Coke Looking At Trade As A "Blessing In Disguise"

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 06 February 2010 04:04:04 PM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

"The trade was definitely a shock because I grew up in the Yankees system," says Coke. "At the same time, it is more than likely a blessing in disguise."

The Tigers are considering moving Coke from the bullpen to the starting rotation next season.

"When I go back there I'm going to make sure I give it everything I got and see if I can lock down that job," adds Coke. "If not I can always go back to the bullpen and contribute there."

"I'm not really worried about it, as long as I have someone give me a ball and tell me to ?go get em,'" says Coke.

While he did give up a few too many homers last year, Coke was a valuable part of the pen and came up big a few times down the stretch. Hopefully he does well in Detroit.

Good luck, Cokey
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