Yankees trade Hawkins to Astros for minor leaguer
Author: Amanda Category: ArticlesThe busy New York Yankees traded reliever LaTroy Hawkins to the Houston Astros on Wednesday for minor league infielder Matt Cusick.
Hawkins was 1-1 with a 5.71 ERA in 33 appearances this season for the Yankees, who designated him for assignment Saturday after acquiring outfielder Xavier Nady and reliever Damaso Marte in a trade with Pittsburgh.
“I was sitting at home doing nothing and all of a sudden, a team wants me,” Hawkins said on a conference call. “I’m pretty excited about that.”
New York also sent cash to the Astros as part of the deal, completed one day before baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline. Hawkins signed a $3.75 million, one-year contract with the Yankees last December.
“LaTroy gives us another experienced, quality arm for our bullpen,” Houston general manager Ed Wade said. “We tried to sign him during the offseason and lost out to the Yankees, but we are happy to have him here for the remainder of the season. He gives (manager) Cecil Cooper one more weapon to call upon late in the game.” If you want to see good game in Houston Buy Astros Baseball Tickets.
It was the second trade of the day for the Yankees, who also acquired star catcher Ivan Rodriguez from Detroit for reliever Kyle Farnsworth.
