Bwah!! Bellhorn to the Yankees.

[WilliamPitt]

Have fun with that. :)

Report: Bellhorn switching sides, will wear pinstripes
Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Mark Bellhorn is switching sides, signing with the New York Yankees after being released by the Boston Red Sox, according to MLB.com.

Bellhorn will sign with the Yankees on Tuesday after he clears waivers, the Web site reported Monday night. The infielder was put on unconditional release waivers by Boston on Friday after he refused to accept a minor-league assignment. He had been designated for assignment on Aug. 19.

"The Yankees seemed interested," Bellhorn told MLB.com from a Phoenix airport before heading to Seattle. "The Yankees are one of the most well-known franchises in all of sports. Not everybody gets to play for them."

Bellhorn hit three postseason homers last year but was hitting .216 with 109 strikeouts in 283 at-bats this year. He went on the disabled list with a sprained left thumb July 18, a day after getting hurt while diving for Jason Giambi's grounder at Fenway Park.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2146618

...he wasn't batting his weight during his rehab stint, btw...

[sniffa]

1. i knew it!!!

bwahahaha. he's gonna stink up the bronx now too.

but, if the yanks make the post season, he'LL tear up the opposition.

[matcom]

2. DingToot?

oh well

[MaineDem]

3. I like the guy but he's a strike out menace

Good to see him in the Bronx.

[nickgutierrez]

4. Good pickup for the Yanks, IMO

He probably won't start. He will, however, be a good source of power from the bench, and that's something the Yankees desperately need at the moment.

[K-W]

5. He will start against lefties he has good numbers against.

Even with his bad season he's better than lefties than Cano, who is seriously slumping and also making errors in the field.

Cano has ZERO plate discipline and opposing pitches know it. Bellohorn is a strikeout champ, but through his carreer he has gotten on base versus lefties.

[nickgutierrez]

6. If I was setting up a gameplan against Cano...

...my pitchers wouldn't throw a single strike all game, until he learns to take a pitch or two. I like Bellhorn vs. lefties, for that reason.