Latest Yankees Rumors Say Xavier Nady Talks with Braves Have Cooled

Last we heard the Atlanta Braves were focused on adding a bat and were interested in dealing for the Yankees’ Xavier Nady. Now it looks like talks might have broken down.

The Braves, who could be interested in adding Andruw Jones, are looking to add a right handed bat before the offseason is over. They have talked to the Yankees about Nady and, according to Ken Rosenthal, they are backing down from their demands and will wait until July in hopes for a better deal.

This doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. First of all, if the Yankees don’t trade either Nady or Nick Swisher during the offseason I don’t think they would trade them during the season. Unless of course the right deal came along, but at that point the Yankees would have to be blown away because Nady is likely to be a type-A free agent after the season. So they could keep him, use his offense, and then take the picks at the end of the season.

In other news, the Yankees have three players who filed for arbitration yesterday. Nady, Melky Cabrera and Brian Bruney. Here is Peter Abraham’s take on situation:

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“It’s easy to see how Nady and the Yankees could have something to talk about. Maybe even Bruney. But what could the possible holdup be with Melky? He should be happy to get a free appetizer at the new Hard Rock Cafe after how he played last season.”

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His analysis seems spot on. Melky doesn’t have much of a leg to stand on in arbitration so the two sides will probably avoid hearings. Bruney ,who missed most of last season with an injury, is probably going to settle pretty quickly as well. Nady could be the only hold up. We’ll keep you posted.