The Yankees sent Jesus Montero, their top hitting prospect, to the Seattle Mariners for Pineda.
The lingering question for Yankees fans is whether the team should have parted with Montero.
"They knew we had good parties every Friday and Saturday night, " said owner Joe Montero.
Mets starter Rafael Montero allowed four hits in 4 2-3 scoreless innings and struck out three.
The Yankees wagered much on Pineda, trading their best prospect, Jesus Montero, for his services last winter.
But will he ever be the pitcher the Yankees thought they were getting when they parted with Montero?
Alejandro Lembo should line up alongisde Paolo Montero in the centre of defence in the absence of Sorondo.
Paul Goldschmidt reached on the second catcher's interference call against Cervelli, and Miguel Montero was hit by a pitch, loading the bases.
Montero was the team's minor league pitcher of the year last season.
Both riders will be present at the launch in Madrid this weekend, alongside Hilton and her partners Nano, Xavi Montero and Ricard Garriga.
So I want to say thank you to Maru and the Montero Dance Company, along with Javier Cortes. (Applause.) Thank you very much.
The Yankees and Mariners have been trading partners several times over the last couple of years, pulling off deals involving Ichiro Suzuki and Jesus Montero.
Former Yankees prospect Montero singled and, after a forceout, Saunders, the 10th batter of the inning, doubled in a run to make it 7-0 and chase Hughes.
They are limited to players who pitched 40 innings or played 50 games, except in the cases of uber-hot prospects like Seattle's Jesus Montero or Texas' Yu Darvish.
Every Seattle starter had at least one of its season-high 16 hits and Jesus Montero was the only starter who failed to score a run in the Mariners' best output this year.
While Strasburg gave up a run on three hits while also walking two, the Mets got a look at one of their bright, young arms in the form of 22-year-old right-hander Rafael Montero.
That big move came when Cashman gambled his can't-miss top prospect, the slugging catcher Jesus Montero, for Pineda, a 6-foot-7 flamethrower from the Dominican Republic who became an All Star in his 2011 rookie season.
The Royals would love for the Yankees to get involved if the Cliff Lee deal falls apart since the Yankees have two prized catchers in Jesus Montero and Austin Romine plus economically affordable and highly productive outfielder, Brett Gardner.
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