SI's Jon Heyman is reporting that the Yankees have acquired catcher Pudge Rodriguez from Detroit in exchange for reliever Kyle Farnsworth (who, according to Mark Teahen, is the guy in the AL you least want to get in a fight with).

This at least indirectly affects the Royals if they were looking for takers for Miguel Olivo, as the Yanks' three-month rental of Pudge takes care of that need.