Edit: Yankees acquire Lance Berkman and Austin Kearns

Canocollector#1 · Jul 30, 2010

Joel Sherman says done deal- Prospects unknown, but it is supposedly a pure salary dump deal. Berkman has already accepted.

Yankees just landed Austin Kearns for ptbnl

numba1yankeefan · Jul 30, 2010

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WOW. pretty exciting if berkman can hit

blazers091 · Jul 30, 2010

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is montero on his way out?

leatherman · Jul 30, 2010

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Brett Wallace, your new Astros first baseman.

Bosox3 · Jul 30, 2010

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This same thing was said about Lee becoming a Yankee.
Wont believe it till Its a Done deal.

I also heard reports of Boston going after him as well.

Card Magnet · Jul 30, 2010

Re: Lance Berkman on the verge of becoming a Yankee...

The Sox were possibly after him as well, and I believe some names in the mix for a trade for him were Dan Hudson and Brent Morel.

pigskincardboard · Jul 30, 2010

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Why the hell does New York need Lance Berkman especially at full price? Isn't this team 30 games over .500?

Jastermereel · Jul 30, 2010

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As a Yankees fan, I hate this move. Berkman serves no purpose. They should have made a deal for Lilly.

boomo · Jul 30, 2010

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Jastermereel said:
As a Yankees fan, I hate this move. Berkman serves no purpose. They should have made a deal for Lilly.

agreed, i dont see berkman hitting 250, he is over the hill.
wouldnt want lilly either, we had him once and he went being sucking,
and im sure that would be the case again.

Pills · Jul 30, 2010

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According to mlbtraderumors.com, no big name prospects, and Berkman is requiring that the team *not* pick up his 2011 option. He has approved going to the Yankees, and the Steinbrenners have OK'd taking on his salary.

Berkman DHing allows Posada to get some time to rest and recover, and will give the major bats a few days off, too.

Oddly, his #17 isn't taken right now, either.

mwashuc06 · Jul 30, 2010

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Berkman is a .194 hitter on the road..

pujolsjunkie · Jul 30, 2010

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mwashuc06 said:
Berkman is a .194 hitter on the road..

So I guess it's good he's going to be playing in a bandbox.

Pills · Jul 30, 2010

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mwashuc06 said:
Berkman is a .194 hitter on the road..

He's also hitting MUCH better lefty than righty this year. If/when everyone's healthy, I'm assuming he'll platoon at DH with Thames.

hail2thevictors · Jul 30, 2010

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Pills said:
mwashuc06 said:

Berkman is a .194 hitter on the road..

Click to expand...

He's also hitting MUCH better lefty than righty this year. If/when everyone's healthy, I'm assuming he'll platoon at DH with Thames.

Marcus Thames, LOL. If he ever takes AB's away from Lance Berkman, something is wrong. I watched him fail wayyyyyy to much in Detroit. Guy will run into one here and there, but he's not a big league ball player IMO.

200lbhockeyplayer · Jul 30, 2010

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Berkman is built for that right field line at Yankee Stadium.

For the Astros, if you move Oswalt and aren't planning on resigning Berkman...might as well move him now when the public relations storm is in full force. I think Houston fans will embrace Wallace very quickly once he is up.

Joshua.Roundtree · Jul 30, 2010

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pujolsjunkie said:
mwashuc06 said:

Berkman is a .194 hitter on the road..

Click to expand...

So I guess it's good he's going to be playing in a bandbox.

He already plays in a bandbox......that's why his road splits are so weak.

yankeesfan24 · Jul 30, 2010

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im up for this move, as long as we dont move any decent prospects

championMan · Jul 30, 2010

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John sterling HR calls for Berkman could be (Fat Elvis hit one to Puma Land)

HPC · Jul 30, 2010

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Gotta wonder what the Astros have in store getting rid of all this salary

(probably nothing, like AZ, but you never know)

pigskincardboard · Jul 30, 2010

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Statistical aberration: quick, someone define it.

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