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Boone: Yankees had Alex Verdugo in mind, cites OF's 'edge'

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Acquired in a rare trade between the Yankees and rival Red Sox, Alex Verdugo can figure on being a starting corner outfielder for New York.

"He's actually been a guy that we've talked about now for, for a while," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday, a day after New York obtained Verdugo for right-handers Greg Weissert, Richard Fitts and Nicholas Judice. "I feel like there's an edge he plays the game with."

The left-handed-hitting Verdugo batted .264 with 13 homers, 54 RBIs and a .