HOUSTON - The busy New York Yankees traded reliever LaTroy Hawkins to the Houston Astros on Wednesday for minor league infielder Matt Cusick.
Hawkins was 1-1 with a 5.71 ERA in 33 appearances this season for the Yankees, who designated him for assignment Saturday after acquiring outfielder Xavier Nady and reliever Damaso Marte in a trade with Pittsburgh.
"I was sitting at home doing nothing and all of a sudden, a team wants me," Hawkins said on a conference call. "I'm pretty excited about that."
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Don't get too excited
It’s the Astros, after all… probably the poorest-run franchise in baseball. Welcome to hell.
by PhilR8 on Jul 31, 2008 9:31 AM EDT 0 recs
I'll miss LaTroy pitching for the Yankees.
He was always good for a few runs.
If I was an Astro fan, I’d want to go Shawn Chacon on Ed Wade. Randy Wolf? LaTroy Hawkins? Is this team gearing up for some imaginary playoff run of suckdom?
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by Oriole on Jul 31, 2008 11:54 AM EDT 0 recs
Maybe
They can pry Jason Johnson away from the Dodgers.
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