YANKEES ACQUIRE FIRST BASEMAN LANCE BERKMAN in addition to cash from the Houston Astros for pitcher Mark Melancon and minor league infielder Jimmy Paredes on Saturday afternoon.
Berkman has spent all 12 seasons of his career with the Astros and has compiled a .296 career average with 326 home runs and 1090 RBIs. This season, the switch-hitting slugger is batting .245 with 13 homers and 49 RBIs. Berkman has hit over 40 home runs twice in his career (2002 and 2006) and driven in over 100 runs six times.