Robinson Cano & Chien-Ming Wang seek hefty raises from Yankees

The Yankees received bargain-rate production for most of the past three seasons from Robinson Cano and Chien-Ming Wang. No more. The youthful Yanks want hefty pay raises more in line with the salaries of many of their veteran teammates in 2008, as revealed Friday by the arbitration figures exchanged between the Bombers and the players' respective agents.

The 25-year-old Cano, who followed up a .342 season in 2006 by batting .306 with a career-high 97RBI for just $490,800 last year, has requested a 2008 salary of $4.55 million, 42% more than the Yanks' offer of $3.2 million. Continue