Close came out publicly and said that the way the Yankees were doing business was baffling. Then he said that the Yankees havent made an official offer. Cashman, came out publicly with not only a straightforward answer, but the actual offer. He played the media card perfectly after Close chose to lie to the media. Cashman, for once, has a player by the balls here. Jeter will not be able to get the same deal on the open market and if he did, I am sure the Yanks would be pretty happy with him moving on