Lohud.com - Jenning: Cashman uses GM meetings to gather info

Of the seven Yankees eligible for free agency, six have already filed. Andy Pettitte has yet to make it official but Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Jose Molina, Eric Hinske, Jerry Hairston Jr. and Xavier Nady have filed, and the Yankees have eight more days of exclusive rights to negotiate a deal with them for next season. After that, free agents are free to negotiate with any team. I want to congratulate you all on your new endeavors and I’m sure you’ll do very well and good luck to you. Especially, if your interests don’t conflict with ours The agents for both Damon and Matsui were in Chicago, but Cashman met with neither of them. Damon’s agent, Scott Boras, suggested to multiple media outlets that his client is looking for a multi-year contract, but Cashman has given no indication whether that would be a problem for the Yankees. If multi = two, sure.  If not, no thanks, although Scott Boras did bring up the valid point that “chronological age doe...