TAMPA -- Not long after the Yankees learned Saturday that won their arbitration hearing with reliever Dellin Betances, team president Randy Levine lashed out at the pitcher's agent in a conference call with reporters. Levine went on and on for 17 minutes claiming agent Jim Murray used Betances to try to change baseball's arbitration system by filing at $5 million. Here's the play by play of Levine's Q &A:
Levine opening statement: "Let me say a few things: The New York Yankees, we value our players. We value them very, very highly, especially if you look at our history of the arbitration process.