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Braves Ace Vazquez Traded to Yankees 66
Posted: December 22, 2009, 12:40 PM ; Updated: December 22, 2009, 3:20 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Pitcher Javy Vazquez was traded back to the Yankees by the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday for outfielder Melky Cabrera, a move that pushed New York's payroll for next season over $200 million.
New York also got left-hander Boone Logan as part of the deal, and the Braves obtained a pair of pitching prospects, left-hander Mike Dunn and right-hander Arodys Vizcaino, along with about $500,000.
The trade leaves New York with an opening in left field, allowing the Yankees to perhaps pursue Mark DeRosa. New York does not appear interested in re-signing Johnny Damon or going after free agents Matt Holliday and Jason Bay.
Atlanta had six starting pitchers and felt free to deal Vazquez, who was 14-10 for the Yankees in 2004. He started 10-5 with a 3.56 ERA that year and made his only All-Star team but faded to a 4-5 record and 6.92 ERA after the break.
His first stint in New York ended miserably, when he relieved Kevin Brown trailing 2-0 in Game 7 of the AL championship series against Boston and allowed a first-pitch grand slam to Damon, then gave up a two-run homer to Damon in the fourth.
Vazquez was dealt to the Arizona Diamondbacks after the season in the trade that brought Randy Johnson to New York. He spent one year with Arizona, then went to the Chicago White Sox for three seasons.
Now 33, the right-hander was 15-10 with a 2.87 ERA and 238 strikeouts this year for the Braves, and finished fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting. Vazquez, whose career record is 142-139 in 12 seasons, will make $11.5 million next year and can become a free agent after the season.
He joins a pitching rotation that includes CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte. New York's top four starters will combine for $64 million in payroll -- more than four teams paid their entire rosters last season.
With the trade and including the still-unfinalized signing of free-agent designated hitter Nick Johnson, the Yankees payroll for next season stands at $200.9 million for 16 signed players. That includes two not expected to make the opening-day roster: pitcher Andrew Brackman and infielder Juan Miranda.
Cabrera had been the Yankees' starting center fielder for most of the last three seasons. After losing the job to Brett Gardner during spring training this year, he quickly regained it and hit .274 with 13 homers and 68 RBIs, helping the Yankees win the World Series for the first time since 2000. He made $1,425,000 last season and is eligible for free agency after the 2012 season.
Logan, acquired by the Braves from the White Sox in the Vazquez trade last December, was 1-1 with a 5.19 ERA in 20 relief appearances. He held left-handers to a .231 average and figures to fill the hole created by the departure of Phil Coke, who was sent to Detroit in a deal that brought New York center fielder Curtis Granderson.
Atlanta had a surplus of starting pitching after giving Tim Hudson a $28 million, three-year contract in November. The trade left the Braves with a rotation that includes Hudson, Jair Jurrjens, Tommy Hanson, Derek Lowe and Kenshin Kawakami.
The 24-year-old Dunn had a combined 99 strikeouts in 73 1-3 innings at Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre and Double-A Trenton, going 4-3 with a 3.31 ERA in 38 relief appearances. He made his major league debut on Sept. 4 and had a 6.75 ERA in four appearances.
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Well... there goes the Braves
No the red sox have an ok one
yanks have the best
Sabbathia, Burnett, Peetite, Joba, Well they did have wang, Mitre and some others i cant think of. My brain has been thinkin snow not baseball, Unfortunatley!
Thanks Final Crunch
GREAT!!!!!! JUST GREAT !!!!!!!! The yankees have another star. thats unusual... NOT!!!!!! by the way the yankees are NOT AT ALL going to win the world series. they would be lucky to get the wild card... lucky.
Final Crunch
Nope I do not think it is crazy to write all that because i like baseball so much i would do that all day long!!! Plus I cant even get outside the snow!
you have a point there and i respect that because i have only seen flakes that melted as soon as they hit the ground
Nick johnson is goin to the yanks
i am not that happy with the whole melk man thing.
Excuse me Who hit for the cycle,
O and another thing
Y are the yanks gettin All the people the had a while ago.
Hopefully u guys no this but Nick Johnson And Javy V were on the yanks a while ago like in the 2000's
Get Some new peeps for a chance
but i am a yanks fan!!!;)
Curtis granderson Baby!!!
good deal for yanks.
This way they upgrade their rotation and lose a backup outfielder that Granderson will make up for and improve upon.
The braves also did good on this deal because they dropped some salary and gained a good outfielder that will build toward the future.
you cant give a guy special consideration just becasue he hit for the cycle.
yes, it is a GREAT acomplishment but in reality, its just a guy getting the right hits at the right time.
i would take a better player without a cycle on his resume over a lesser player with a cycle under his belt anyday.
I can be rich really easily, I got a reggie Jackson Signed Card!!!
i have a dom domaggio jeresy card and a bunch of ald blue jays autos
Dude who only think that is a little
Thats only 1 Book I got 3 more where that came from
It would take to long though
Okay, I'm sick of it, so here it goes. Quit complaining that the Yankees have a lot of money!!! Wake up Red Sox fans, your team just broke their payroll!!!!
I think it was a good choice. Javier Vazquez is a good pitcher (wouldn't say he's an ace) and the yankees got Curtis Granderson so we don't really need the melk-man. He would be a good back-up but the yankees have plenty of bats. I'll tell you what the Yankees really need: Middle relief pitchers. there are lots of good young arms in their pen but they can be inconsistant. Chamberlain and hughes need time to develop. they should get an experienced relief pitcher like darren oliver to fill some holes out there and help some rising stars to progress.
-BigTunder26
I totally agree with you Big thunder.
The yanks should spend some of their endless money on some expeirienced relief pitchers.
couldnt have said it better myself!!!
I would look at Jose Valverde who isnt that old but is an excelent pitcher or John Smoltz who has LOTS of expeirience and continues to be a decent pitcher althogh he can be shaky.
who has the best rotation in the game
the red sox [beckett, lester, lackey, dice-k, and wakefield (with buchholz ready in case of injury)]
Even though the Yankees have three ace pitchers, they didn't really need another one, after winning a World Series with those three pitchers. They shouldn't have traded Melky Cabrera for unecessary pitcher.
where r they gonna put granderson if theres melky still. im a fan of both teams and im happy.
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hey rusty i bet i hav mor than u...1500
p.s. u cant hav like 500 fav players
that gives me a headache trying to read it!!!!!!!
WOW!!! HOW MANY BASEBALL CARDS DO U HAVE?
Whoa. So you like pretty much every player ever, eh RustyBaseball?
me and my bro in new york think the yanks will get all the good players and will win more world series and just yankee haters that think we will stink with out damon we wont and we can win with out matsui hah go yanks
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sorry forgot CLIFF LEE
Got to tell you, I am a yanks fan, but the phils arent the best team, neither are the yanks. hello the mariners. Ichiro Figgins but i forgot the reat! look it up for me ok Mariners rule!
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