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Yankees Acquire Austin Kearns

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | July 30, 2010 at 8:27pm CDT

The Yankees acquired Austin Kearns from Cleveland for a player to be named later or cash, the Indians announced. This acquisition won't make the headlines the Yankees' other trade will, but the Yanks like Kearns for his right-handed bat, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (on Twitter). Kearns, 30, is hitting .268/.351/.413 this season and has a .799 OPS against lefties in his career. He'll earn $270K between now and the end of the season and hit free agency afterwards.

Jon Heyman of SI.com first reported that a deal was close, Joel Sherman of the New York Post noted that the Indians were getting a PTBNL and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported that the deal was complete (all Twitter links).

Despite their busy day, the Yankees are working on another trade, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (via Twitter).

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71 Comments

  1. TheGodfather

    15 years ago

    okay??? 4th outfielder i guess.

    Reply
    • Leafsfan8121

      15 years ago

      Curtis and Miranda going to triple A for Puma and Kearns

      Reply
      • drumzalicious

        15 years ago

        That would be a bit crazy for them to send Curtis Granderson down.

        Reply
        • philly_red

          15 years ago

          Someone doesn’t know their Yankees’ bench.

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          • drumzalicious

            15 years ago

            apologies. I immediately thought Curtis Granderson.

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        • VoteForPrado

          15 years ago

          wrong curtis bud.

          Reply
  2. Dave_Gershman

    15 years ago

    Life is good!

    Reply
    • Guest

      15 years ago

      haha why do you love every team so much?

      Reply
      • Ian_Smell

        15 years ago

        I’ve been wondering the same thing.

        Reply
        • Dave_Gershman

          15 years ago

          Yes, I do have a place in my heart for the Pirates. Vote for Pedro! Rookie of the Year! (or Posey) (or Jaime)

          Reply
          • VoteForPrado

            15 years ago

            Or Sanchez. Or Heyward. Or Colvin.

            I love this rookie talent this year. I can’t imagine trying to pick just one. I’m not too sure about Strasburg’s eligibility, but I can’t see him not being chosen unless due to lack of playing time.

            I put my early vote in for Posey, however.

            Reply
            • Dave_Gershman

              15 years ago

              Gaby Sanchez is a good one that I forgot there. Obviously Heyward is in discussion and so is Ike among plenty others. I agree, great rookie class.

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              • VoteForPrado

                15 years ago

                Sanchez has been really under radar so far. You don’t hear his name mentioned very often, but he’s having a great season.

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                • Dave_Gershman

                  15 years ago

                  he could finish the season with a .305 .360 .490 23 89 line which is quite good for a rookie wouldn’t you say?

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                  • VoteForPrado

                    15 years ago

                    Haha. Absolutely. And it excites me to say that even that may not be good enough to win the ROTY. And there’s still guys like Mike Stanton who could easily heat up and force their own names into discussion. Venters has been incredible out of the ‘pen, although I don’t see him keeping it up.

                    Oooh. I just changed my vote. I’ll go for Heisy after the catch he just made to rob Conrad’s homerun. I guess he remembered that walkoff grand slam Conrad had against them..

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                    • Dave_Gershman

                      15 years ago

                      Yeah well you take Heisey but how about that Votto bomb off Venters? Just kidding with you buy yeah, plenty of choices. And as you said, plenty of time

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            • redsandyanksfan

              15 years ago

              Or Mike Leake the guy who has never pitched in the pro ball skips minor and was the reds ace pitcher for the first month or more and still going good but i think Gracia or posey gets it

              Reply
      • Dave_Gershman

        15 years ago

        I’ve always said this, I’m just a huge Baseball fan my friend! Just a Huge Baseball fan.

        Reply
        • Guest

          15 years ago

          Are you the SPANdemonium person from before or a really subtle troll? i can’t tell haha

          Reply
          • Dave_Gershman

            15 years ago

            I’m the same SPANdemonium. It’s me. Just had a little problem with the commenting but I’m back! (in Manny Ramirez voice)

            Reply
            • Nicolas_C

              15 years ago

              *Cue Manny Ramirez chuckle

              Reply
              • Dave_Gershman

                15 years ago

                Just waiting for my hug from Frank McCourt at Camelback Ranch diuring the good old Dodger days.

