BREAKING NEWS: Deal Done For Lance BerkmanST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It's official. Lance Berkman is a Yankee.
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The New York Yankees announced the completion of the deal just after 1:30 p.m. ET Saturday, 24 hours after Berkman agreed to waive the no-trade clause in his contract, as per Major League Baseball rules.
In exchange for Berkman, the Yankees sent Triple-A right-handed pitcher Mark Melancon and Jimmy Paredes, an infielder playing for the Single-A Charleston River Dogs, to the Houston Astros.
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5426304I think this is a really good deal for the Yanks.
