Yankees Trade for Ivan Rodriguez

The Yankees traded for Ivan Rodriguez Wednesday. (AP Images)"]

There has been plenty of action the week before baseball's trade deadline, and Wednesday the New York Yankees dropped the biggest bomb of all, trading right-handed pitcher Kyle Farnsworth to Detroit for All-Star catcher Ivan Rodriguez according to ESPN.

With catcher Jorge Posada out for six months to a year after shoulder surgery the Yankees have apparently hedged their bets by signing another All-Star behind the plate.

The Yankees had recently acquired outfielder Xavier Nady from Pittsburgh.

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