Yankees finalizing trade for Todd Frazier, two others from White Sox, reports say
Yankees finalizing trade for Todd Frazier, two others from White Sox, reports say, Todd Frazier is on the move, but is not being shipped up to Boston as many believed he would.
Instead the rival Yankees are finalizing a deal to acquire the All-Star third baseman from the White Sox, who are also sending pitchers Tommy Kahnle and David Robertson to New York. Bruce Levine of Chicago radio station 670 The Score was the first to report the pending deal.
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| Yankees finalizing trade for Todd Frazier, two others from White Sox, reports say |
Robertson, 32, spent his first seven MLB seasons with the Yankees and was an All-Star in 2011. The White Sox will reportedly get a slew of prospects in return although names have not yet been reported.
Frazier, who was an All-Star for the Reds in 2014 and 2015 and won the Home Run Derby in 2015, is hitting just .207 with 16 home runs and 44 RBIs for the White Sox this season. Traded to the White Sox in December of 2015, Frazier has yet to find his groove in the American League. He hit just .225 in his first season with the White Sox, but did blast 40 homers and drive in 98 runs. He was a healthy scratch from Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.
Chase Headley was the starting third baseman for the Yankees in Tuesday's game in Minnesota. Headley is a versatile player and could be moved around as Frazier settles in as the full-time starter at the hot corner, a position the Red Sox are looking to add help at before the deadline.
Robertson is 4-2 with 13 saves and a 2.70 ERA this season. Kahnle, 27, is 1-3 with a 2.50 ERA in 36 innings over 37 appearances.
