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Yanks' deal for Nady finalized...with a twist
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The Pirates received a package of four minor-league players — Class AAA right-handers Ross Ohlendorf, Jeff Karstens, and Daniel McCutchen, and Class AA outfielder Jose Tabata.
This is a change from the original package thought to be headed to Pittsburgh. Karstens and McCutchen were late replacements in the deal for Class AA left-hander Phil Coke and righty George Kontos, according to two sources familiar with the talks.
The deal was agreed to Friday, pending physicals. Early Saturday afternoon, the Yankees confirmed the trade was completed. Nady and Marte were with the team and both played in their 10-3 win over the Red Sox.
"It was hard to give up the players we did. I like those players," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said in the New York dugout before Saturday's game. "The players we got back — Marte and Nady — both will hopefully contribute to the 2008 season and we have them for '09."
Cashman said he had been talking about Marte for a few days and Nady's name came up during his drive to Boston on Friday afternoon, with discussions heating up during batting practice Friday and carrying late into the night.
"I wouldn't have done it if it was rented for a few months," Cashman said.
Nady and Marte were both in uniform, Nady in No. 29 and Marte in 34. Nady was listed in the starting lineup, scheduled to play left field and bat seventh.
To make room, the Yankees optioned outfielder Brett Gardner to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and designated reliever LaTroy Hawkins for assignment.
"I think it's a very good move for us," manager Joe Girardi said. "Xavier is having a very good year. He's a guy that can play left field for us and another right-handed bat. And then we get Marte, who has been very good against left-handed hitters - and right-handers, too."
The deal with the Pirates might not be the Yankees' last before Thursday's unrestricted trade deadline. The team also is pursuing Mariners left-hander Jarrod Washburn for its rotation, and the Mariners spoke with Washburn on Friday about waiving his no-trade clause to the Yankees, according to a major-league source.
The Yankees have indicated that they will not give Washburn a contract extension or cash bonus for waiving his no-trade rights, but the source said that Washburn would not necessarily require either inducement, saying, "There are ways around that."
However the Washburn talks turn out, the Yankees already have addressed two of their biggest needs.
The Nady and Marte pickups were welcome additions to the Yankee roster.
The Yankees, with Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada on the disabled list and possibly lost for the year, needed another right-handed bat for their lefty loaded lineup.
Their all-righty bullpen has a 1.67 ERA over its last 23 games, and adding Marte gives them one of the top lefty specialists in baseball and provides manager Joe Girardi with another late-inning setup option for closer Mariano Rivera.
"There's so many unexpected things (that) happen this time of year," Alex Rodriguez said, "but when you hear those names, I don't think anyone can expect to get two quality players like that in the middle of their prime to help our team."
The Yankees were nine games out of first place in the AL East after games of July 6. Now they trail division-leading Tampa Bay by three. The Red Sox are one game behind the Rays.
"The Yankees ownership always gives us an opportunity to win so it's really not surprising," Derek Jeter said. "It seems like every year if they feel as though we need some different pieces to help us win they go out and get them."
Nady is batting .330 with 13 home runs and 57 RBIs in 88 games. Marte is 4-0 with a 3.47 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 46 2-3 innings.
"They were two special guys in our clubhouse and two special guys on the field, and obviously they will be dearly missed," Pirates manager John Russell said.
Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline is July 31.
Pittsburgh, 48-55 and in fifth place in the NL Central after a 6-5 loss to San Diego, is trying to rebuild and avoid a 16th consecutive losing season at the same time.
"We felt that this was the best move for the Pittsburgh Pirates as well as being a very good move for X and Damaso," Russell said.
Ohlendorf was 1-1 with a 6.53 ERA in 25 games with the Yankees this season. He was demoted on June 27, and had a 1-1 record with a 4.03 ERA in five starts with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Tabata, who was with Double-A Trenton, was batting .248 with three homers and 36 RBIs entering play Friday.
High-ranking Yankees officials gathered for meetings at their spring training complex Thursday. After a three-hour meeting, co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner confirmed one of the topics was indicted home run king Barry Bonds.
Steinbrenner wouldn't say if the Yankees are interested in Bonds, but it appears highly unlikely the team will pursue him after acquiring Nady.
"It helps out the team, not only now but also in the long run," Damon said of acquiring Nady. "He's one of the most underrated players around. I think he's one of the best outfielders in the game."
Marte fills a need for a lefty in an already strong bullpen.
"He's high energy," Damon said. "He's throwing legs and arms and everything at you."
Nady is in his sixth major league season. The 29-year-old played with San Diego and the New York Mets before joining Pittsburgh in the middle of the 2006 season. The 33-year-old Marte, in his ninth season, played for Seattle, Pittsburgh and the Chicago White Sox before returning to the Pirates at the start of the 2006 season.
"If those two play for us the way they've played against us," Jeter said, "they're really going to help."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Member Comments
when you say red sox, can you please say 2007 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION RED SOX, thank you
boston_john7/28/2008 21:22:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Hey Yankees fans. When are you gonna stop talking about your 26 championships from the 20th century? It's 2008 and you haven't won anything since 2000. In addition, you accomplished something no team ever has done. You were beating the Red Sox three games to none and you lost four in a row including two in Yankee stadium. The Red Sox may have had an 86 year drought, but we always lost in dramatic fashion in seven games. We never lost after being up three games to none. No one has except the Bronx chokers. Congratulations, you stand alone in the anals of baseball history.
