Back in July, Bleacher Report put out an article citing their reasons why they believed Felix Hernandez would not be traded in 2011. Well, technically it’s still 2011, and now Andrew Marchand of ESPN is writing blogs about ‘How the Yankees can acquire King Felix.
I’ve been monitoring this situation closely, and I can give you 5 reasons why the Yankees and Mariners will make this deal happen. All logic and ‘public issued statements’ would indicate otherwise, but I’m telling you; this trade is going to go down.
Let me convince you….
(5) The Yankees NEEEEEEEEEED Him
I think it’s safe to say the Yankees are getting tired (after two years) of watching their pitching sacrifice their title run. They need a big-time pitcher to compliment CC Sabathia. One thing we’ve learned about the Yankees is that they usually get what they want. Furthermore, I believe Brian Cashman has FINALLY learned that he’s not going to solve these issues w...
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