Kyle Farnsworth for Pudge Rodriguez: The Trade One Month Later

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 04:24:10 +1900

A little over a month ago, I was sitting by the pool on my vacation when I received a text message from a friend saying that the Yankees traded Kyle Farnsworth to the Tigers for Pudge Rodriguez. My initial thought was that my friend was having some fun at my expense, but then I realized that he in fact was not kidding. I was ecstatic that Farnsworth was gone and I was even more pleased with the pick-up of Pudge, since a few days earlier it was announced that Jorge Posada would have season-ending shoulder surgery. He's a 14-time All-Star and future Hall of Fame catcher and it seemed like a win-win situation to add him to the roster. Like most Yankee fans, I had never warmed up to Farnsworth. When he was signed before the 2005 season, as Mariano Rivera's primary set-up man, I was excited. I'd heard he had electric stuff; the type of pitcher that could put hitters away with his 98 mph fastball and his 87 mph slider. In his almost three seasons in NY, Farnsworth was known more for blowing leads and ...

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Farnsworth swap for Pudge bittersweet for both

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +1900

DETROIT - Kyle Farnsworth and Ivan Rodriguez swapped spots a little more than a month ago, with the Yankees trading reliever Farnsworth to the Tigers for catcher Rodriguez.

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Kyle Farnsworth for Pudge Rodriguez: The Trade One Month Later

Farnsworth swap for Pudge bittersweet for both