Gaby Sanchez to the Pirates for Gorkys Hernandez + Draft Pick

[Jaypers]

Pirates Acquire Gaby Sanchez
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [July 31, 2012 at 2:08pm CST]
The Pirates have acquired first baseman Gaby Sanchez from the Marlins for outfielder Gorkys Hernandez and a competitive balance pick, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.

Sanchez, 28, posted a .202/.250/.306 batting line in 196 plate appearances with Miami this year, and they optioned him to the minor leagues. He hit 19 homers in 2010 and 2011 and entered the 2012 season with a career batting line of .269/.346/.440.

The Marlins are tentatively going to obtain the 33rd overall pick in the draft from Pittsburgh, Jim Callis of Baseball America reports (on Twitter). MLB recommended a bonus of $1.525MM for the 33rd overall selection this year.

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

Gaby's been pretty bad this year.

 

[Jaypers]

2:28pm: The Pirates obtained right-handed reliever Kyle Kaminska in the deal, Peter Gammons of MLB Network reports (on Twitter).

 

[Exposfan]

Peter Gammons‏@pgammo Marlins are bringing Gorkys Hernandez to the big leagues