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• The Yankees are willing to surrender Nova, pitching prospect Zach McAllister, and two prospects for Haren, but they will not eat money and include Chamberlain in a trade, tweets SI.com’s Jon Heyman. McAllister’s father works in Arizona’s scouting department and is said to be pushing for his son to come to Arizona. In a second tweet, Heyman says the Yanks would be willing to pay all of the money left on Haren’s deal, but they do not want to acquire Chad Qualls and Chris Snyder as well.
• ESPN’s Jayson Stark says the Yankees were “never close” to a deal for a Haren, having rejected a D-Backs’ proposal that would have sent Joba Chamberlain, highly regarded pitching prospect Ivan Nova, and two others to Arizona. The Yanks countered with a package built entirely around prospects. Another sticking point is the $33MM left on Haren’s contract. New York, like other interested clubs, wanted to give up fewer prospects if it means eating the remaining salary for Haren.
• Sean Brennan, Mark Feinsand, and Roger Rubin of The New York Daily News spoke to a source who indicated that while the Yankees would like to swing a deal for Haren, they won’t do so “at all costs.”

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