Rockies trade Hirsh to Yankees
| July 29, 2009 | 3:42 PM
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New York Times Yankees beat writer Tyler Kepner reported on his Twitter feed that the Yankees traded for Rockies pitcher Jason Hirsh, who has spent the past two seasons battling injuries and pitching at Triple-A Colorado Springs. Hirsh will pitch at Triple-A for the Yankees.
The Rockies will possibly receive a player to be named later, but the move was designed to help out the Yankees, who needed a pitcher at Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre, and Hirsh, who the Rockies felt had run his course with the organization.
Hirsh, who was acquired before the 2007 season as part of the deal that sent Jason Jennings to the Houston Astros, was part of the Rockies’ rotation for much of 2007 before injuring his ankle while running the bases in July. He returned for two games in August and went back on the disabled list.
After spending most of 2008 at Colorado Springs, he pitched four games in the Rockies in September, compiling an 8.31 ERA in one start and three relief appearances. He went 6-7 with a 6.66 ERA in 20 games this season for the Sky Sox. He started 16 games with Colorado Springs and moved to the bullpen July 16 to make room in the rotation when the Rockies promoted Esmil Rogers from Double-A Tulsa to Triple-A.
The Rockies also made to minor moves involving injured minor-league pitchers Greg Smith and Shane Lindsay. Read more from Jack Etkin at InsideTheRockies.com.
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