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Yankees | Alfonso Soriano trade finalized
The New York Yankees officially acquired OF Alfonso Soriano from the Chicago Cubs Friday, July 26, in exchange for cash considerations and RP Corey Black.  Source: MLB.com
 
BHQ take: Soriano is expected to play LF until Curtis Granderson returns (cutting into Vernon Wells' playing time), and then will have the opportunity to take some DH at bats away from Travis Hafner. Soriano provides RH power (267 PX over the past 31 days, 148 PX projected for the rest of the year) that is sorely lacking in the NYY lineup. Even though he loses a...

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