Breaking News: Yankees Acquire Nick Swisher from White Sox

ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick is reporting that the Yankees have acquired outfielder/1st baseman Nich Swisher from the Chicago White Sox for minor league pitcher Jeff Marquez. Fox's Ken Rosenthal also reported the Yankees received Class AA right-hander Kanekoa Texeira. Not quite the Teixeira we were all hoping for.

Swisher gives the Yankees the option of playing him regularly in centerfield or at first base.

Update: 4:35 PM - The Yankees have also included Wilson Betemit as part of the deal. To which we say, "YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS"

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Minor League Weekend Recap - 6/15

Scranton

Friday: The Yankees salvaged a split of the four game series with the Richmond Braves with a 9-3 win. Alan Horne went 6.1 innings in his second start since returning from the DL to improve to 2-0. Cody Ransom lead a 15-hit attack with a 4-5 night that included a 2-run home run. Nick Green and Justin Christian added 2 RBI each.

Saturday: Dan McCutchen had his best start at the Triple-A level, throwing a complete game shutout in the Yankees 9-0 win over the Norfolk Tides. McCutchen earned his first win for Scranton by scattering 6 hits, while striking out 4 and not issuing a free pass. Matt Carson homered twice and drove in 4 runs, and Cody Ransom homered for the second straight game.

Sunday: Another good starting performance helped the Yankees to a 4-2 win over the Tides. Jeff Marquez tossed 7 shutout innings, allowing just 3 hits. Dave Robertson picked up the save with 1.1 innings pitched. Ransom homered for the third straight game, giving him 11 for the season.


Trenton

Friday: The Thunder dropped the series opener to the Reading Phillies 4-2. Phil Coke allowed just 1 earned run over 6 innings, but the Thunder couldn't get much going offensively. Austin Jackson did hit a solo home run and Ramiro Pena had 3 hits.

Saturday: The Thunder rolled over the Phillies for an 11-1 win behind 3 RBI each from Cody Ehlers and Colin Curtis. Ehlers, Austin Jackson, and Chris Malec each homered. Eric Hacker allowed 1 run over 6 innings for his firs win at the Double-A level.

Sunday: The Thunder dropped the rubber game of the series 11-3 on Father's Day. A pair of errors lead to 6 unearned runs and loss for George Kontos. Jackson homered for the third straight game, doubling his total coming into the series, and Edwar Gonzalez hit his 3rd of the year for Trenton and his 9th overall.


Tampa

The Florida St. League enjoyed a 3 day break.


Charleston

Friday: The RiverDogs were unable to hold a 3-1 lead, dropping a 5-3 game to the Savannah Sand Gnats. Noel Castillo was pitching well until he was charged with 4 additional runs in the 6th inning. Brandon Laird lead the offense with a pair of doubles.

Sunday: A 10th inning rally fell short as the Sand Gnats held on for a 7-6 win in 10 innings. Laird and Brad Suttle homered for the RiverDogs.

Sunday: The RiverDogs salvaged the finale of the 3-game series with an 8-2 win. Jesus Montero was 4-5 with a pair of RBI and Austin Romine added 3 hits and 2 RBI of his own. Adam Olbrychowski improved to 5-2 with the win.

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Minor League Recap - 6/11

Scranton rallied late, but fell short in an 8-5 loss to the Richmond Braves. Jeff Marquez allowed 5 runs, 3 earned, in 5 innings, and the Braves reached Steven White for another 3 (2 earned) in 1.1 IP. Jason Lane homered, and he and Alberto Gonzalez drove in 2 runs each as the Yankees scored all of their runs in the last 2 innings of play.

June 10, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Scranton/WB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 9 3 Richmond 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 X 8 9 1 Recap | Box | W: M. Gonzalez (1-0, 3.38); L: J. Marquez (5-7, 5.13) HR: SWB: J. Lane (13).

The Trenton Thunder dropped a 6-3 game to the Connecticut Defenders. George Kontos had his first bad start in quite some time, allowing 4 runs in just 3.1 innings. Edwar Gonzalez had 2 hits to raise his average to .324 and scored a couple of runs.

June 10, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Connecticut 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 12 1 Trenton 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 Recap | Box | W: D. McKae (5-3, 5.16); L: G. Kontos (2-5, 3.38); SV: S. Romo (10) HR: CT: C. Sosa (6).

