Soria has Yanks on NO-TRADE list

"The fact the Yankees are on Soria's no-trade list should not be read to mean he would decline a trade to New York. It likely gives Soria some leverage if a deal were struck. "

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Intresment.

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by labbadabba on Jul 27, 2010 3:23 PM EDT reply actions

so if I'm reading that correctly...

Soria would only agree to go to New York if the Yankees gave him a new contract worth more than his existing deal with the Royals. Doesn’t make a trade impossible, but it does mean the overall cost to acquire Soria is higher than previously thought. The Yankees might be less willing to part with top-shelf players if they know they’ll still have to pay Soria once they trade for him.

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by MizzouCus on Jul 27, 2010 3:40 PM EDT reply actions

he'd probably want a couple of his team options picked up

which they’d probably do without much hesitation.

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by doublestix on Jul 27, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions

May want assurances that he won't be stuck being a setup guy forever?

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by RoyalsRetro on Jul 27, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Mariano's arm has to fall off eventually

doesn’t it?

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by Sweep_the_Leg on Jul 27, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions

closer in waiting!

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by doublestix on Jul 27, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Who cares when you're getting paid like a closer?

by AxDxMx on Jul 27, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah

that’s how I read it.

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by AtTheWall on Jul 27, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions

This makes me laugh

by bas on Jul 27, 2010 3:59 PM EDT reply actions

I wonder why not the Yankees?

And without knowing exactly, I still say “Bravo!”

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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jul 27, 2010 3:59 PM EDT reply actions

That was my reaction

Usually the teams on a player’s no-trade list are small market teams and/or perennial losers (like the Royals). For some reason, Soria doesn’t want to be a Yankee. I love that.

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by Scott McKinney on Jul 27, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Now we can't trade him.

He hates the Yankees. I may have a new favorite player.

by Dadunca on Jul 27, 2010 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

It seems smart business to me

Put your limited no-trade protection on the only teams who are likely to actually ever want to trade for you. Your bargaining power is raised. Why waste it on the Pirates when there is no chance they ever try and trade for you?

I’d be willing to bet he has absolutely no problem playing for the Yankees. And I’d hazard a guess that other teams on his list might the Red Sox, Dodgers, Cardinals etc etc

by kcbottom9th on Jul 27, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I know

But I’d like to believe that he just hates the Yankees.

by Dadunca on Jul 27, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Also

I’d put the Yanks on my no-trade list so that if the Royals want to trade me to the Yanks, the Yanks have to negotiate a new deal with me that pays me ONE MILLION DOLLARS!!!!

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by RoyalsRetro on Jul 27, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions

If you want to avoid making yourself more stupid

I would suggest not reading the comments on that story. It is nothing but a big, steaming pile of fail.

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by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jul 27, 2010 7:10 PM EDT reply actions

OK, you talked me into it. A sampling:

As far as not wanting to come to the yankees, that just means Soria’s first priority is not winning. I wouldnt want a guy who doesnt want to win on the team anyway

its unreal that the yanks are on his no trade list… i guess they win too much for his liking? and pay too much… and if you do well- adore their players too much – i mean, is soria on crack?

I bet he’s looked at how the Yankees have played with the minds of their young pitchers recently, Hughes and Joba, and decided he doesn’t want any part of that. Young pitchers die these days in the Bronx.

I bet the other 5 teams are Chicago, Texas, Atlanta, St. Louis, and San Diego. Seems like Joakim, like his boy Grienke, is afraid to go to a team where he’d have to play under a weeeee bit of pressure. P u ss y. Enjoy being KC’s only all star representative for the rest of your career.