Wade trades another “useless” minor leaguer to the Yankees for a reliever.
Maybe he’s doing these deals for his own amusement, or as a distraction. There might be some awkward introductions in the clubhouse, earlier this season,
Baseball slapped LaTroy Hawkins with a three-game ban and $2,000 fine for intentionally throwing at the head of Baltimore’s (and good friend to many Astros) Luke Scott…Link
It’s unlikely that Hawkins would have gone the entire 10 days through waivers
Tigers and Twins were both interested Link
And, before taking up the Farnsworth for Rodriguez trade,
Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman said. “I’ve been dealing with LaTroy Hawkins being designated for assignment; I’ve got some activity there, and at some point I hoped to conclude something on him.” Link
So there was some interest from teams other than the Astros. The Tigers went another way, but Cusick, sprung from the allegedly thin, depleted, Astros minor league system beat whatever the Twins were offering. And for anyone complaining that the Astros gave up too much, are these the same people complaining that the Astros had no talent in their minor league system?
Here’s a detail worth noting,
Hawkins has approximately $1 million remaining on the contract, and according to Wade, the Yankees will absorb most of it. Link