12-04-2001 @ 10:07 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Sep. 01 | (sigh...) Oh those Mets fans. :) GodBlessAmerica. | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 12-05-2001 @ 1:11 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | and you should also wait until he actually signs with the Yankees before posting "Yankees sign Karsay". Its a bit misleading. | ||||
| Squidward | posted on 12-08-2001 @ 11:48 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Aug. 01 | I'm a Braves fan, if the Yankees want to give Karsay that kind of money, they can have him. He wasn't that good anyway. | ||||
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