| Your Source For Yankee News
Wednesday December 25th 2024

Categories

Melk Man Delivered To Atlanta Braves

New York Yankees have shipped Melky Cabrera to Atlanta in an effort to bolster their pitching rotation.  Right-handed starter Javier Vázquez returns to the Bronx as part of a deal that also sends Mike Dunn and Arodys Vizcaino to the Braves according to the Daily News .  The Yankees also receive lefty reliever Boone Logan to complete the transaction.

This will mark Vázquez's second stint in New York.  He won 14 games for the Yankees in 2004, but his ERA was only a shade below 5.00.  He is a model of durability though, making at least 32 starts in each of the last 10 seasons.  Vázquez went 15-10 for the Braves last season with a 2.87 ERA.

Cabrera, 25, departs from the franchise that signed him in 2001 when he was just 17 years old.  He continued ...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - New York Yankees


Leave a Reply