bugsandcranks.com - 11/14/2008
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The acquisition of Nick Swisher is an excellent move for the New York Yankees.
No, Swisher is not an All-Star. He is a good, useful player coming off a bad season (.219).
When I look at this deal the Yankees I can’t help but think about another deal the Yankees made about a decade ago ...
mlb.mlb.com - 11/15/2008
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mlb.mlb.com —
NEW YORK -- The Yankees made a record-breaking
six-year, $140 million offer to free-agent starter CC Sabathia...
on Friday as the first part of their plan to overhaul their starting rotation, Hal Steinbrenner, one of the team's co-chairmen, confirmed. > ...
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Yankees make big offer to CC | MLB.com: News
sportsagentblog.com - 11/14/2008
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sportsagentblog.com —
In effort to beef up their defense, the
New York Yankees acquired center fielder-first baseman Nick Swisher...
on Thursday through a trade with the Chicago White Sox.
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Swisher and Texeira Are Newest Yanks
homerderby.com - 11/14/2008
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Today would be a good day to be CC Sabathia
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... Anyway, aside from the Yankees' new first baseman, there are still gaping holes in the pitching staff. And that's why, according to Pete Abe, the Yanks could make an offer to Sabathia as soon as today . In that same entry, by the way, we find that the Yanks have more or less finalized their coaching staff for 2009: Tony Pena will be the bench coach while Rob Thomson will coach third. Some other blips today include Pete Caldera's check-in on Ron Villone , while Ed V. praises the Swisher acquisition . Ben at RAB likes the deal too , while Steve at ...
Something to Write About
Bugs & Cranks —
... But Williams is obviously back at work and has made his first deal of the offseason so I figure I should write about it. As has already been reported on B&C by Ed “Lover” Valentine, the Sox shipped clubhouse prankster/hip bumper extraordinaire/man with a thousand goatees/2008 bust Nick Swisher to the Yankees in exchange for hot 2000 prospect/2008 crappy utility man Wilson Betemit in a deal involving a few other young arms. ...
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Yankees acquire Swisher in five-player deal with White Sox
nj.com 11/14/2008 — Paul Beaty/Associated PressNick Swisher would play first base if the season started today, but he could be an option in center field for the Yankees as well. Mark Teixeira may have just gotten a little poorer, since the Yankees can...
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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Yanks Acquire Nick Swisher
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/13/2008 — 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 ...
Yanks acquire Swisher
blog.nj.com 11/13/2008 — In a rather strange move, it's being reported that the Yankees have acquired OF Nick Swisher in exchange for Jeff Marquez -- Ken Rosenthal adds that the Yanks also will get a Double-A pitcher in Kanekoa Texeira and Wilson Betemit...
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 ...
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 ...
Yankees acquire Swisher from White Sox
yankees.lhblogs.com 11/13/2008 — This release from the Yankees
YANKEES ACQUIRE 1B/OF NICK SWISHER AND RHP KANEKOA TEXEIRA FROM THE WHITE SOX
IN EXCHANGE FOR INF WILSON BETEMIT AND TWO MINOR LEAGUE PITCHERS
The New York Yankees announced today that they have acquired ...
Yankees acquire Swisher from White Sox | lohud.com | The Journal News
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 ...
RIP: Nick Swisher's Facial Hair
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 11/15/2008 — We examine the trade of Nick Swisher to the Yankees and mourn the loss of his facial hair.
This Week in Yankee History (11/16-11/22)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/17/2008 — November 16th - November 22nd November 16th 1883 - Former Yankees INF/P Rollie “Bunions” Zeider (1903) was born. On June 1,1913, Rollie was traded by the White Sox along with 1B Babe Borton to the Yankees for 1B Hal Chase. Rollie hit .233 in 50 games for the Yankees. Before the 1914 AL ...
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 ...
Hot Stove Conversation —
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. ...
