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The Yankees have signed catcher Brian McCann to a 5 year $85 million contract, placing $17 million towards next years payroll.  I think the message it sends is clear.  Cano has been pretty public about his desires for a mega deal in the $300 million range, and is willing to wait until January to get the best possible offer.  The Yankees cannot wait until then to figure out their 2014 roster, so they've begun to do what they need to do, which is fill holes.  The signing of McCann is a signal to Cano's camp that they're moving forward one way or another, and Cano either needs to start dealing now, or have the Yankees out of the picture when he's dealing with teams in January.  The truth is, there are teams that could sign a second baseman, it's just that there are 0 teams that are willing to go anywhere near Cano's asking price.  So far, Cano's new agency has met with the Mets and the Tigers.  The Mets have no money after losing it all to Bernie Madoff, and the Tigers just unloaded one of their larger contracts and got a really good second baseman in return.  My fear is that Cano and his representatives will overplay their hand, he'll wait until January and end up accepting a contract that is smaller than the $160 million, 7 year deal the Yankees have reportedly offered.  I mean, what teams are involved here?  The big market teams don't seem to be involved.  The Rangers just picked up Prince Fielder, the Angels and Dodgers are already saddled with big contracts, the Tigers just picked up Ian Kinsler, and none of these teams seem to be expressing a realistic interest in Cano to begin with.  Who are you left with?