Report: Yanks Acquire Pirates Hinske
By Frank Russo ~ June 30th, 2009. Filed under: Frank Russo Rants and Raves.
The Yankees today acquired infielder/outfielder Eric Hinske fromt he Pittsburgh Pirates for for minor leaguer right-handed pitcher Casey Erickson and minor league outfielder Eric Fryer.
Hinske, 31, has appeared in 54 games with Pittsburgh this season, batting .255 (27-for-106) with 18 runs, 9 doubles, 1 home run and 11RBI. He has played 13 games in right field, six games at first base and three games at third base, and has made 29 pinch-hit appearances, going 8-for-24 (.333) with 5 walks.
Hinske has been a good luck charm of sorts over the past two seasons, appearing in two straight Worlds Series with the Red Sox in ’07 and the Rays in 08.
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June 30th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Hello Omar? anybody home?
June 30th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Tough for Minaya to make a deal that will make a major impact when you’ve got so many holes because of injuries and you’ve used up your young trade chips for Putz and Santana.
I’m not a Mets fan (obviously), but there’s not really a whole lot he can do at this point.