Yankees add a catcher

by merdon1332000 on Jul 30, 2008 5:23 PM EDT

Ivan Rodriguez for Kyle Fransworth. Good move for the Yankees. Guess Tigers have a catcher

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AiqKA..8BT7eFUG7Mu58jmw5nYcB?slug=ap-tigers-yankees-trade&prov=ap&type=lgns

I didn't want to trade him?

Tigers president Dave Dombrowski said the team didn’t want to trade Rodriguez, but had bigger needs in the bullpen.

“First let me say that Pudge has done an outstanding job for us,” Dombrowski told reporters before Detroit played the Cleveland Indians. “I’m sure he was very surprised by this, but for him this is a good situation. He’s going to New York City, and they are in contention.”

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I'd guess Inge becomes the everday C then.

"We're excited about the future, but we also want to be excited about now." - Brian Roberts, 07/17/08

by getxstoked on Jul 30, 2008 5:45 PM EDT reply actions

Inge

won’t be happy .

Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark

by BPinOK on Jul 30, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Inge may be the best defensive third baseman in baseball

even though he was still splitting time with Carlos Guillen. Inge really shouldn’t have been that mad about the Miguel Cabrera trade, and because he didn’t put up a fuss about either Carlos Guillen or Miguel Cabrera, he’s getting rewarded for his patience. Likeable player.

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by jobe on Jul 31, 2008 2:34 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm fairly

sure that he had more than a few words about the possibity of them moving him to catcher this year.

Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark

by BPinOK on Jul 31, 2008 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Pudge is a good pick up for the next two months. I wouldn’t touch him after this season though.

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on Jul 30, 2008 6:09 PM EDT reply actions

And they'll get some decent draft picks

for letting him go this winter, too. No way they keep him.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on Jul 30, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions

They have to offer him arbitration to get the picks

And I think Pudge migth accept.

He’s guaranteed to get 80% of what he’s making this year.

by dkdc on Jul 30, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Yanks probably won't offer him arb

But if there’s a team that can afford $10M back up catcher, it’s the Yankees. I can’t imagine anytime wanting to give up draft picks just to sign Pudge though.

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on Jul 30, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions