By Dejan Kovacevic | 1:59 p.m. Saturday
The Pirates have acquired minor league starter Eric Hacker from the New York Yankees, a source disclosed this afternoon. The rest of the trade details are not yet known.
Hacker, 26, had been designated for assignment last Saturday and was not going to clear waivers, so the Yankees opted to make a trade. He is right-handed, has a power arm and is coming off a strong 2008 in which he had a 2.43 ERA, 115 strikeouts and 37 walks split between Class A and AA in the Yankees' system. So far this season, he had a 4.11 ERA in three Class AA starts, 7.88 ERA in three Class AAA starts.
Hacker's career has been slowed by major injuries: He lost all of 2004 to reconstructive elbow surgery, all of 2006 to shoulder surgery.
UPDATE 3:24 p.m.: The Pirates sent Romulo Sanchez to the Yankees. That is the trade. And Phil Dumatrait was transferred from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day to clear space on the 40-man for Hacker. Hacker will be assigned to Class AAA Indianapolis.
These are his full statistics.
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May 16 2009, 01:59 PM
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Dejan Kovacevic