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SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees pulled off a good old power play. nfl jerseys china . Power pitcher for power hitter. The Mariners agreed to trade right-hander Michael Pineda to the New York Yankees for catcher Jesus Montero on Friday, a swap involving two young stars under the age of 23. A person familiar with the deal confirmed the trade to The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to discuss the trade that will be completed pending physicals. As part of the trade, the Yankees also sent 24-year-old pitcher Hector Noesi to Seattle for 19-year-old righty Jose Campos. The deal addresses needs for both sides. The Yankees were looking for another starter, preferably young, to add to their rotation, while the Mariners were desperate for a slugger to add to an offence that was among the worst historically the last few seasons. In addition, another person familiar with the agreement told the AP the Yankees had reached a deal with free agent pitcher Hiroki Kuroda on a US$10 million contract for one season. The 36-year-old righty was 13-16 with a 3.07 ERA for the Dodgers last season. Kurodas contract is pending a physical. After losing in the first round of the playoffs, the Yankees kept looking for pitching this winter after they passed on bidding for the top free agents in what was a weak year for starters. They could part with the 22-year-old Montero because they have several catchers in their system who are considered far better defensively. They have Austin Romine at Triple-A, plus Russell Martin earned an All-Star appearance in his first year with New York and was praised for his work with the Yankees pitching staff. In just 69 plate appearances, Montero hit four homers, drove in 12 runs and batted .328 for New York in a September call-up that earned him a spot on their playoff roster. He showed patience at the plate and an ability to hit with power to the opposite field. Montero hit .288 with 18 homers and 67 RBIs at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last year. Montero nearly came to Seattle back in 2010 as part of a deal for Cliff Lee that fell apart at the last minute. Lee was later traded to Texas for a bounty that included prospective Seattle starting first baseman Justin Smoak and right-hander Blake Beavan. Pineda, who turns 23 later this month, earned his way into the Mariners rotation with his performance last spring. By the end of the season, he was in place as Seattles No. 2 starter for the future behind ace Felix Hernandez. But no matter who Seattle had throwing, they couldnt make up for an offence that hit just .233 as a team, scored 556 runs -- worst in all of baseball -- and hit only 109 homers. Most Seattle fans have pined for Prince Fielder to be the offensive solution. For now, theyll have to settle for Monteros potential. Pineda went 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA in his rookie season that started fast, then endured typical rookie struggles as the season progressed. One of Pinedas high points was starting at home against the Yankees on May 27 when he was already 6-2. Pineda threw five innings that night of a 4-3 Seattle victory. But Pinedas rookie problems started soon after. Over his final 17 starts, Pineda was 3-8 and his ERA ballooned to 4.74. Still, Pineda managed to league all of baseball holding right-handed batters to just a .184 average against and struck out 173 in 171 innings. Pineda was expendable because of Seattles rich depth of starters. The Mariners have Hernandez at the top of their rotation and just signed Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma. Those two, combined with lefty Jason Vargas and young prospects Charlie Furbush and Beavan, will likely make up Seattle rotation to begin the season. In the minors, three of Seattles top prospects all project as starting pitchers: right-hander Taijuan Walker, lefty Danny Hultzen -- the No. 2 pick in last years amateur draft -- and righty James Paxton. jerseys from china . Standing within a few feet were two Royals baserunners, two umpires, a Kansas City coach and several teammates screaming at him. wholesale jerseys . At the start of this season, few knew where that spark would come from, and it looked worse after the Wildcats dropped their opening game against Temple. http://www.cheapnfljerseyschinadiscount.com/ . St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina stood up, spoke softly to his pal and twice patted him on the side.WINNIPEG -- Quarterback Joey Elliott led the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to just their second win of the season Thursday, making the Hamilton Tiger-Cats pay for their six turnovers in a 32-25 victory. "I was glad to get the ball," Elliott said of his noticeably stronger second-half performance. "As a quarterback, in the second half, once you kind of figure what theyre doing, you kind of what to get down the field and get in the groove." It was only Elliotts third start at quarterback since he put on a Bomber uniform three seasons ago. "He made great decisions," said Winnipeg head coach Paul LaPolice. "He didnt throw a turnover. He didnt have an interception or a fumble." He said the win is important in many ways for the Bombers, who now sit at 2-5. "It allows us to keep pace with everybody else in the league ... More than anything, its a lift for our guys." Rookie running back Will Ford, a recent addition to the Bombers roster, scored the winning touchdown with less than two minutes left in the game. The Ticats, now 3-4, went into the game hoping to gain ground on their East Division rivals but couldnt overcome the six turnovers. "The fumbles did it," said dejected Hamilton quarterback Henry Burris. "I had three fumbles on the day, one that should have been a touchdown. That was the deciding factor, Ive got to protect the ball better." Hamilton coach George Cortez didnt disagree, although he dismissed any suggestion he would go with someone other than Burris, who the Ticats picked up in a trade with Calgary. "When you turn the ball over you dont have many chances to win," he said. "We were not taking care of the ball when we had people around us, its that simple." The Bombers sstarted slowly again, putting only a single point on the board in the first quarter. cheap jerseys. Its something LaPolice said they have to address. And it was the veteran Burris who took command early, scoring a touchdown on his first drive with a 37-yard pass to Chris Williams. The Bombers only point in the first quarter came on a single from a missed 49-yard field goal by Justin Palardy. Williams scored a second touchdown in the second quarter on a punt return but Palardy kept the Bombers in the game with two field goals to end it 14-10 for Hamilton. He added another in the third. Hamiltons Luca Congi had one field goal, a 43-yarder in the third. In the third, Elliott led the Bombers on a four-play 78-yard drive to their first touchdown with a handoff to Chad Simpson, tying the game at 17-17. Winnipeg finally took the lead in the fourth when Elliott connected with Chris Matthews for the Bombers second touchdown and it was 25-17 after the convert. But Burris came back with an 84-yard pass to Williams for his third touchdown of the night then Aaron Kelly added a two-point convert to tie the game again. The Bombers replied on the next drive with Fords touchdown, after Simpson was injured and left the field. It was the first home game of the season that wasnt a sellout for the Bombers, although more than 27,000 showed up. A couple of veterans in the secondary were happy they helped create game-winning turnovers but not as happy they allowed some big plays as well. "If you can create turnovers more than likely you can win the game," said Jovon Johnson, who recovered one of the Burris fumbles on Hamiltons last play of the third quarter. "We also gave up some big ones so were going back to the drawing board," said Jonathan Hefney. wholesale authentic nfl jerseys ' ' '