Evaluating the Granderson trade

Well, I was wrong. The Tigers lowered their asking price, and the Yankees actually traded for outfielder Curtis Granderson yesterday in the biggest Bomber trade since the acquisition of Randy Johnson.The Trade:To the Yankees: Curtis Granderson (OF)To the Diamondbacks: Edwin Jackson (SP), Ian Kennedy (SP)To the Tigers: Austin Jackson (OF), Phil Coke (RP), Max Scherzer (SP), Daniel Schlereth (RP)The Good:The Yankees have an established, polished, inexpensive All-Star outfielder for the next four seasons. Granderson can hit anywhere in the batting order, has a great personality and is another athletic, energetic and charismatic player on the Yankee roster. He'll be an instant fan favorite. He'll patrol the outfield for the prime of his career and could put up big power numbers at Yankee stadium. The deal also gives the Yankees leverage against Johnny Damon and Hidkei Matsui, who will lose a bit of money thanks to the acquisition.The Bad:The Yankees essentially got Granderson fo...