Yankees acquire Nady, Marte in trade

[wayne1218]

Yankees add Nady, Marte in trade with Pirates

By Buster Olney
ESPN The Magazine

The Yankees agreed Friday evening to a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates that would give New York left-handed pitcher Damaso Marte and right fielder Xavier Nady.

The Pirates will receive four minor leaguers including right-handed pitcher Ross Ohlendorf, right-handed pitcher George Kontos, left-handed pitcher Phil Coke and right fielder Jose Tabata in return. The trade is tentative pending physicals.

The Pirates pulled Nady after the first inning Friday night against San Diego.

Nady was in right field during the top of the first but was replaced by Jason Michaels in the field in the second.

Marte, one of the most coveted left-handed specialists in the game, was caught by television cameras hugging teammates in the dugout after leaving the bullpen shortly after.

"There is a trade in place, pending medical reviews of all the players involved on both clubs," Pirates director of media relations Jim Trdinich said. "That is all that is permissible to be announced at this time."

The Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees and New York Mets all were thought to be interested in Nady, who was batting .330 with 13 home runs and 57 RBIs. Marte is 4-0 with a 3.47 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 46 2/3 innings, and also was attracting interest from several teams.

[wayne1218]

What a damn STEAL for the Yankees. They got 2 pretty good guys there without giving up much!

[BigWeiner]

Look at this post before the trade went down


The Yankees have acquired both Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte from the Pirates, WPGB's Rocco DeMaro reports.
Others have confirmed. No word yet on the return, but Melky Cabrera is still in the game for the Bombers. The team's top prospect, Austin Jackson, might be involved for that kind of return. The Yankees figure to have Nady rotate between the outfield and DH, but he'll be an everyday player. Marte will help set up for Mariano Rivera. The Pirates could make John Grabow their new closer and Steve Pearce their right fielder.

[wayne1218]

Damnit. Nady and Marte are both SOLID players. The OF/DH bat that they needed and a nice new setup guy to secure the 8th inning. I think this was a great trade for N.Y. and a bigger one than most or some realize. They filled their 2 biggest needs in one quick transaction. Damn, Damn, Damn .........

[seaofred]

FUCKING pirates do it again,always trade away the players that are doing good.they just got nady in late 2006 and they are supposed to build around with the younger players and here they trade away two of them for all minor leaguers,...im ready to give up on this team and pick another,..actually i adopted the mets this year so i might just make them my new full time team

[tash]

FUCKING pirates do it again,always trade away the players that are doing good.they just got nady in late 2006 and they are supposed to build around with the younger players and here they trade away two of them for all minor leaguers,...im ready to give up on this team and pick another,..actually i adopted the mets this year so i might just make them my new full time team

poor bastard.. you can have the mets and the yankees! fuck em both ! How do you think I feel ?

[MtrCtyPimp]

FUCKING pirates do it again,always trade away the players that are doing good.they just got nady in late 2006 and they are supposed to build around with the younger players and here they trade away two of them for all minor leaguers,...im ready to give up on this team and pick another,..actually i adopted the mets this year so i might just make them my new full time team

You can just adopt any team that you want?

PEACE

[DDP713]

Damnit. Nady and Marte are both SOLID players. The OF/DH bat that they needed and a nice new setup guy to secure the 8th inning. I think this was a great trade for N.Y. and a bigger one than most or some realize. They filled their 2 biggest needs in one quick transaction. Damn, Damn, Damn .........

the evil fucking empire upgrade in the outfield even with matsui likely out for the year. nady is having a career year, damaso marte is considered to be a class A free agent when this season is over. damn yankees man I hate em....and I have a baddd feeling that ned colleti is going to make a stupid trade for the dodgers by the 31st

[Three Jack]

MCCUTCHEN, KARSTENS PART OF NADY DEAL
By JOEL SHERMAN

The package the YankeesNew York Yankees surrendered for Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte is not as originally reported. It is fronted by outfielder Jose Tabata and pitcher Ross OhlendorfRoss Ohlendorf , but the other two pitchers the Yanks gave up in the trade were Jeff KarstensJeff Karstens and Daniel McCutchen.

The original trade did have Phil Coke George Kontos in it, but the Pirates had enough concerns about the medical reports on Kontos and Coke that they decided to do Karstens and McCutchen instead.


McCutchen, who turns 26 in September, was 8-9 with a 3.14 ERA between Double- and Triple-A this season. He is known as a hard worker who really elevated his stock this year. But he also was suspended 50 games by the Commissioners Office for taking a performance-enhancing substance in 2006.

Karstens, who also turns 26 in September, pitched for the Yankees in 2006-2007, going 3-5 with a 5.65 ERA in 15 appearances, including nine starts. He has battled injuries much of the last two seasons and was 6-4 with a 3.80 in 12 Triple-A starts this season. However, the Yanks considered him expendable because many other starts had bypassed him on the depth chart, including Darrell Rasner, who in style is most like Karstens.

Tabata, a Double-A outfielder, and Ohlendorf, starting at Triple-A, were clearly the main two pieces for the Pirates.

[wayne1218]

I'll say it again ... GREAT trade for the Yanks!

[Three Jack]

I'll say it again ... GREAT trade for the Yanks!

It does fill 2 huge holes....I would agree.

[savage1]

As a Sox fan, I find these moves a lot more disturbing than if they had acquired Bonds.

[frankb03]

As a Sox fan, I find these moves a lot more disturbing than if they had acquired Bonds.

That's an understatement!

[trims]

yanks have momentum and then they pull off this trade. subway series2 here we come!!!!!!!!