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Huddled Masses
The NY Times reports that the Yankees cut loose Stanton and Mendoza to have the funds to pursue Cuban right-handed Jose Contreras (who is yet to be declared a free agent) and the Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui. Similarly, the Mets declined arbitration to third baseman Edgardo Alfonzo to puruse Japanese third baseman Norihiro Nakamura. They also report that Mendoza and Stanton were looking for three year contracts in the $4 and $3.5 M per year (respectively) range.
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