As we all know by now, the trade between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners that sent Jesus Montero to the AL West is finalized and official. The next order of business for Brian Cashman is filling the vacancy at designated hitter. He spoke about this a little bit the other day and mentioned that there was a chance that the New York Yankees may trade some excess starting pitching as part of their plan to acquire a DH. I have also discussed the need for the New York Yankees to find their 3B of the future and transition Alex Rodriguez to the DH role. One guy that could kill those two birds with one stone – DH in the short-term and provide a potential long-term option at the hot corner – is the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Pedro Alvarez.
Why Pedro Alvarez?
You won’t take me seriously if I don’t address the shortcomings in Alvarez’ game, so let’s do that first. The main problem is that he swings a bat made out of Swiss cheese which has le...
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PLAYERS:
Pedro Alvarez,
Jesus Montero,
Brian Cashman,
Alex Rodriguez,
Mike Moustakas,
Jason Heyward,
Robinson Cano,
Curtis Granderson,
Phil Hughes
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves
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