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Yankees make their move

Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte, two of the biggest remaining prizes in the baseball trade market, are New York Yankees. I guess that answers the question of whether or not the surging the Yankees would go all in to try and make the playoffs in Yankee Stadium’s final season. Chalk up a win for GM Brian Cashman here. He got the outfielder most contending teams wanted and a quality lefty setup guy without giving up much. Jose Tabata was thought of as a big-time prospect not long ago, but attitude read

The X-Man Returns To New York

….but not to Queens. For the mere price of OF Jose Tabata, pitchers Phil Coke, George Kotos, and Ross Ohlendorf, the Yankees have acquired OF Xavier Nady along with IF Andy Marte.  Never mind what this does to the price of Raul Ibanez, who’s gonna be the one to break the news to Kuff & The Buttheads? read

Yankees Trade Players for Two Bucs

There's been a number of rumors about Jason Bay and Xavier Nady lately. The Nady rumors are over: Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte from Pittsburgh for Jose Tabata, Ross Ohlendorf, Phil Coke and George Kontos. Peter Abraham also has a... read

Piracy?

ESPN’s Buster Olney—once a Yankee beat writer for the New York Times—confirms: the Empire Emeritus have reeled in outfielder Xavier Nady and relief pitcher Damaso Marte from the Pittsburgh Pirates, in exchange for minor league lefthanders Ross Ohlendorf and Phil Coke, minor league righthander George Kontos, and minor league right fielder Jose Tabata. The deal is contingent on physical examinations for all involved. Numerous reports over recent days suggested several teams’ interest in Nady an read

UPDATE: Yankees-Pirates Trade

UPDATE: Yankees-Pirates Trade by John Perrotto The Yankees bolstered their hopes of overtaking the Rays and Red Sox in the American League East by acquiring right fielder Xavier Nady and left-handed reliever Damaso Marte from the Pirates on Friday night in a trade for four minor-leaguers that include Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre right-hander Ross Ohlendorf and Class AA Trenton right-handers Phil Coke and George Kontos and outfielder Jose Tabata. The Yankees entered Friday three games b read