Wednesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, Yankees GM Brian Cashman traded Kyle Farnsworth to Detroit for Ivan Rodriguez.
Yes, you read that correctly. The Yankees traded a talented reliever who was enjoying his finest season in New York, but one with a reputation for meltdown moments in big spots, for a 14-time All-Star and 13-time Gold Glove winner.
On a personal level, however, it was tough saying good-bye to Farnsworth. In this business, there are a handful of players you can go to for a quote or just to say hello. Farnsworth was one of them. We talked baseball and talked about our children. In between, we even discussed professional wrestling.
So while Farnsworth is a Tiger again, Pudge Rodriguez fills the immese void left by Jorge Posada's season-ending surgery. Here's the 411 on the deal and how it went down, and an on-line diary that tracked the day's events before and after a deal that had everyone muttering, "Wow."
No comments:
Post a Comment