The New York Yankees offered Shin-Soo Choo a seven-year, $140 million deal in December, but it didn't last long.

They pulled the offer after one day and signed Carlos Beltran the following afternoon.

"In my opinion, it takes some time to make a decision, maybe at least a couple days," said Choo, who signed with the Texas Rangers. "You want to learn a city and a team. They gave me 21 hours."