News: Yankees acquire Nick Swisher
According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, the
White Sox have traded OF Nick Swisher to the Yankees for minor league pitcher Jeff Marquez.
The Yankees will also get RHP Kanekoa Texeira from Chicago, adds FoxSports.com.
The 27–year-old Swisher, who hit just .219 last season, will earn $21 million over the next three seasons.
…again, we mull over rumor after rumor every day, all day, and yet here comes another trade that nobody was talking about, just like Matt Holliday, just like Scott Olsen and Josh Willighman…
…Update…4:05 pm…
SI.com’s Jon Heyman called in to WFAN to say Wilson Betemit may be involved in the deal, as well as other minor leaguer.
“Marquez is a pretty good minor leaguer, but not a top-shelf guy,” according to Heyman.
Heyman says ‘every one is up for grabs on the White Sox,’ since Ozzie Guillen would like his team to get ‘younger and faster.’





