scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com - 11/14/2008
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The Yankees have traded for Chicago White Sox OF/1B Nick Swisher , according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick . Crasnick's source says Jeff Marquez will be headed to Chicago and it's uncertain if any other players are involved. In 588 plate appearances last season, Swisher batted .219/.332/.410 with ...
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NEW YORK -- Before setting their sights on
the rotation holes that are sure to dominate their...
offseason agenda, the Yankees on Thursday made an acquisition unrelated to their pitching staff. Just hours before they can begin signing free agents, the ...
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slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 11/13/2008
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According to ESPN , the Yankees have acquired
Nick Swisher from the Chicago White Sox for minor...
league pitcher Jeff Marquez. Swisher is a switch-hitter who can play first base or any of the outfield positions, and in 2008 he hit .219/.332/.410 with 24 HR and 69 RBI in 153 games with the White ...
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Yanks Acquire Nick Swisher
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... • I guess since the Yanks aren’t going to re-sign Jason Giambi, they figured they should bring in a younger, less-roidy version of him. So they traded for Nick Swisher. Swisher is a Billy Beane prototype, in that he walks a lot and hits for some power, but bats like .220. SCOTT PROCTOR’S ARM (regretting that blog name at all?) likes the deal, as Swisher actually isn’t due all that much money for the next three seasons. But what’s with all these guys who used to have insane hair ending up with the Yankees, ...
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lohud.com 11/14/2008 — Free agency starts in earnest today with teams having the ability to talk terms with any available player. But the Yankees yesterday made one of the moves that could define their winter, obtaining Nick Swisher from the Chicago White Sox. An outfielder ...
ESPN: Yanks acquire Swisher
riveraveblues.com 11/14/2008 — ESPN.com baseball scribe Jerry Crasnick is reporting that the Yankees have acquired Nick Swisher in a trade with the White Sox. The Yanks have sent at least Jeff Marquez to Chicago. It is unclear if anyone else will be included in this deal.
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Swisher Happy to be a Yankee and Wants CC to Join Him
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/20/2008 — From Pete Caldera : At Nick Swisher’s personal Web site, there is a photo of the Yankees’ newest acquisition with a smiling CC Sabathia, taken at a charity event in December of 2006. "I’ve known CC a couple of years now. He’s just a great guy," Swisher said during a ...
Nick Swisher: Overrated?
hardballtimes.com 11/17/2008 — Monday, November 17, 2008 Nick Swisher: Overrated? Posted by Victor Wang at 1:06am For this article I was originally planning to write about value picks for next year. One of the guys I was planning to include was Nick Swisher . However, some recent discussion has caused me to ...
Yankees Acquire Nick Swisher
mlbtraderumors.com 11/13/2008 — According to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick , the Yankees acquired Nick Swisher from the White Sox for minor league pitcher Jeff Marquez . It's not yet known if other players are involved.
Yanks Land Swisher
depressedfan.com 11/14/2008 — MLB Trade Rumors has all the stories compiled in one place . It looks like the deal is going to be Wilson Betemit, Jhonny Nunez and Jeff Marquez for Nick Swisher and Kanakoea Texeira. The best thing about this trade, as far as I'm concerned is that ...
Swisher wants pal CC as Yank
northjersey.com 11/19/2008 — At Nick Swisherâs personal Web site, there is a photo of the Yankeesâ newest acquisition with a smiling CC Sabathia, taken at a charity event in December of 2006. "Iâve known CC a couple of years now. Heâs just a great guy," Swisher said ...
At new home with New York Yankees, Swisher in a familiar place
nj.com 11/19/2008 — Bonnie Trafelet/Chicago Tribune/MCTNew Yankee Nick Swisher said he's intrigued by the possibility of playing first base full-time next season. Nick Swisher is excited about the Yankees, especially since coming to New York likely means playing his ...
Analyzing The Nick Swisher Deal
waswatching.com 11/14/2008 — First, props to Ken Davidoff for calling this one eight days ago.
Next, let us look at what the Yankees gave up here: Wilson Betemit, Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez .
Basically, the Yankees didn’t give up anything that they could not afford ...
HEAT'S ON SWISHER; GIAMBI MAY BE RAY - New York Post
nypost.com 11/19/2008 — Posted: 4:47 am November 19, 2008 The Dancing Bear could be doing the free-agent shuffle to AL champion Tampa Bay - and Jason Giambi's replacement at first base will be viewed as the player the Yankees went with over signing Mark Teixeira. Welcome to ...
YANKS GET SWISHER —
NY Post: Sports 11/14/2008
The first day of free agency arrives today, and the Yankees have added a switch-hitting first baseman. But not the one who has been receiving all the attention. The Yanks yesterday obtained Nick Swisher and a minor league pitcher from the White...
Brian Cashman, You Devil! —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/14/2008
Yesterday afternoon, the New York Yankees completed a trade to replace Jason Giambi , acquiring Nick Swisher and Kanekoa Teixeira from the Chicago White Sox for Wilson Betemit (one of my favorite players), and Minor League pitchers Jeff Marquez ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 11/14/2008
It is coming on toward dark in a small town. As they do three or four times a week, four men drift into an old general store after supper. Three of the men are older than they want to admit and the youngest has seen generations pass and ...
New York Yankees: It's Time to Do Work! —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/14/2008
It's no secret that the Yankees have a lot of work to do this offseason. The Yankees will primarily focus on starting pitching and some hitting. They will go after players such as CC Sabathia, Manny Ramirez, and Mark Teixeira. ...
