Article: Randy Johnson on verge of joining Yanks, Hudson to Braves, Beltre to Seattle

JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer
AP Worldstream
12-17-2004
Dateline: SAN FRANCISCO
On a day of big movement in baseball, the New York Yankees are on the verge of claiming the biggest prize of all.

The Yankees closed in on completing a blockbuster three-team trade that would send pitching ace Randy Johnson to New York, pitcher Javier Vazquez to the Los Angeles Dodgers and first baseman Shawn Green to the Arizona Diamondbacks, a source told The Associated Press.

"It is going to happen," a source familiar with the negotiations said on the condition of anonymity.

Earlier Thursday, the Atlanta Braves made another huge pitch for success, getting pitcher Tim Hudson in a trade from Oakland, and the ...

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