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Pineda For Montero

Found January 13, 2012 on USS Mariner:
PLAYERS: Michael Pineda,  Jesus Montero,  Hector Noesi
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners,  New York Yankees

News that the Mariners have traded Michael Pineda and top pitching prospect Jose Campos for DH Jesus Montero and okay pitching prospect Hector Noesi broke while I was having dinner. Analysis coming soon – short version, I like the idea, not sure I love the execution, but it will depend on what else M’s do. -- This post came from: U.S.S. Mariner, and is copyright by the authors. This RSS feed is intended for the personal use of readers and not, for instance, spam blogs.Pineda For Montero
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