The Tampa Yankees were out scored by the St. Lucie Mets 10-7 as Ivan Nova got hammered in his 4 inning start. Mitch Hilligoss lead the offense with 3 RBI.

June 10, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tampa 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 10 3 St. Lucie 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 X 10 11 0 Recap | Box W: A. Calero (1-0, 6.75); L: I. Nova (3-8, 5.15); SV: C. Hoorelbeke (1) HR: None.

The Charleston RiverDogs were the lone Yankees affiliate to pick up a win, beating the Rome Braves 5-2. Adam Olbrychowski allowed 2 runs over 6 innings and Jon Ortiz picked up his 19th save. Austin Romine drove in 2 runs and the RiverDogs had an 11-hit attack.

June 10, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Charleston 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 11 0 Rome 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 Recap | Box | W: A. Olbrychowski (4-2, 3.19); L: E. Barrett (1-7, 5.98); SV: J. Ortiz (19) HR: ROM: A. Coe (4).

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Minor League Recap - 6/6

While the Yankees were stock piling arms in the first day of the amateur baseball draft, the current Yankees farm hands were trying to make a name for themselves. One of them was Jeff Marquez, who dominated the Norfolk Tides for 7 innings in the Scranton Yankees 5-2 win. Ben Broussard helped him out with his first home run Eric Duncan had 2 hits, an RBI, an 2 runs scored.

The Trenton Thunder took the rubber game of their 3-game series with the Connecticut Defenders, 9-6. After tying the game up in the 8th, the Thunder rolled in the 9th with 3 runs, 2 of them coming home on Edwar Gonzalez's double. Jose Tabata brought home the final run with a sac fly. Austin Jackson also had 2 RBI in the game.

It was a tough start for Al Aceves, who has been so impressive thus far for Tampa and Trenton. This time out though he was knocked around for 5 runs in 6 innings. Bo Hall pitched 2.2 shutout innings to get the win.

Tampa dropped a 6-2 game to the Palm Beach Cardinals in the first of a 4-game series. Ivan Nova had his second consecutive bad start, allowing 6 runs in 5 innings. Phil Bartleski was a bright spot in relief, striking out 6 in 3 scoreless innings of relief. Jim Cooper had a 2 hits and drove in both Yankees runs.

The Charleston RiverDogs won for the 8th time in 9 games, pounding the Rome Braves 13-2. Carmen Angelini drove in 3 runs, and Justin Snyder, Brad Suttle, and Austin Krum added 2 RBI each. Wil De La Rosa picked up the win with 4 shutout innings in relief.

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Minor League Recap - 5/31

Jason Stephens missed parts of the last 2 seasons with elbow surgery, but he's making a strong comeback this season for the Charleston RiverDogs. Last night he struck out 12 in 7 innings in the RiverDogs 5-0 win over the Hickory Crawdads. Stephens didn't walk a batter in improving to 2-2, 1.64. Austin Krum drove in 3 of the 5 River Dogs runs. Alan Friedman of mlb.com has more on Stephens' comeback.

The Tampa Yankees opened their 3-game series with the Ft. Myers Miracle on the wrong end of a 7-1 final score. Ivan Nova was lit up for 6 runs in 5 innings pitched. Jose Gil had 2 of the 6 Yankees hits and drove in their only run.

Al Aceves turned in another stellar start (7 IP 2 ER) for the Trenton Thunder, but the Thunder's bats were silent in a 2-1 loss to the New Britain Rock Cats. Despite some disciplinary problems once again involving Jose Tabata, he was in the starting lineup for the Thunder. Catcher Joe Muich drove in the lone Trenton run.

Scranton doubled up the Rochester Red Wings 6-3 as Jeff Marquez improved to 4-6. Marquez allowed 1 earned run in 6 innings before turning things over to the bullpen. J.B. Cox (8.1 IP, 7 games) has still not allowed a run at the Triple-A level and Scott Patterson notched his 3rd save. Eric Duncan had 3 hits, including a home run, and drove in 3.

