Yankees Trade Reliever Gonzalez Germen To Rangers For Cash
ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Yankees have traded pitcher Gonzalez Germen to the Texas Rangers for cash, a month after acquiring him from the New York Mets.
The 27-year-old right-hander had a 4.75 ERA and no record in 25 relief appearances for the Mets last year, when he was sidelined for a month because of a virus and abscess. He was 1-2 with a 4.31 ERA in 54 games with the Mets over the past two seasons.
#Yankees acquire cash from #Rangers for RHP Gonzalez Germen.
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) January 20, 2015
Germen was designated for assignment by the Mets on Dec. 15 and obtained by the Yankees four days later for cash. The Yankees designated him for assignment on Jan. 13.
The trade was announced Tuesday.
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