Left-hander Chase Wright was traded by the New
York Yankees to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday for
outfielder-catcher Eric Fryer.

The 25-year-old Wright was a combined 10-3 with one save and a
2.85 ERA last year at Double-A Trenton, Triple-A
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and the rookie-level Gulf Coast Yankees .

He was 2-0 in two starts and one relief appearance for the
Yankees in 2007. At Fenway Park that April 22, he allowed
consecutive home runs to Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell and
Jason Varitek.

Wright was designated for assignment on Jan. 27 to open a roster
spot for Andy Pettitte.

The 23-year old Fryer hit .335 with 10 homers and 63 RBIs in 104
games for Class A West Virginia last year. He led the South
Atlantic League in batting average and on-base percentage (.407)
and was third in slugging percentage (.506).

He is being assigned to Class A Tampa.

Milwaukee also agreed to a minor league contract with former
Yankees reliever Ramiro Mendoza, who has not pitched in the major
leagues since 2005. He has a 59-40 record with a a 4.30 ERA and 16
saves over 10 seasons.