Yankees, Mets Hot Stove December 7

Monday, December 7 Hot Stove Reports

Yankees – Andy Pettitte has decided he will pitch in 2010. The Yankees and Pettitte look to come to terms on a one-year deal.

Mets – Rumors today have Pat Burrell being traded to the Mets in a three-way trade from the Ray that includes the Cubs. Several sources say this is inaccurate. David Lennon of Newsday disputes the report. He tweeted, “Oh, and forget Burrell to Mets - period. Source just said team not interested in him. Not in 3-way, not in any way.”

Yankees – Joel Sherman of the New York Post has tweeted, “Yankees trade Bruney to Nationals”. Yankees get a player to be named later in the deal.

Mets – Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported the Mets have interest in Royals pitcher Gil Meche.

Yankees – Marc Carig of the Star Ledger tweeted the Yankees have had “initial talks” with Mark Derosa.

Mets – The Mets have denied reports of acquiring pitcher Edwin Jackson from the Tigers. 

Yankees – The Yankees have been linked to discussions for Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson, but the asking price is supposedly Phil Hughes and Austin Jackson. Way too high of an asking price for the Yankees. They could add another player or two and acquire Roy Halladay if they wanted to trade those chips.

The Mets were linked to an incredible amount of players today but nothing came of it. Rumors are rumors and in this age of technology rumors can spread quickly by anyone. Trusted sources aren’t always easy to come by.