With Alex Rodriguez out for a while and perhaps Mark Teixeira too, the Yankees were looking for some depth at the corner-infield positions, and Tuesday they added some depth with the acquisition of Pittsburgh's Casey McGehee.
Yankees Trade For Pirates’ Casey McGehee
The first-place Yankees made one trade-deadline deal, acquiring corner infielder Casey McGehee from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
McGehee became expendable earlier Tuesday when the Pirates traded for Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez, who might not be in line to platoon at first base with Garrett Jones. In return for McGehee, the Pirates are getting right-handed relief pitcher Chad Qualls.
Qualls is also just a body at this point, with a 5.13 ERA over the last three seasons, and he was about to get dumped by the Yankees because of Joba Chamberlain’s imminent return. But every contender is always looking for bullpen depth, and Qualls fills that bill.
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