After being mostly shunned at the non-waiver deadline, Jay Bruce was pursued b
y two AL teams with playoff aspirations and more.
The Yankees were not only one of those teams, they had agreed to send the two
prospects requested by the Mets in exchange for the Mets eating a piece of the
roughly $5 million Bruce was owed the rest of the season.
While the Yankees had confidence in completing the deal and making Bruce their
DH with Matt Holliday on the DL, they also were told by their New York neighb
ors there was another bidder for Bruce’s services.
And it was the Indians who ultimately landed Bruce, with a source saying the Y
ankees never got a chance to bid again.
Perhaps it was because Cleveland was willing to assume all the money that Bruc
e was owed. Maybe it was because in a season of despair, the Mets did not want
to add to it by helping the Yankees reach the playoffs. Or it is possible the
Mets simply liked the singular prospect, Ryder Ryan, they received from Cleve
land, though the righty is at Single-A and has a 4.79 ERA in 33 relief appeara
nces.
It is complicated between the New York teams, who have not agreed to a trade i
n which players went both ways since Dec. 3, 2004 — when Felix Heredia was mo
ved to the Mets for Mike Stanton.
8月让渡交易期间
本来洋基信心满满以为跟大都会谈好交易
可以盘来Jay Bruce递补假日进DL后的缺
殊不知就在这时
大都会告诉洋基还有另一队也在追逐Bruce
然后...
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Bruce一个瞬间就被卖到笑脸人惹
据说主要原因是因为笑脸人肯吃Bruce的薪水
可是洋基大概只想吃本季剩余薪水的5M左右
另一个原因是推测主场同为纽约的大都会
并不情愿看见同城死敌补强进入季后赛
所以才选择不给洋基跟进机会直接送人
比较喜欢笑脸新秀（X）
比较不想卖给洋基（O）
结果现在ALDS G1
就看着Bruce一人把Gray击沉
不知现在现金人做何感想？