                Reply
  3. Ian_Smell

    15 years ago

    Let’s just get it out of our system: it is not going to be for Jesus Montero. Repeat previous statement if you are still being ignorant.

    Reply
  4. AirmanSD

    15 years ago

    Darn, I was hoping that the Padres would being able to swing a cheap deal for Kearns, he would be a perfect fit in my opinion. And all it cost is a player to be named later.

    Reply
  5. danjee

    15 years ago

    What? Why? After getting Berkman?

    Reply
  6. geolink2349

    15 years ago

    -_-

    This guy stinks…where’s the pitching?!

    Reply
  7. VoteForPrado

    15 years ago

    I love this time of the year.

    Reply
  8. Soxside_Hitmen

    15 years ago

    Lol teams around you can’t get stronger if you gobble everybody up! Hey, not hating, if you have the resources to do it, why not?

    Reply
  9. BaseballFanatic0707

    15 years ago

    Bench: Check.
    Bullpen: Get on it, Cashman.

    Reply
  10. Nicolas_C

    15 years ago

    I really liked Kearns, but I knew my White Sox weren’t interested. I wish him luck with the Yanks.

    Reply
  11. The Jesus

    15 years ago

    This just in: Yankees acquire Universe.

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    • Sniderlover

      15 years ago

      For Jesus Montero.

      Reply
      • Ian_Smell

        15 years ago

        They overpaid.

        Reply
      • CosaOne

        15 years ago

        Jesus Montero clearly has more upside than the universe

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        • Donskoy

          15 years ago

          At least the universe can play catcher

          Reply
          • Poop P

            15 years ago

            Touche

            Reply
  12. HitsOneHigh.com

    15 years ago

    Yeah, go Yankees it’s soooo fun watching them win every day of my life!!!11 go Lakers too! MAN I AM GOOD AT PICKING TEAMS!! TOO BAD MY NFL TEAM IS THE DALLAS COWBOYS… :/

    Reply
  13. moonraker45

    15 years ago

    He was just pulled out of the Jay game in the 7th

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  14. khan0890

    15 years ago

    i was watching the jays-injuns game 2nite and kearns actually started.

    manny acta pulled him midway through the game – in the 6th or 7th inning. by the 8th buck martinez reported that kearns had been traded to the yanks.

    originally martinez thought it was just cuz kearns is old.

    Reply
  15. MatthewRKeller

    15 years ago

    A little confusing, but I guess this is the Bench acquisition.

    Reply
  16. drumzalicious

    15 years ago

    wow. Yanks are just going all kinds of crazy today. Next thing you know they are going to get someone’s closer.

    Reply
  17. Mike

    15 years ago

    He’s going to platoon with Granderson

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    • BingWelsh

      15 years ago

      oh I forgot Joe Girardi told you what he plans on doing with Kearns
      He’s a corner OF, the fact he’s a righty doesnt make him a CF platoon mate with Granderson

      Reply
      • Moebarguy

        15 years ago

        Gardner plays CF too…

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      • Mike

        15 years ago

        Gardner can move to CF when Grandy is out of the lineup

        Reply
  18. VoteForPrado

    15 years ago

    The Rays better step it up before they’re out of it.. Not that Kearns makes the Yankees miles better, but it’s a solid acquisition.

    Reply
  19. BingWelsh

    15 years ago

    this move is not what the yankees need. Berkman was understandable, a veteran switch hitter who brings versatility to their lineup, Kearns is a washed up OF who is playing decent for an underperforming team plus taking up more space in an already crowded outfield.
    If I were cashman I would seriously consider looking into aquiring a legitimate setup man.
    Downs isagoodfit for the RIGHT price. Over paying for a rental player, and reliever in his mid 30’s is not a good deal.
    Dont forget they still have Roulo WSanchez, Ivan Nova, and Mark Melancon in Scranton…

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    • statnut

      15 years ago

      Melancon was sent to Houston in the Berkman deal.

