Yanks Are All About (Sloppy) Second Chances?

(I googled "Javier" and this was only guy with a shirt on)

The New York Yankees have acquired right-hander Javier Vazquez from the Atlanta Braves for outfielder Melky Cabrera and left-hander Mike Dunn. The move pushes the Yankees' payroll for next season to more than $200 million. The way Keith Law sees this, the Yankees had the dollars to take on Javier Vazquez's contract, and they get the second-best pitcher in the NL last year. And the Braves at least get a solid pitching prospect and the knowledge that they've done well with those once or twice before. The Braves also are sending right-hander Boone Logan to the Yankees, and the Yankees are sending the Braves right-hander Arodys Vizcaino and $500,000 in the transaction. The Yankees are scheduled to hold a conference call with the media at 4 p.m. ET. Vazquez, with a 15-10 record, ranked second in the National League last season with 238 strikeouts and sixth in ERA at 2.87 as the No. 2 starter in the rotation. This is his second time around with the Yankees, having pitched in New York in 2004, when he went 14-10 with a 4.91 ERA and made his only All-Star team. His first stint in New York ended miserably, when he relieved Kevin Brown trailing 2-0 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series against Boston and allowed a first-pitch grand slam to Johnny Damon. Vazquez, 33, joins a pitching rotation that includes CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte. The Yankees' top four starters will combine for $64 million in payroll -- more than four teams paid their entire rosters last season.

Nothing like getting the old band back together! I just hope this wasn't their answer to the Sox signing John Lackey. That would be like if Sellberg took my girlfriend so I answered the call by hooking up with with some bitch he kissed in 6th grade. It's funny how everybody is calling this a great trade to match Boston's rotation and how Vazquez really turned his career around last season. The guy pitched in the National League. Not the American league. He's not Roy Halladay coming from the potent AL East(by the way, he's gonna win over 20 games next year. easy) So what am I saying? I'm saying nothing has been blog worthy in the past 5 days and the C's are currently down 14 to Indiana(Who I bet on tonight. +13.5. fucking steal).