Yanks Eying Pudge?

From MLB.com:

One name that has been tossed around as possibly moving -- and one that would certainly satisfy the Yankees' style of making big acquisitions -- is Ivan Rodriguez.

The Tigers catcher has superior numbers to the other four (Gerald Laird, Paul Lo Duca, Miguel Olivo, and Rod Barajas), can be a free agent at the end of the year and brings the experience of nine postseason series and a trophy case overrun by 13 Gold Glove awards.

The great Yankees teams have always had a fixture at catcher -- Posada, Thurman Munson in the 70s, Yogi Berra in the 50s and Bill Dickey in the 30s. Even current skipper Joe Girardi had a nice run at the position, getting three rings.

Somehow a guy by the name of Pudge seems like a good fit in pinstripes.

Rodriguez is hitting .289 with 5 HR, 32 RBI, and an OPS of .747. He's also thrown out .37% of runners trying to steal, and the guys is a winner. I would love it if the Yankees could get this guy even though it seems unlikely, especially with the Tigers playing well. I wonder what the Tigers would want in return.