By WFAN.com
The Yankees have acquired left-handed starter James Paxton from the Seattle Mariners.
Big Maple in the Big Apple. Welcome, @James_Paxton! pic.twitter.com/IlOtWehD03
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) November 19, 2018Highly-rated prospect Justus Sheffield, right-hander Erik Swanson and outfielder Dom Thompson-Williams have been traded to Seattle.
Paxton went 11-6 with a 3.76 ERA last season. He is a power pitcher and struck out 208 batters.
The 30-year-old holds a career 41-26 record and a 3.42 lifetime ERA.
Paxton enters arbitration year three this offseason. He can become a free agent in 2021.
