Yankees trade Bruney to Nationals

[jdacunha]

http://riveraveblues.com/

Via Joel Sherman, the Yankees have traded reliever Brian Bruney to the Nationals for a player to be named later. There was talk this morning about Bruney possibly being shipped to Atlanta, however those are obviously false.

Bruney was set to earn a decent raise over last year’s $1.25M salary through arbitration, and frankly he was a non-tender candidate. Considering the Yanks are looking to trim payroll, this is about $2M they can better spend elsewhere. · (73) ·

 

[DRav87]

That is like going from the best team in the league to the worst team....oh wait it is.

 

[Huffamaniac]

Poor bruney

 

[jbone17]

I really liked him and I hope we get something manageable for him....

 

[vwnut13]

UPDATE:

Brian Bruney and Eric Duncan
for
Stephen "Pavano" Strasburg

 

[js0000001]

Man I better sell my huge Bruney stash tonight!!

 

[jdacunha]

4:11pm: The Yanks will receive the Nationals' Rule 5 pick for Bruney, reports Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News.

Not bad i'd say...anyone know what pick this would be? #1? Is there a list of Rule V eligible players?

 

[vwnut13]

4:11pm: The Yanks will receive the Nationals' Rule 5 pick for Bruney, reports Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News.

Not bad i'd say...anyone know what pick this would be? #1? Is there a list of Rule V eligible players?

Yes, it is #1. The Yankees also have pick #30.

I was trying to find a list but no dice yet.

 

[Pine Tar]

Man I better sell my huge Bruney stash tonight!!

To late you should have sold yesterday when this was going down LOL

 

[jdacunha]

this site seems to have links to every team's blog that has a lost:

http://www.buccofans.com/2009/11/mlb-20 ... ayers.html

 

[braden]

4:11pm: The Yanks will receive the Nationals' Rule 5 pick for Bruney, reports Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News.

Not bad i'd say...anyone know what pick this would be? #1? Is there a list of Rule V eligible players?

The Rule V draft isn't what it used to be. The odds of anything of any value whatsoever coming to the Yankees is near nil.

 

[jeff550]

what if the v rule? sorry im not a prospect person

 

[blitzerlover]

How come you can trade Rule V picks, but not regular draft picks?

Baseball would be better off if you could trade draft picks.