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Hideki Matsui Escapes Yankees Chopping Block

Found January 07, 2009 on MLB Rumors:
PLAYERS: Xavier Nady,  Nick Swisher,  Hideki Matsui
TEAMS: New York Yankees

Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman's personal preference is to trade outfielder Hideki Matsui to clear a roster spot for newly signed first baseman Mark Teixeira, but he is hesitating because of a negative reaction in Japan.

Word on the street indicates the team's intense recruiting effort ...
Original Story: http://www.mlbnewsonline.com/2009/01/...
2 Comments:
  • Who writes this garbage? This dude clearly has no idea about the Yankees or sports in general. There is no chance that the Yankees trade Xavier Nady and Nick Swisher. Bobby Abreu was given his walking papers to make room for both and he was their most consistent bat in 2008. This author is clueless!
    by mcbrink26   January 08, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • Not to mention the fact that Matsui has a full no-trade clause in his contract and is coming off knee surgery....

    Research...highly overrated as a writer I guess.
    by DeWare   January 09, 2009   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
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