Yankees acquire Reds Jerry Hairston Jr
The Yankees made a minor move at the trade deadline acquiring utility man Jerry Hairston Jr. from the Cincinnati Reds for minor-league catcher Chase Weems.
Hairston Jr. has been in the majors for a decade, making his debut back in September 1998 with the Orioles. He played second base in Baltimore through 2003, eventually moving to the outfield in 2004 after Brian Roberts established himself as the everyday second baseman.
Hairston hit .261 with 26 homers, 160 RBI and 94 stolen bases in six seasons with the Orioles before being traded to the Cubs in February 2005 for Sammy Sosa. He has bounced around since then, playing parts of two seasons in Chicago before being traded to Texas, where he played for 1 1/2 years with the Rangers. He’s spent the past two seasons in Cincinnati, serving as a jack of all trades for the Reds.
This season, the 33-year-old Hairston has played 33 games at third base, 31 at shortstop, 17 in the outfield and nine at second, so he’ll likely replace Cody Ransom on the roster while giving the Yankees another player to use in the outfield before Brett Gardner returns from the DL. Hairston is hitting .254 with eight homers, 27 RBI and seven steals in 86 games this season.
Weems, 20, was selected by the Yankees in the sixth round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. He batted .260 (45-for-173) with 10 doubles, 1 HR and 14 RBI in 55 games with Single-A Charleston this season. Weems made his professional debut in 2008, combining to bat .220 (18-for-82) with 8 runs, 5 doubles, 1 home run and 10 RBI in 33 games with the GCL Yankees and Charleston.
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