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Originally Posted by slugga27
I'm not a Yankee fan or anything (I'm actually a Red Sox fan), but from a Yankees' perspective, I'd do that trade in a heartbeat, if only because I'm getting rid of Wells.
EDIT: From a Tigers perspective, it doesn't look very good, unless they're expecting at least replacement-level production from those two minor leaguers.
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Yep, The main reason for ditching Cano was in fact the dump on Wells. Any other attempt to trade him resulted in "Sorry but I will not trade for vastly overpaid veterans" and release was just throwing away money. Cano was the 'bait'. Also Verlander is no CC Sabathia but he's no mug either. Incidentally, the 2 minors were half star
potential. *edit* one star actually - but I used them targeting areas where it was reported that Detroit had a weakness (i.e. the bullpen).