Yankees get Kerry Wood from Indians
The New York Yankees acquired pitcher Kerry Wood through the Cleveland Indians on Saturday, the third offer in lower than 24 hours for the World Series champions as they beefed up for that stretch run.
Wood, a hard-throwing, 33-year-old righty, offers the Yankees another setup option alongside Joba Chamberlain for closer Mariano Rivera.
The Yankees sent Cleveland a player being named or $500,000, and also the Indians gave New York $2,172,131. New York will pay $1.5 million with the $3,672,131 remaining on Wood’s $10.5 million salary this year. His contract includes an $11 million team choice for 2011.
New York also finalized its deal to acquire designated hitter Lance Berkman from Houston together with $4 million for reliever Mark Melancon and minor league infielder Jimmy Paredes.
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