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River Ave. Blues ยป It’s Official: Montero & Noesi for Pineda & Campos is a done deal

It’s Official: Montero & Noesi for Pineda & Campos is a done deal

January 23, 2012 by Mike 48 Comments

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Ten days after we learned that an agreement was in place, the trade is finally official. The Yankees announced this afternoon that they’ve acquired Michael Pineda and Jose Campos from the Mariners for Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi after all four players passed their physicals. During the conference call, Brian Cashman said Montero “may very well be the best player I’ve traded,” while Pineda said “I never thought I would become a New York Yankee so early into my career.” It’s pretty funny that he assumed it was an inevitability.

The Yankees now have an open spot on the 40-man roster, but that will be filled rather quickly. We’re still waiting on the Hiroki Kuroda signing to be finalized, but last we heard he was still in Japan enjoying the offseason. His physical might not happen for a while. Andruw Jones’ new contract still isn’t official yet either. Make sure you check out our Depth Chart to see where the team’s roster stands. So long Jesus and Hector, and welcome to the Boogie Down, Michael and Jose.

The reasons to trade, and not to trade, A.J. Burnett
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Filed Under: Asides, Transactions Tagged With: Hector Noesi, Jesus Montero, Michael Pineda, Vicente Campos

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