Yanks send Wright to Milwaukee

From the Yankees’ website:

The Yankees moved Wednesday to bolster their Minor League depth chart, acquiring catcher and outfielder Eric Fryer from the Brewers for left-hander Chase Wright.

The 23-year-old Fryer played last season for the Class A West Virginia Power of the South Atlantic League, batting .335 (129-for-385) with 10 home runs and 63 RBIs in 104 games.

Fryer was Milwaukee’s 10th round selection from Ohio State in the 2007 Draft, playing 55 games in left field and 39 games behind the plate. The Yankees said he would be assigned to Class A Tampa of the Florida State League.

At an appearance Tuesday in Pleasantville, N.Y., Yankees general manager Brian Cashman acknowledged that he would consider trading some of the club’s pitching talent to procure position players in the near future.

“You have to trade from strength, and our current picture of our franchise on the development side is that we are top-heavy on pitching depth, with both starters and relievers,” Cashman said. “The bottom end, we have a lot of position players that we think are coming, but they’re in A-ball or below.”

Good luck to Chase Wright, as he could get a shot with the Brew Crew. Fryer sounds like a decent bat for a DFA’d player.