And Thats It....

And now finally the trade deadline is over. Later on I will have a post on the entire trade deadline. However, I`m just writing about what went on today for now. I`ll make

Cashman didn't make any big moves today. He made only the small move of Alberto Gonzalez for Jhonny Nunez. Nunez is a pitcher. He has a high ERA but he had an incredible K/BB last year. He`s in A ball. Gonzalez had no future with the Yankees. I`d compare this to the Latroy Hawkins trade.

What is possibly more interesting is what didn't happen. They didn't get another left-handed reliever as was mentioned, they didn't dump Pavano, and they didn't trade for another pitcher.

I didn't really see a need for a left-handed reliever so I don't particularly care about this.

Pavano I was hoping would be dumped on someone. However, he could easily clear waivers. Also, its possible the interested teams wanted the Yankees to pay his salary which defeats the purpose of the trade.

The lack of a pitcher has been covered pretty widely. They went after Washburn but the M's were insane in their demands. However, talks are continuing and Washburn could very easily clear waivers. Cashman did a good job here in not panicking and yet leaving the door open. However, we still need a starter. Ponson just won't do it. Immediately available is Kennedy and Aceves. I`ll also have a post on this area later. Maybe today during or after the game. Maybe not.

No-Hitter?

Score:

Yankees- 4
Red Sox- 1

Again, the pitching was the story. Wang pitched brilliantly facing only two batters over the minimum and allowing only 2 hits. The first was a home run that Abreu should have caught and the other was a 2 out bunt in the 9th inning that would have never happened had Abreu caught that ball. In fairness though earlier in the game their was a play that was ruled an error that probably shouldn't have been. Wang has been great so far and gave the Yankees their first win over Boston of the year. The offense was also solid. Jose Molina had yet another great game with an RBI double and he also scored a run. Jason Giambi also had a homer to break the tie. Alberto Gonzalez had a double and has played pretty well so far to replace Jeter.

Posada/Jeter Injurys

Posada is saying that his arm feels dead. This is a bad sign. He might be going on the DL. At least we don't have to rely on Jose Molina.

Secondly, Alberto Gonzalez is getting called up. Probably Duncan will be sent down. I`m excited to see Gonzalez to be honest but I hope Jeter gets back soon.

Posada and Jeter are key players for the Yankees and they need them healthy to win.

EDIT- Turns out Posada is only going to be out for a few days and Morgan Ensberg is going on the DL for a twisted ankle.