Friday, December 5, 2008
DAILY NEWS: Yankees go for Derek Lowe
While the CC Sabathia waiting game continued and the Braves made an official offer for A.J. Burnett, Brian Cashman decided to get aggressive in his pursuit of another top free-agent pitcher: Derek Lowe.
Cashman met with agent Scott Boras Thursday, according to a source, to discuss the 36-year-old righthander. Cashman was not reachable for comment, but it is believed that no offer was made, though that could come later this week or during next week’s winter meetings in Las Vegas. Cashman is also believed to have discussed other Boras clients, including Oliver Perez and Mark Teixeira, but Lowe was the focus.
The Associated Press reported Thursday night that Cashman is planning to meet with Sabathia this weekend in an attempt to get the pitcher signed before the meetings begin.
It isn’t very likely that Sabathia will agree to a deal before the winter meetings begin.
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