http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/pbc/archive/2009/01/08/pirates-yankees-talk-swisher-nady.aspx The Pirates have had trade talks with the New York Yankees regarding outfielders Nick Swisher and Xavier Nady, one high-level source said today, but there is little cause to expect a deal involving either coming to Pittsburgh. In Swisher's case, he is owed $22 million the next three years and is coming off a down season in which he batted .219 with 24 home runs and 69 RBIs. Moreover, the Yankees are seeking pitching, the Pirates' most precious commodity, so the match is poor. The source described the chance of a Swisher deal being done as "a long shot." A Nady deal is seen as even less likely, and the talks on that front have been no more than cursory. The primary reason is that the Yankees never could get back as much as they gave up for Nady and reliever Damaso Marte in the teams' July 26 trade -- outfield prospect Jose Tabata and starters pitchers Jeff Karstens, Ross Ohlendorf and Daniel McCutchen -- and that could make for an awkward set of circumstances. Nady can become a free agent after the coming season. Several other teams have been in touch with the Yankees about Swisher and Nady. --

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