New York Post: Yankees are favorites to sign Carlos Beltran

The New York Post reports that the Yankees are the favorite to land free agent outfielder Carlos Beltran,who has spent the past two years with the St. Louis Cardinals:

According to a free agent outfielder who the Yankees have talked to, Beltran is going to be a Yankee.

The sticking point is the length of the deal for Beltran, who will be 37 in April and made $13 million last season when he helped the Cardinals reach the World Series.
Perhaps a two-year deal with an easy attainable option for the third year can be worked out.

In the first week of November, the Red Sox were the most aggressive of the three teams chasing Beltran. Now, according to a person with knowledge of the situation, the Yankees have pulled even with the other four teams in the hunt for Beltran. In addition to the Red Sox, the Mariners, Orioles and Royals are in on Beltran.

The same person said Beltran won’t reach a decision this week.