ESPN’s Buster Onley is reporting that the Detroit Tigers have traded catcher Ivan Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth.
Rodriguez, who is in the final year of his contract, waived his no-trade clause to join the Yankees, sources told ESPN.com.
“He’s hitting over .290 I believe and he’s been hot so we’re looking forward to having him,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after New York’s 13-3 rout of the Orioles on Wednesday.
Farnsworth played for the Tigers in 2005.
Posada, a five-time All-Star catcher, announced he would have season-ending surgery on his right shoulder on Monday. He has struggled with shoulder pain for most of the season, limiting his ability to throw out baserunners and cutting down his playing time behind the plate.
Jorge Posada will miss the rest of the season due to shoulder surgery and the Yankees wanted a better option than Jose Molina and Chad Moeller. “Pudge” is a free swinger, but he usually hovers around.280 and he still has a little pop left. Unless I’m missing something, it’s a little surprising that all the Yankees had to give up was Farnsworth. How do the Yankees get these kinds of deals done?
