B_D Thanks for sharing the info. BOSS doesn't meet with everybody and doesn't negotiate the deal, unless he is really serious about it, eg: deal with Sheffield last year and with Boomer few years ago. It's really interesting what BOSS is going do. He doesn't hesitate to pay if he likes the player. I hope this is not the case here with Pedro. No offense to Pedro and his fans, he used to be a dominant pitcher but not anymore. He is a #2 at his best. I hope you are right about Pedro and him trying to get more money from Red Sox. Have Red SOx upped their offer from 2 to 3/4 years??? I want to see Big Unit - MUSS - Milton - Leiter - el Duque/leiber Yankees rotation next year. No need to sign big bat, Yankees will have better offens next year with healthy Jason Giambi. I don't mind seeing Alfonso Soriano playing with Yankees again, he makes only 7-8 mil a year and is a terrific lead off hitter with speed that Yankees lacked this season.