1. Yes, beltran did say earlier in the year he wanted to play for the yankees, saying bernie was his role model dince they were both from PR.
2. They never made a bid on him, so it's not exactly that haRd to one up a bid that doesn't exist.
Why would the yankees want to spend 115 million on someone they don't even need. I'll take another year with bernie and then go and get torri hunter or pierre.