THE RICH GET RICHER........Yankees, Astros agree to Berkman deal

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The New York Yankees, for most of the season having used their designated-hitter spot for rehabilitation, half-days, and various tryouts, on Friday agreed to a trade with the Houston Astros for switch-hitter Lance Berkman according to reports and league sources.

Berkman has full no-trade rights but waived them for the Yankees, and the deal will be officially announced Saturday. It’s unclear which other players are involved. Berkman was not in the Astros’ lineup Friday against the Brewers.

The 34-year-old Berkman, a career-long Astro and once one of the most feared hitters in the National League, should give the Yankees stability at DH, certainly from his dominant left side.

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