Bomber Pride

The New York Yankees just completed a major trade with the Atlanta Braves to aquire starting pitcher Javier Vazquez and left-handed reliever Boone Logan.  The Yankees gave up Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn, and Aroyds Vizcaino. Vazquez pitched for the Bombers in 2004 when he had an all-star first half of the season and a awful second half which ended with him giving up a grand slam to Johnny Damon in game 7 of the World Series. Last season with the Braves, Vasquez was 15-10 with a 2.87 ERA and 238 strikeouts in 219.1 innings. Many will be sad to see Melky leave, but good pitching is hard to come by. This also opens the door some more for Johnny Damon, who the Yankees will most likely sign if Johnny lowers his contract demands. More to come……..

In a seven player, three team deal, the New York Yankees aquired all star center fielder Curtis Granderson from the Detroit Tigers.  The Yankees had to give up Austin Jackson, considered one of their top prospects.

The Yankees also signed Andy Pettitte to another one year deal.  Andy was an important part of the rotation last season, even more so in the playoffs. For further deails on these deals, see this article.