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The negotiations to acquire Eric Hinske won't go down as particularly prolific for Brian Cashman. They took just a few days, and with all due respect to Hinske, who appears to be a good fit, this ain't quite David Wells for Roger Clemens on the "Wow!" scale. But this trade should be filed away as a time capsule. As a sign of its times. "It's indicative of the reality of the economy," Pirates general manager Neal Huntington told Newsday yesterday. "Brian's position from the get-go was that, if he were to get Eric, he wouldn't pay the full freight." And so, as Huntington said, "It's maybe the first time ever when the Pirates have sent the Yankees money." For every dollar that Hinske receives in a Yankees uniform, 50 cents will come from the small-market, low-payroll, haven't-posted-a-winning-season-since 1992 Pirates.
New York Newsday
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