Hideki Matsui said Sunday he is not giving top priority to the duration of a new deal as his contract talks with the New York Yankees enter the final stage.
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"I don't care much about the number of years," Matsui said before a meeting with his agent, Arn Tellem, prior to Tuesday's negotiation deadline with the Yankees as required under the current contract.
"You might think the longer a deal runs, the better. But it's not necessarily so because I can be given the same opportunity as I have now again if it runs over a relatively short period."