All indications from Youkilis' agent Joe Bick say that the former Red Sox infielder is giving the deal "serious consideration" but wasn't sure if he has decided to put on the pinstripes.
"If he has [decided] he hasn't told me," said Bick.
A more reliable source of his intentions might be Youk's uncle Ed — a Manhattan bar owner.
Edward Youkilis — owner of Edward's in Tribeca — told The New York Post that he didn't have any inside information on his nephew's decision but said he has talked positively in the past about playing in New York.
"Every time the phone rings I think it's somebody calling me with the news [that Youkilis has signed with the Yankees]," said Edward — who actually looks more like the ballplayer's cousin than an uncle. "I spoke to his father and he didn't know."
The Los Angeles Dodgers pursuit of the infielder has seemed to peter out, leaving only the Yankees and the Seattle Mariners as the only serious bidders.
"It would be amazing, it would be great for him to come to New York," said Uncle Ed. "I'm excited but I'm waiting to hear, I know nothing."
If Edward's bar has been in business for 12 years and Youkilis played with New York's arch-nemesis Boston for 8-1/2 of those, how is it the bar never became a Red Sox fans hangout?
"We didn't make a big deal of it," Uncle Ed told the Post from behind the bar which has bottled wine called Sauvignyooouk Blanc.
"But it would be great for the bar if he was a Yankee," he added.
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