Over the next few days I’ll be taking a look at some players currently on the roster who may be used in trades this off-season. This is the first installment.
Nick Swisher is apparently a very polarizing figure. Some fans love him, whether because of what he does on the field or off of it (or both) while others seem to despise the guy. His most recent former team, the Chicago White Sox, couldn’t get rid of him fast enough, dumping him in New York for a return of a bag of balls, a sack of bats, and an “I Love NY” t-shirt after Ozzie Guillen publicly feuded with Swisher over his batting average and fondness for drawing walks when opposing pitchers would throw him four balls.
His reception with the Yankees organization has been much warmer, but there are apparently no shortage of fans that don’t like the guy. In the past 2 weeks, I’ve heard just about everything you could imagine about Swisher. He can’t hit in October. His defense is bad. He’s a clown who doesn’t take the game seriously enough. He changes his haircut too much (yes, I really saw that one). All of these people agree; Nick Swisher has to go (and be replaced by either Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth).
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