Article: Yanks expected to get Johnson: Braves acquire Hudson; Beltre Seattle bound; Bucs add Santiago

Randy Johnson was on the verge of joining the New York Yankees in a three-team, megadeal that also includes Shawn Green and Javier Vazquez, sources told The Associated Press on Thursday night.

Green would go from Los Angeles to Arizona, and Vazquez would move from the Yankees to the Dodgers in the trade that would put the Arizona ace in Yankee pinstripes.

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

Newsday and Fox Sports reported on their Web sites that the other players involved in the deal were Dodgers pitchers Brad Penny and Yhency Brazoban, and Yankees prospects Eric Duncan and Dioner Navarro.

There was no confirmation from any ...

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