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Minor League Recap - 5/14

Jeff Marquez got knocked around for 5 runs over 7 innings as the Yankees dropped the opener of their series with the Louisville Bats, 5-3. Top prospect Jay Bruce was 2-4 with an RBI for the Reds Triple-A affiliate, while former Yankee Andy Phillips went 1-4. The game also marked the Triple-A debut of J.B. Cox who is at his third level this season. He retired all three batters he faced.

Dan McCutchen suffered with unusual control problems last night as the Portland Sea Dogs pounded the Trenton Thunder 7-1. McCutchen walked 5 and allowed 3 runs in 4 innings. The bullpen provided no relief either, allowed the final 4 runs. Jose Tabata was the lone bright spot with 2 hits and a stolen base. Tabata is hitting .333 over his last 10 games.

Ryan Pope threw an outstanding 6 innings and Kevin Whelan made his season debut in the Tampa Yankees 3-1 win over the Lakeland Flying Tigers. Pope allowed a run on 4 hits over 6 innings to boost his record 4-2, 2.13. Whelan threw 2 shutout innings as he returned from arm problems that ended his fall season prematurely. Mitch Fortenberry paced the offense with his first home run of the year.

Charleston dropped their 4th game in the last 6, 3-2 in 11 innings to the Greenville Drive. The go ahead run came across on a Chace Vacek wild pitch. Jesus Montero was 2-5 with an RBI double and singled in the bottom of the 11th to give the RiverDogs a chance, but the came up empty.

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Minor League Recap - 5/9

Scranton blew a 1-run lead in the 9th inning, but Justin Christian walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th to pull out a 5-4 win over the Charlotte Knights. Jeff Marquez allowed 1 earned run over 6.1 innings. Scott Strickland picked up the win after getting the blown save. Mike McDougal got the loss after 4 batters in the 11th.

Edwar Gonzalez and Carlos Mendoza drove in 3 runs each in the Trenton Thunder's 7-2 win over the Erie SeaWolves. Jason Jones improved to 5-0 with the help of Anthony Claggett, who tossed 3 scoreless innings of relief.

Tampa extended its winnings streak to 8 games with a 4-2 win over the Brevard County Manatees. Al Aceves allowed just 1 hit over 5.2 innings and combined with 3 relievers on a 4-hitter (Mark Melancon 2.1 IP 2 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB 2 K) to earn the win for the Yankees.

Charleston blew a 1 run lead in the 9th and a 2 run lead in the 12th before downing the Asheville Tourists 7-6 in 13 innings. Jesus Montero broke out of a mini-slump with 3 hits and 3 RBI, including the game winning home run, his 5th of the season. Jason Stephens threw 5 shutout innings in his first start of the season for the RiverDogs.

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Minor League Recap - 4/8

Jeff Marquez get clobbered in Scranton's 9-2 loss to the Louisville Bats last night. Reds phenom Jay Bruce hit his first home run of the season and added a triple. The bright spots? Jason Lane hit his 3rd home run and Heath Phillips extended his scoreless streak to 3.1 innings over 3 games.

The Trenton Thunder topped the Altoona Curve 3-2 behind the pitching of Jason Jones and a home run by Cody Ehlers.

The Tampa Yankees lost the finale of a 3-game series with the Sarasota Reds, 7-1. Starter Ivan Nova had a pretty good game, but the pen let it get out of hand. Mark Melancon gave up a 2-run home run in his 2 innings of work.

The Charleston River Dogs topped the Savannah Sand Gnats (that's the best they could come up with?). Zach McAllister tossed 5 shutout innings and Brandon Laird knocked in a pair of runs.

Kei Igawa makes his second start for Scranton tonight against Reds top prospect Homer Bailey.

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Team Photo Day - Prospects

Prospects - in no particular order

Eric Duncan Justin Christian

Francisco Cervelli Bernie Castro

Colin Curtis Jason Brown

Steven White Andrew Brackman

Kyle Anson Chase Wright

Marcos Vechionacci Humberto Sanchez

Austin Romine Jose Tabata

Cody Ransom Greg Porter

P.J. Pilittere Jesus Montero

Eduardo Nunez Juan Miranda

Mark Melancon Jeff Marquez

Steven Jackson Daniel McCutchen

Alan Horne Alberto Gonzalez

Austin Jackson Brett Gardner

Dan Giese

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