Yankees Trade Speculation: 7 Deals the Yanks Can Make to Replace Mariano Rivera
May 4, 2012 · Zachary D. Rymer · Jump to comments
Article Source: Bleacher Report - New York Yankees
The New York Yankees have a problem on their hands, the likes of which they haven’t had to deal with in many years. For the rest of the season, the Bombers will not have Mariano Rivera around to close games in the ninth.
Rivera, as you well know, tore up his right knee shagging fly balls during batting practice in Kansas City on Thursday. He has a torn ACL and a torn meniscus in his knee, according to a report from Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com.
This is as depressing as it gets, but the bright side is that the Yankees still have a deep bullpen despite the loss of Rivera. It’s obviously a little thinner, though, and the question moving forward is whether the Yanks will proactively try to shore it up.
The trade market is always a possibility, and Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com is absolutely correct in saying that additional relievers are “always in plentiful supply.”
If the Yankees decide to pursue a trade for a relief pitcher, here are a handful of names they could target.
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