      Bullpen help seems too expensive, why surrender a top prospect for a guy that might pitch 20-30 innings for you?

      Reply
    • switchhitingjesus

      15 years ago

      You can scratch Melancon off of that list.

      Reply
      • BingWelsh

        15 years ago

        thanks just read that, but statnut I agree with you, Downs is a good reliever, but he gives u a limited output of performance for what the Jays are asking for, plus him hitting free agency and likely not signing with the Yanks doesnt help either.

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        • BeenThereDoneIt

          15 years ago

          He actually helps anyone. If you sign him, you just got one of the best lefty releivers from the last 4 years. If you dont, you pick up 2 good picks in compensation. Win, win

          Reply
    • RhynaldoM

      15 years ago

      Melancon is the centerpiece of the trade for Berkman.

      Reply
      • statnut

        15 years ago

        I would have asked for another table.

        Reply
      • Poop P

        15 years ago

        The ‘Stros got taken to the cleaners 5 times over!

        Reply
        • Evan Look

          15 years ago

          Not really because Berkman isn’t that good anymore, as a matter of fact he is one of the worst starting first baseman in baseball and has yet to face the great pitching of the AL East teams unlike the few pitchers worth mentioning in the NL central that he faced there.

          Reply
  20. Jonathunder

    15 years ago

    That player to be named later better be good, the Indians can’t just give him away!

    Reply
  21. YanksFanSince78

    15 years ago

    Kearns and Thames are sort of redundant. Two right handed hitting reserve corner outfielders?

    Reply
  22. dickylarue

    15 years ago

    I think they’ll hold onto Thames as a bench bat.

    If they send down Miranda and Colin Curtis for Berkman and Kearns, the roster still works.

    That said, it’s a slow bench, but when you can start Gardner and Granderson, you have speed in the lineup.

    Reply
  23. RhynaldoM

    15 years ago

    We still need help in the bulllpen Chan Ho Park is not the answer I would prefer that the Yankees would bring Nova and/or Sanchez

    Reply
  24. 1f903fcd89

    15 years ago

    my kind of posting is the type that follows up on the red sox fan’s rants about the yankees: haha it looks like your just mad because the red sox are not even going to the playoffs because they are 8 games behind the yankees!!!!! ALSO you sound like the yankees have been going after every free agent out there, when kearns was the first one. why doesnt everyone else rant about the other teams acquiring players because we are not the only team trying to acquire people.

    Reply
    • Evan Look

      15 years ago

      Just to let you know there is also the wild card and that deficit can be made up on the Yankees (very doubtful, but possible). And you can’t trade for free agents. The thing that irritates many people is that the Yankees don’t actually need to add any players, there team is already good enough. It just gets annoying seeing the Yankees settling for nothing less than a perfect team. No team stands a chance of beating the Yankees in the playoffs this year with the Rays and the Red Sox having the best chance and in which only one of them are going to make it. And Kearns isn’t the first that they have gone after, they’ve inquired on almost every top player with a chance of being traded. You obviously pay no attention to anything or don’t know baseball that well.

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      • Pappy

        15 years ago

        Um… they havent aquired any top players this trade deadline. And they didn’t last year either. so you dont no what your talking about. Why not make your team perfect if you can? Yours was just a jealous man’s post

        Reply
  25. icedrake523

    15 years ago

    The Yankees have submitted a request to MLB to create an 11th position.

    Reply
  26. coolstorybro222

    15 years ago

    They just want him for the sake of wanting him

    Reply
  27. 328ChaunceySt

    15 years ago

    Is that Austin Coins or Austin Kearns? We say kearns in bensonhurst. Either way he’s a flip of a kearn as to ho he’ll perform as a Yank.

    Reply
  28. TheGodfather

    15 years ago

    Im guessing the trade that they’re working on now is for Scott Downs. What other relievers are available?

    Reply

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