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Source: Yankees Making Push for Astros’ Lance Berkman
Filed under: Astros, Yankees, MLB Inside Scoop, MLB Trade Deadline
The Yankees are “moving pretty rapidly” toward a trade for Astros switch-hitter Lance Berkman, a baseball official with knowledge of the team’s plans told FanHouse.
“It’s on its way, but it’s not there yet,” the official said.
Berkman can become the Yankees’ primary designated hitter, a role that had been Nick Johnson‘s — but Johnson has been out since early May with a wrist injury.
Like Roy Oswalt, who was dealt to the Phillies on Thursday, Berkman has spent his entire career in the Houston organization. The Astros’ first-round pick out of nearby Rice University in 1997, the 34-year-old made five All-Star teams during his time with Houston.
