Thomas Balboni Jr. was traded from the Padres to the Yankees in a three-player deal.
Well, the Jr. means he isn’t Steve’s kid, which is kind of a bummer. Balboni, a 24-year-old reliever, had a 4.46 ERA and a 60/20 K/BB in 34 1/3 innings for low-A Lake Elsinore.
