yankees acquire lance berkman: mlb rumors - mlbtraderumors.com

we've covered lance berkman's situation here before, and i don't see how he's a good fit for the rays unless houston eats a lot of his salary for this season or they agree that his 2011 option for $15m will not be picked up. berkman has a full no-trade clause, though, so that might be tricky to work around. he's a talented player and would be a great offensive addition, so for the right price he would be a great fit. and it's always possible that the rays are involved merely to keep the yankees from acquiring himor vice versa, i suppose. 

report: lance berkman traded to yankees on day before trade deadline

update: yankees will cover lance berkman's cost, lose little

report: red sox interested in lance berkman - mlb trade deadline - nesn.com

in what has got to be the most active thirty-six hours in club history, ed wade apparently has struck a deal with the new york yankees that will result in lance berkman wearing pinstripes. just about every news outlet has received confirmation that the deal pretty much done, but cannot be finalized until a twenty-four cooling period passes due to berkman's 10-5 rights.

espndunn departing dc?al contenders callingespn17 minutes ago @buster_espn heard this: the steinbrenners have given pre-approval to the acquisition of a large salary such as lance berkman or adam dunn. …

thetoplife says:so is the lance berkman deal done or what??

nj_nyc says:yankees working on trade for astros first baseman lance berkman http://bit.ly/ct5cfn

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wow, talk about unexpected (although the guys at rab suggested it earlier today). according to joel sherman of the ny post, the yankees are close to acquiring lance berkman of the houston astros.