Subway gone; Britton "Eats Fresh"

Wright traded to Orioles for Chris Britton.

Jaret "Subway" Wright was dealt to Baltimore for Chris Britton. By doing so, the Yankees actually save a little money and get something in return for the failed Wright experiment as opposed to simply buying him out of the last year of his contract. Wright will be reunited with Leo Mazzone, with whom, as a Brave, he pitched most successfully.

Britton is 24, six years younger than Wright. He comes off his first season in the bigs having gone 0-2 with one save and a 3.35 ERA in 52 games for a bad team that mailed it in somwhere back in July. Not terrible. Britton should help the bullpen but he will stress the post-game food budget a bit -- the 6' 3" righthander tipped the scales at a Sabathia-like 278 by the end of the 2006 season.


Mets sign El Duque to two-year extension.

I thought this was a bit of an odd move at first, but then I read that the Mets actually save some money on this deal -- El Duque qualifies for Medicare Part B and thus the Mets won't have to provide expensive MLB health benefits for him.