depressedfan.com - 11/14/2008
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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 the Yanks didn't give up anything important. ...
bugsandcranks.com - 11/14/2008
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bugsandcranks.com —
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 ...
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Swisher deal good for the Yankees
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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Yanks Pull the Trigger For Swisher
Green Pinstripes —
... Alex Rodriguez-like contract, but I would have accepted it. This seemed like a stop-gap move, until I read that Swisher's contract runs through 2011. If you're looking for a silver lining, well, maybe this is it. Swisher is coming off an awful season, but posted better numbers during the two previous years in Oakland. Maybe 2008 was just an off year. Maybe. I'm a little behind this trade so you could read a more comprehensive take on things from Brian and Rickhouse. Speaking of late, I didn't comment on the Yankees re-signing ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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. ...
