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Yankees Trade for Casey McGehee at
Deadline
The New York Yankees didn’t do
anything major at the trade deadline, but they did fill a need
getting Casey McGehee to fill in at first and third base for the
injured Alex Rodriguez, and Mark Teixeira. The price wasn’t very
high for McGehee, as Chad Qualls was sent to the Pirates for him.
This move seems like a good one as with the return of Joba Qualls
would have been off the major league roster soon anyways.
Casey McGehee's best season came in
2010 with the Milwaukee Brewers when McGehee hit .285 with 23
homeruns and 104 RBIs. Casey however has not been very good in the
season and a half since then, as this year with the Pirates he is
hitting .230 with 8 homeruns, and 35 RBIs.
The big talk of the day was about Cubs
pitcher Ryan Dempster who the Yankees emerged as a possible suitor
for Dempster, with Dempster agreeing if traded that he would go to
New York with his 10-5 rights. Dempster ended up going to Texas
leaving the Yankees only move of the day being the McGehee trade, but
the Yankees big move was for Ichiro a week ago which shouldn’t be
forgotten.
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