New York Yankees Still Fielding Calls for Nick Swisher, Xavier Nady

(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)

Who would have thought that a major topic of Yankee talk this offseason would be about Nick Swisher & Xavier Nady? Cashman isn’t against trading either one, but the offer has to be a good one.

The Braves, Nationals, & Reds are the three teams that are currently interested. I like Nady a lot, and I'd rather keep him over Swisher. That’s just my opinion, though.

from MLB Trade Rumors:

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According to Tyler Kepner of the New York Times, Brian Cashman’s spending a lot of time talking with other clubs about Nick Swisher and Xavier Nady. Cashman’s open to moving either player, but he says he won’t make a deal for the sake of making one: “we’re not going to do anything unless there’s a reason to do it.”

Cashman also said most reports about trade discussions have been accurate. The Braves, Nationals and Reds are among the teams who reportedly are interested in Swisher and Nady.

The Yankees like Johnny Damon’s production and they’re not shopping him or Hideki Matsui.

Kepner suggests the Yankees should “hold on to Swisher and dangle Nady” for a number of reasons. Swisher’s two years younger and he’s under contract for $21MM over the next three years. Nady, a Scott Boras client, will be a free agent after the 2009 season.

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