N. Swisher traded to Yankees.

[eddie-eddie]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3700869

Relevant to the proposed trade idea in one of the other posts. In addition to illustrating my point in my earlier post :Msg to O's mgmt. Be agressive. He may have not great stats but bottom line the Yankees saw a player they wanted whether trade and or free agency and got him.

[PHRESH]

Do they still try to sign Tex and make Swish an OF/DH type?

[Tx Oriole]

I don't really beleive the Yankees are in on signing Tex. IMO

[clapdiddy]

Do they still try to sign Tex and make Swish an OF/DH type?

I thought that's what they were doing with Matsui...

[BaltBird 24]

With the swiftness that is appearing to be this offseason, I can't see AM left anywhere but in the dust.

[wildbillhiccup]

Interesting. I feel MUCH better about our changes of signing Teix with NY out of hte equation. Have a feeling LA is the frontrunner though.

[PHRESH]

To whom among O's prospects is Jeff Marquez most comparable?

14) Jeffrey Marquez, RHP, Grade C+

4.69 ERA with 33/24 K/BB in 81 innings for Scranton, 93 hits allowed. Gets grounders but also has given up 12 homers. Not impressive.

Sickels

How were we not able to trade one of our young arms for Swisher?

[Sports Guy]

Well, this says 1 of 2 things:

First of all, this may mean that they aren't going after Tex as Swisher will be their first baseman.

Or they may put Swisher in CF.

Thing is, Swisher isn't that good of a CFer and that is a huge OF in NY.

And of course, the Yankees stole him and we should have been all over this(unless they are giving up a lot more).

[Sports Guy]

To whom among O's prospects is Jeff Marquez most comparable?

Sickels

How were we not able to trade one of our young arms for Swisher?

He is a dime a dozen arm it seems...if the Yanks don't have to give up more, this is a steal and another example of AM letting something get away.

This also lends further credence to the idea that I had with the White Sox and BRob.

Very irritating to see the Yanks take advantage of this while we continue to sit around and make a list of FAs we want.

[Hank Scorpio]

I can't believe the MFY's would be dumb enough to put Swisher in their outfield, so I would imagine he's the new Giambi up there.

I'm just not all that enamored with Swisher. He's decent...

[mdevito]

One of the bigger issues here is that we now have to see Swisher a heckuva lot more than we normally do, and we all know how well he hits at OPACY.

[zff4]

But that would mean that Swisher at first rules out a Tex signing for them? Or at least makes it less likely?

[geschinger]

Cashman has been clear that he wants a 1b who is actually a 1b... Swisher does not fill that role so I doubt this has any impact whatsoever on their pursuit of Teix.

[Sports Guy]

I can't believe the MFY's would be dumb enough to put Swisher in their outfield, so I would imagine he's the new Giambi up there.

I'm just not all that enamored with Swisher. He's decent...

Hopefully this means they don't go after Tex.

That being said, we should have easily beat this deal...it is absurd that we let this happen even if it means they are out of the Tex sweepstakes.

Meanwhile, I am waiting for the announcement that we have signed Millar to play first.

[cmcgarvey]

Do they still try to sign Tex and make Swish an OF/DH type?

They already got Tex.

Kanekoa Texeira.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8790448/Sources:-Yanks-deal-for-Swisher,-minor-leaguer