Apparently they want Matt Cain but the Giants would rather surrender Lincecum. I don't know if I like the deal for either side.
Interesting:
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According to the New York Daily News, the Yankees turned down a trade for Johan Santana that would have sent Phil Hughes, Melky Cabrera, Jeff Marquez and Mitch Hilligoss to Minnesota.
Previous speculation was that the Yankees balked at including Ian Kennedy along with Hughes and Cabrera, but the newspaper reports that general manager Brian Cashman turned down a deal that didn't include Kennedy at all. According to the report, Cashman "never wanted to do the Santana deal in the first place" and became even less interested once Andy Pettitte was re-signed. If true, that would explain why Hank Steinbrenner stuck to his self-imposed deadline and might indicate that the Yankees are truly out of the Santana mix.
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Well, that's shocking. The third guy in the mix seemed to be the problem, and the third (and fourth) guy in the deal weren't even close to top prospects, at least in line with Kennedy, Horne, Tabata, Jackson or Betances. None of them were even in the top 10. This kind of leads me to believe that the Yanks were never really serious about this deal to begin with. If this is true, that is.
I like that we're sticking to the plan and letting the young guys do their thing, but I am not happy because the Red Sox are going to get Santana.