Minaya Ready for Another Splash ; Mets' Gm May Make a Pitch for Beltran

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With Randy Johnson still a few days away from his official unveiling in the Bronx, George Steinbrenner is reloading his cash rifle, ready to overwhelm Carlos Beltran with enough money to blunt the Astros' compelling sales pitch, and to keep long-shot suitors such as the Tigers and the Mets in the background.

Steinbrenner intends to outspend everyone, which is no surprise. But no one, not even agent Scott Boras, is sure whether Beltran is the same kind of mercenary as Pedro Martinez, ready to deliver himself into the arms of the highest bidder.

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Minaya Ready for Another Splash ; Mets' Gm May Make a Pitch for Beltran

If not, the Astros have a chance to keep Beltran, especially if Roger Clemens chooses to return in 2005 and makes a personal appeal to the free agent outfielder. A friend of Beltran's said recently that if money were the only consideration, "the Yankees w...

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