Yankees Acquire Chris Stewart, Option Francisco Cervelli To Triple-A

April 4, 2012 12:00 AM

Yankees Acquire Chris Stewart, Option Francisco Cervelli To Triple-A
" NEW YORK (WFAN) - The Yankees made a couple quick moves on Wednesday before finalizing Spring Training and heading to Tropicana Field to begin the regular season against the Rays on Friday.

The Bombers acquired catcher Chris Stewart from the Giants on Wednesday in exchange for right-handed pitcher George Kontos, according to the team.

“We thought we needed to improve our depth,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi told WFAN host Mike Francesa "

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