The potential for trades crossing New York City borough lines has fueled many a spirited barstool conversation over the decades. That tradition continued on Tuesday, when a newspaper report suggested that the Yankees have expressed interest in the Mets' Steven Matz -- a report that general manager Brian Cashman swiftly doused in cold water.
"We have not talked to anybody," Cashman said. "We have not reached out to one club looking for anything. We have not engaged with any team about, 'What've you got available? What are you trying to do?' It's pretty early and we might very well have all the answers in camp -- doesn't mean we will, but we're still trying to determine what we have and what we don't have in terms of the alternatives. And we like what we see."
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