Yankees make some BIG trades

I was so caught up with football this past weekend, that it was only yesterday i read about their big trades.

They've now firmed up their starting rotation, including the pick-up of one of the very best young (23!) pitchers in baseball.

The Yankees sent the best of their catching prospects, Jesus Montero, to the Seattle Mariners in a four-player trade that landed Michael Pineda, an All-Star right-hander who turns 23 this week. They also signed Hiroki Kuroda, a veteran right-hander of the Los Angeles Dodgers, for one year and $10 million. The moves are contingent on the players’ passing physical examinations.

And here's the deal with Phil Hughes -

The Yankees avoided arbitration with the right-hander Phil Hughes on Monday by agreeing on a one-year, $3.2 million contract, with performance bonuses, for the 2012 season. But that may not be the final transaction for Hughes this year.

Only $3.2 million? Poor baby ...