The Ambulance Chasers finally landed their 3B man after months of speculation. 28 year old Kevin Youkilis will don the yellow and blue for the 2008 season. "Im excited to be here" said Youkilis. "The Chasers have a tradition of winning, and while Ill miss my time as an RI Colt, but Im glad to be joining another team that perennially competes for championships." Youk was expected to arrive in Cranston on Wednesday morning for a physical and press conference.
Longtime Chasers closer Nathan was sad to go. "You have to understand this is a business" Nathan explained. "It will be strange wearing a darker shade of blue on my cap, but the mound is the same difference from home plate in every fantasy ballpark." Throngs of Chasers fans showed up at the ballpark to say goodbye to the man is the career leader in saves for the proud franchise. Nathan won two titles with the team and was seen clearing out his locker with the two obnoxiously huge championship rings on his hand. Ambulance Chasers GM Al Skorupa released a statement "as difficult as it was to trade one of the best closers in the game like Joe Nathan, we felt we had to make this trade. With the salary cap relief and the offense that Youk brings we feel we're both a better team today and in a much better position to approach free agency as we go forward building a championship caliber team for the 2008 season."
The Ambulance Chasers will also receive $3 million dollars in 2008 salary in the trade.
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