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Damon Rejected Yankees' Offer As Recently As Last WeekFree-agent outfielder Johnny Damon turned down a one-year, $6 million offer from the Yankees as recently as last week. Sports Illustrated reported the offer, half of which would have been deferred with no interest. "We're always open to New York," Damon said on WFAN Friday. "But I think right now we also have to be open to whatever offer comes out now. Because I know [the Yankees] have a full roster right now, [but] I never say never anymore." The Giants, Braves and Athletics have shown some level of interest in Damon this offseason, but none have come close to signing him. New York Yankees, Free Agent Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Joba: I Want To StartJoba Chamberlain wants to be in the starting rotation for the Yankees next season. Chamberlain told the New York Post on Saturday night that he will arrive in Tampa next week with his eyes set on being a starting pitcher in 2010. "I'm going to go in and understand a lot of guys are fighting for that spot," Chamberlain said. "Nothing is guaranteed." Chamberlain's main competition for the spot with be Phil Hughes, who excelled as a reliever in 2009. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets A-Rod Thought He Might Be Forced To RetireAlex Rodriguez underwent arthroscopic surgery in March 2009 to repair the labrum of his right hip, a procedure that cost him 28 games before he returned and helped the Yankees win the World Series. "I think I grew up a lot, both on and off the field," Rodriguez told the YES Network's Kimberly Jones. "Staring at retirement right in the face, kind of like Bo Jackson -- that's the first thing I thought of. "... It was a commitment that I wanted to do for the team, and it was very scary. I knew I was putting the rest of my career at risk, but I felt that with the team at hand, it was a risk worth taking." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Damon Talking Future Trade To YankeesEven though Johnny Damon will sign with another team this offseason, he is already thinking about the possibility of being traded to the Yankees at midseason. Brian Cashman didn't dismiss the concept. "You never know,'' Cashman said. "The Yankees like players who can help us win.'' The A's, Rays, Tigers, Reds, Braves and Blue Jays are all believed to have varying degree of interest. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Towers To Join Yankees Front OfficeThe Yankees will hire Kevin Towers for a position in their front office, according to a report from Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Towers is the former longtime general manager of the Padres. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Yankees Jan 2010 Archive
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