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lohud.com - 11/14/2008
Yankees acquire Swisher from White Sox | lohud.com | The Journal News
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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 and first baseman, the Yankees view Swisher ...

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baseballreflections.com - 11/19/2008
Something Sounds Fishy Here
— baseballreflections.com — The day before the beginning of the free agent signing period saw two more trades. One between the Yankees and White Sox while the other being between the Marlins and Cubs. In the American League transaction, the Yankees aquired 1B/OF Nick Swisher and minor league pitcher Kaneoka Texeira ... (more) Something Sounds Fishy Here

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hardballtimes.com - 11/17/2008
Nick Swisher: Overrated?
— hardballtimes.com — 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 ... (more) Nick Swisher: Overrated?

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Madden: Swisher Deal Has Big Upside
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 11/16/2008
Madden: Swisher Deal Has Big Upside
— slidingintohome.blogspot.com — From Bill Madden : Now that the Wilson Betemit era is over, Yankee legions must come to grips with reality and feel secure in the fact that Brian Cashman is off to a good start in his effort to fix all that was wrong with the Yankees this year. His .219 batting average notwithstanding, Nick ... (more) Madden: Swisher Deal Has Big Upside

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The LoHud Yankees Blog — ... The Yankees acquired Nick Swisher from the White Sox. At the moment, and probably moving forward, he’s their first baseman. ...

Yankees Acquire Nick Swisher
N/A — ... Here’s Pete Abraham’s report… Yankees have acquired Nick Swisher from the White Sox.  Swisher has three years and $22.05 million remaining on his contract, which includes a $10.25 million option for 2012.  ...

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