12/22: Post: Yankees Acquire Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan from Braves
Posted by: Patrick
Joel Sherman of the Post reports that the Yankees will trade Melky Cabrera and minor league pitchers Michael Dunn and Arodys Vizcaino to the Braves in exchange for former Yankee Javier Vazquez and reliever Boone Logan.
The Yankees were unwilling to include Dunn in the deal for Curtis Granderson, but he proves expendable here. Vizcaino was recently ranked as the third best prospect in the Yankees farm system by Baseball America while having the best curveball. Dunn was said to have the best slider.
5 seasons after his lone tour of duty in New York, Vazquez returns with less expected of him. He was 15-10 with a 2.87 ERA last season for the Braves, finishing fourth in Cy Young voting. He's signed for 2010 only and he'll earn $11.5 million, according to Cot's. Meanwhile, Logan was 1-1 with a 5.19 ERA in 20 games. For his career, he has a 5.78 ERA and 1.69 WHIP over 164 games.
As an aside, Mark Feinsand of the Daily News is saying that this won't allow for the return of Johnny Damon.
The Yankees were unwilling to include Dunn in the deal for Curtis Granderson, but he proves expendable here. Vizcaino was recently ranked as the third best prospect in the Yankees farm system by Baseball America while having the best curveball. Dunn was said to have the best slider.
5 seasons after his lone tour of duty in New York, Vazquez returns with less expected of him. He was 15-10 with a 2.87 ERA last season for the Braves, finishing fourth in Cy Young voting. He's signed for 2010 only and he'll earn $11.5 million, according to Cot's. Meanwhile, Logan was 1-1 with a 5.19 ERA in 20 games. For his career, he has a 5.78 ERA and 1.69 WHIP over 164 games.
As an aside, Mark Feinsand of the Daily News is saying that this won't allow for the return of Johnny Damon.