objectivegator7/28/2008 10:33:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
The sad thing is Greensleeves, is that most of red sox nation is just as bad as the yankee fan you pointed out. Maybe even worse. Your stadium seats point the wrong direction, everyone fights each other at the games, your pitchers throw at jeter 3 times every series and manny smokes the green under the green monster. The continued whining of every new england fan amazes me again and again. You have a dynasty football team (whoops minus the superbowl this year!) an NBA champ and 2 recent world series rings! I always wondered what they would whine about if they ever won anything and here it is. Complaining about the yankees spending money and the random retarded fan. Stop whining and enjoy winning for once!!! And thats why we scream BOSTON SUCKS!!!!
bruthforever7/27/2008 19:17:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Before you say anything about me mentioning the 26 championships put this on your dinner plate and chew on it. You can take the 17 NBA Title the Celtics have won The Three Super Bowls the Patriots have won. The 5 NHL Chmapionships the Bruins won. The take the 7 World Series Championships the Red Sox Have won. Thats 32 for the mathematically challenged or if you're a redsox fan. All four of your major sports teams combined have only won 6 more titles than the Yankees alone.
Jigga_2_K7/27/2008 16:35:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Have the teams around the league who couldn't afford to pay thier ball playersw thanked MLB and the Yankees cause without the Luxury Tax and the Yankees paying 116 million there is no Tampa Bay LMAO and to the one who said we should be more concerned with the Yankees trying to find a way to beat the RedSox instead of the Redsox finding a way to beat the Rays lmao I think we found a way and that was outscoring them 11 - 3 in 2 games
Jigga_2_K7/27/2008 15:59:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Greensleeves<br /> <br />You talked about the Yankees having juiced up teams yet the only players you mention are Clemens and Pettite. The Yankees didn't win 97 98 and 00 with jucied up teams. Paul O Neill, Bernie Williams, Alfonso Soriano, Scott Brosias, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera. You can only mention two Yankee players on those championship teams. Yankees will win tonight, can't wait to get Wang back in the rotation. You're just another douche redsox fan p.i.s.s.i.n.g and moaning because your beloved team is slipping. The Rays will tumble and the Yankees will take sole posession of 1st by mid Aug. When the Red Sox win 26 championships AND COUNTING then come talk about how bad the Yankees are and how steroids won championships. LETS GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jigga_2_K7/27/2008 15:46:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID, "THANK GOD FOR YANKEE WELFARE". WITHOUT IT, A THIRD OF BOTH LEAGUES WOULD BE IN BIG TROUBLE. REVENUE SHARE THAT.
pm7jc7/27/2008 13:59:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
Must be nice to have all these "so called Major league teams" as part of the Yankees farm system! THANK GOD FOR PARODY !!! WHAT A JOKE !!
psbeck7/27/2008 9:55:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
I don't mind of all fans granted not everyone is going to be rude and just start talking trash infact my younger bro is a red sox fans and since i lived in both massachusetts, and new york I can honestly judge.Mass( i lived in brocton,lynn,peabody,salem,worchester, boston,beverly.In New York I lived Upstate near Buffalo, and Syracuse.Even one if not my best friend is a red sox fan we just tend to keep away from talking about baseball,because anytime he talks he has to talk trash about the yankees,when I talk about I only talk about good trade deals era, runs home runs etc obs.Things that are constructive how I wished the Yankees focus on pitching alittle more.Age you know the main concerns a fan has for his team to win.But no always negative comments and that is why I post this because some of you people have no control and I sat for over 22 years listening trash talk from Red soxs fans and especiallty now.So I'm going to show you how it feels to have to listen to the useless trash that you people spit out all day long over and over again.Its annoying if you shutup and talk constructly then I would listen and made we can talk number and guesses of w and l at the end of the year, or good trades no its always the same with you people yelling profanity always drunk disorderly killing a girl after finally winning a championship.Nice riots flipping peoples cars so dumb grow up.Take a look if its state versus state ny has alot more money then mass, ny represent the backbone of america its building represents our economic success we had in the past.Its full of educated people who work hard you have to work hard there rent is super expensive.Mass on the other hand is full of construction worker guys who don't think much they just do manual labor whose fault their own for not reading not studying.its their own doing not ours so if the shoe fits wear it.Your players are weralthy so technically they are more like New Yorkers than you.Other then Youkilis because he looks like a ****ing retard.His face looks like a big hairy snatch.
REDSOXFANsuckS7/27/2008 2:41:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
You lack class and therefore and I'm pretty much sick of your dumb **** you people say don't like the way things going keep it to yourselves quit ****ing spitting your garbage everywhere you.
REDSOXFANsuckS7/27/2008 2:25:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
You see why Yankee fans don't need to chant red soxs suck because they know they suck we don't need to remind them.Your all whinner pathetic trashy people simply put.
REDSOXFANsuckS7/27/2008 2:23:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
Too many Yankee fans sat by and listen to the red sox dump their verbal trash all over the place.Enough is enough so you get lucky and win a few wow.
REDSOXFANsuckS7/27/2008 2:22:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
Actually this is response too the red sox fans stupidity
REDSOXFANsuckS7/27/2008 2:21:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
2 out in the 9th<br />weres all the sox fans maine boy
Gmen19647/26/2008 16:23:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
juli54green don't quit on your team you sound like as typical sox fan
Gmen19647/26/2008 16:18:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
mags-<br /><br />It's not the Yankees fault that other teams take these deals!!! How hard it is to say NO?<br /><br />The Redsox are the same as the Yanks now, there is no denying it. High payroll (not as high as the Yanks) but, they are a team of All-Stars, just like the Yanks.<br /><br />Not only are the teams very similar, but, the Sox fans have gotten a little cocky and obnoxious and stole that crown from the band waggon Yankee fans of the late 90's. Congrads to all you disgracefull Sox fans!!
aviboy977/26/2008 16:08:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
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