The Yankees have found their replacement for the injured Brett Gardner, as they acquired Ichiro Suzuki from the Mariners on Monday, according to a report from CBSSports.Right-handers D.J. Mitchell (6-4, 5.04 ERA in minors) and Danny Farquhar (32 G, 3.33 ERA, 9.5 K/9 in minors) were sent to Seattle in the package in exchange for the 38-year-old Ichiro and some cash to offset the roughly $8 million remaining on his contract for this season.Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston broke the news last week that Gardner will undergo surgery and is ...
Just six months after pulling off a major trade with the Seattle Mariners, the New York Yankees and Mariners made headlines once again Monday when it was learned that longtime Mariner Ichiro Suzuki was traded to the Yankees.The Yankees traded pitchers D.J. Mitchell and Danny Fahrquar to the Mariners in exchange for the 12-year veteran.Ichiro will help bolster a Yankee lineup that recently lost outfielder Brett Gardner for the season because of an elbow injury.The Yankees and Mariners made a splash during this past hot stove season when the Yankees ...
It's no secret that the Yankees have been looking to add an outfielder to their roster, and this afternoon they did just that in a move first reported by the YES Network's Jack Curry:The Yankees have acquired Ichiro Suzuki for RHPs DJ Mitchell and Danny Fahrquar, a source said. Yanks also get undisclosed cash in deal.— Jack Curry (@JackCurryYES) July 23, 2012This marks the second time in seven months that the two teams have done business together, with the first being the trade that sent Michael Pineda to the Bronx ...
If you are a fan like me, this deal came out of nowhere on Monday.According to Jack Curry of the YES Network, the Yankees have acquired Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for DJ Mitchell and Danny Fahrquar.
The Yankees have acquired Ichiro Suzuki for RHPs DJ Mitchell and Danny Fahrquar, a source said. Yanks also get undisclosed cash in deal.— Jack Curry (@JackCurryYES) July 23, 2012
The 38-year old Ichiro is on a down year, hitting .261 with four home runs and 28 RBI with 15 stolen bases for ...
Every once in a while a trade comes around that simply blindsides everyone. Ichiro Suzuki being dealt from the Seattle Mariners to the New York Yankees is one such trade (via ESPN).On the one hand, the trade does make sense for both sides. Ichiro's contract ends at the end of this season, and instead of letting him walk or offering arbitration, the Mariners are going to get minor-league pitchers D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar in exchange for him.Mitchell was one of the top winners in the Yankees' farm system for ...
Since the injury to left fielder Brett Gardner in April, the Yankees lost a key element of their offense—the running game. But like we have seen time and again, GM Brian Cashman makes another keen move to improve the Yankees for the postseason.According to the YES Network's Jack Curry, future Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki has been traded to the New York Yankees, while two minor league RHPs DJ Mitchell and Danny Fahrquar are going to the Seattle Mariners.The 38-year-old Suzuki, who has compiled over 2500 career hits in the ...
The New York Yankees were swept in a four-game series against the A's out in Oakland this past weekend. In the process, their once-seemingly-insurmountable lead in the AL East shrunk to just six games.Quick, everybody panic.Now!If you bothered to panic for even five seconds, you can stop now. That'll do.Let's all be clear on one thing here: the Bombers' sweep at the hands of the A's is not a sign of dark things to come. What happened was that the Yankees ran into a buzz saw. Plain and simple. It ...
The New York Yankees have been without Brett Gardner in left field all but nine games this season, and the impact could have been catastrophic, but it hasn’t been.The Yankees are no doubt slower sans the speedy Gardner, as the Yankees rank 24th in steals with 50 on the season, but skipper Joe Girardi and GM Brian Cashman’s utilization of a left fielder by committee between veterans Andruw Jones and Raul Ibanez has exceeded expectations. And yes, it has been painful at times to watch this duo play defense because their ...
As the trade deadline approaches, the New York Yankees need to make a deal if they want to remain atop the AL East. After a four-game sweep at the hands of the Oakland Athletics, the Bombers still have a six game advantage over Baltimore in the standings. However, they should be more worried about the other teams in the division, as Boston and Tampa Bay are finally getting back some of their playmakers from injuries. With Carl Crawford and Jacoby Ellsbury returning for Boston, they are getting a jolt to ...
As we near the MLB trade deadline, teams are scrambling to try to improve their chances of winning the World Series, whether it's this year or somewhere down the road.The addition of the second wild-card spot to the playoff format has put more teams in the hunt for the postseason than ever before. While this has reduced the number of proverbial "sellers" at the deadline, it's made the competition for prize targets even more heated. Every team feels that one key player may put them in the driver's seat for ...