Dana Point, Calif. ? Reliever Damaso Marte’s $6 million option was declined Thursday by the New York Yankees, who chose to pay the left-hander a $250,000 buyout. Marte was obtained with outfielder Xavier Nady from Pittsburgh on July 26 for pitchers Ross Ohlendorf, Jeff Karstens and Daniel McCutchen and outfielder Jose Tabata. Marte was 1-3 with a 5.40 earned-run average in 25 games with the Yankees and 5-3 with a 4.02 ERA overall.