Nady, Marte Bronx Bound

The New York Yankees have acquired outfielder Xavier Nady and lefty reliever Damaso Marte from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for four minor leaguers. According to Sport Illustrated's Jon Heyman the deal is pending physicals for all six players involved.

The addition of Nady is a good one for the Yanks as outfielder Hideki Matsui is expected to miss significant time due to a knee injury.

Marte, who was coveted by many teams including New York's arch rivals the Boston Red Sox, will serve as the lefty specialist coming out of the Yankee bullpen. The position was previously held by Mike Myers who was released by the Yankees earlier in the season.