If it wasn’t the starting pitching rotation that needed more reinforcements, why not go out and grab another big bat to add to the lineup. At this point, it seems as if run support is the supplement for bad pitching, which has proven to work in the past. The New York Yankees have traded for Seattle Mariners star, Edwin Encarnacion.
Edwin Encarnación has been traded from the Seattle Mariners to the New York Yankees, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. Encarnación currently leads the American League with 21 home runs. The Mariners’ teardown is in full bloom and the Yankees get another big bat.