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Yankees deal Francisco Cervelli to Pirates

...for 27 year old pitcher Justin Wilson.

This is a curious move by the Yanks considering Wilson is a LH middle reliever while Cervelli is an excellent platoon catcher. The Yankee lineup depth takes another hit.

Meanwhile this is potentially a great move by the Pirates, who figure to lose Russell Martin. Cervelli needs to show he can stay healthy coming off his PED bust, but his numbers did not suffer last year.

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This is a curious move by the Yanks considering Wilson is a LH middle reliever while Cervelli is an excellent platoon catcher. The Yankee lineup depth takes another hit.

Meanwhile this is potentially a great move by the Pirates, who figure to lose Russell Martin. Cervelli needs to show he can stay healthy coming off his PED bust, but his numbers did not suffer last year.

Staying healthy is Cervelli's problem. He was only in 49 games last season. As for the Yankees lineup depth taking another hit, the Yankees had a log jam at the position and didn't need 4 catchers on the roster. Along with McCann, they still have Austin Romine and John Ryan Murphy to platoon.

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