What’s the buzz from the world of sports? Here are some items that will have people talking:
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Because the news broke on Friday the 13th — and because fortune hasn’t shined on the Mariners for quite a while — we aren’t going to declare the proposed trade between the Mariners and Yankees a home run. Not yet.
Multiple reports on Friday indicated the Mariners are trading pitcher Michael Pineda to the Yankees for Jesus Montero, considered among the top hitting prospects in the game.
Sure, trading away a dynamic young pitcher is difficult. And the New York media is already saying this trade will make the Yankees king of the AL East. But Mariner fans have to be happy to see the team add a home run hitter.