Yankees chasing Chapman, still talking to Jansen

Despite him looking for a six-year contract, a reunion between Aroldis Chapman and the New York Yankees is still very possible, but that hasn't stopped the team from talking to the second-best closer on the market.

General manager Brian Cashman said that while the interest is there in bringing Chapman back, the Yankees have also been talking to Kenley Jansen, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.

Along with the Yankees, Jansen has generated significant interest from the Miami Marlins, a team reportedly willing to give Jansen around $80 million. There is also a connection with Marlins manager Don Mattingly, who was Jansen's bench boss in Los Angeles for five seasons.

What Chapman has that Jansen doesn't, however, is being free of draft-pick compensation. Any team that signs Jansen has to surrender its first-round pick while Chapman - who was traded midseason - is free of any such ties.

"The attraction of him is that we know he can pitch in New York and he doesn't have a draft pick attached," Cashman said of Chapman. "So then it just comes down to money and term. We'll compete to a certain level and we'll see if that's good enough. If it's not, that's why we're staying in contact with all others at the same time," he said.

"Our preference is to retain the pick if possible. Doesn't mean it's going to play out that way, but that's our preference."

The Yankees were in talks with closer Mark Melancon before he signed with the San Francisco Giants on a record breaking four-year, $62-million deal - the most money handed out to a reliever since Jonathan Papelbon in 2012.