Article: Yankees further bolster lineup, getting Rodriguez from Tigers.(Sports)

By Dave Skretta

The Associated Press

NEW YORK

The Detroit Tigers sent veteran catcher Ivan Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for hard-throwing reliever Kyle Farnsworth on Wednesday, a trade that filled glaring holes for both contenders.

Rodriguez, a 14-time All-Star in the option year of a $50 million deal he signed with the Tigers in February 2004, will step into the hole in the Yankees' lineup created by Jorge Posada's shoulder injury. Posada had arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder Wednesday and is out for the season.

The Yankees expect Rodriguez to join the team today, when they face the Los Angeles Angels.

"It's going to be very exciting. ...

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