Scott Boras, Robinson Cano’s agent, called Yankees GM, Brian Cashman, according to George A. King III of the New York Post, to renegotiate his client’s contract. “I called Cash to ask about dropping the options and he hasn’t returned the call,” Boras said.

The Yankees hold a $14 million option for 2012 and a $15 million option for 2013. The options have a $2 million buyout. King believes that Cashman will eventually reach out to Boras, but probably to talk about another client, Carlos Beltran, who King believes the Yankees will be interested in.

King also adds that at $29 million for the next two seasons, Cano is the “best bargain in baseball.” Cano, considered by many in the industry to be the best second baseman in baseball hit .302/.349/.533 with 28 HR’s and 118 RBI’s in 623 AB’s for the Yankees in 2011.

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