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BoSox34 · **Official: D-Backs, Yanks talking Unit trade -** 12-25-2006, 08:10 PM

In need of starting pitching -- and a marquee name that will draw more fans -- the Diamondbacks have offered a package of at least three players, including a major-leaguer. They would also want a 72-hour window to negotiate an extension with Johnson, who is owed $16 million in the final year of his contract. The Yankees, according to the official, don't want to pick up any of Johnson's salary.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2708203

Looks like the rumors about Johnson wanting to move closer to his Arizona home have some truth to them. The Padres are also said to be interested and are potentially dangling Linebrink as a centerpiece to a potential deal.

BoSox34 · 12-26-2006, 04:37 PM

The Dodgers and Angels are also said to be in the mix with the Padres believed to have the best chance of landing RJ if in fact the Yankees decide to move him.

realmofotalk · 12-26-2006, 05:39 PM

Yankees trade:
Randy Johnson

Diamondbacks trade:
Brandon Webb
Stephen Drew
Conor Jackson

Do it, Josh Byrnes! Gogogo

Kingdom_of_Zito · 12-26-2006, 08:31 PM

New York's response: "We feel that Jackson and Webb do not have the right kind of talent to fit in"

777rak · 01-04-2007, 09:16 AM

I do not want him that bad if he is going to cost us an arm and a leg.