Soriano Officially Traded To The Yankees

It's official, Alfonso Soriano is a Yankee...again! Soriano waived his no-trade clause this morning for the deal to finally become official.

The Yankees are expected to be giving up a low-level prospect in return and the the Cubs are also planning on eating a large sum of the $25 million, while the Yankees will pay around $7-$8 million of what Soriano is owed through the 2014 season.

Soriano was scratched from the Cubs lineup Thursday night after team president Theo Epstein requested that he be removed from the lineup, saying that a trade involving Soriano was close to being completed.

Soriano will be a big upgrade for the offensively challenged Yankees lineup, adding some much needed power that the Yanks haven't seen in awhile. Soriano has hit eight homeruns this month, while the Yankees as a team have hit seven, and haven't had a homerun from a right-handed hitter in 27 games.

For the season, Soriano, 37, is batting .254 with 17 homeruns and 51 RBIs. His numbers would put him at second on the Yankees in both homeruns and RBIs, trailing only Robinson Cano, of course.

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