Tag: Jake Bird
My Take: Yankees Acquire Luis Garcia Jr.
The trade: Yankees acquire 1B/DH Luis Garcia Jr. from the Nationals for RHP Yovanny Cruz, RHP Jake Bird, RHP Jack Cebert, and RHP Ben Grable From the Yankees’ perspective: The Yankees need a bat. Garcia Jr. leads the National League in slugging percentage. From an offensive perspective, this is the perfect fit. Defensively? They will […]
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Other takes: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) The Details: The Yankees acquire RHP David Bednar and RHP Jake Bird The Pirates acquire C/1B Rafael Flores, C Edgleen Perez, and OF Brian Sanchez The Rockies acquire 2B Roc Riggio and LHP Ben Shields This isn’t a 3-team deal, as the Pirates and Rockies didn’t interact […]
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