Yankees Prioritized Carlos Beltran, But Demanded Too Much

Still, the player the Yankees prioritized initially was not one of Boras’ clients, but one of his former players, Beltran. They liked the idea of doing a two-year deal — even if, say, it climbed to $30 million or a bit more — rather than the kind of long-term deal that would be necessary to land either Choo or Ellsbury.

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