MLB Trade Central 2004
Whenever there’s a trade involving a major leaguer or a Prospect Handbook-caliber minor leaguer, we’ll provide in-depth analysis.
| Dec. 20 • Red Sox say goodbye to playoff hero Roberts | |
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| Acquire: OF Dave Roberts, Boston |
Acquire: OF Jay Payton, San Diego INF Ramon Vazquez, San Diego RHP David Pauley, Lake Elsinore (Hi A) |
| Dec. 20 • Mariners’ roster crunch again becomes Rockies’ gain | |
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| Acquire: RHP Aaron Taylor, Seattle |
Acquire: RHP Sean Green, Tulsa (AA) |
| Dec. 18 • Blockbuster II: Mulder deal makes A’s rebuilding official | |
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| Acquire: LHP Mark Mulder, Oakland |
Acquire: RHP Dan Haren, St. Louis C/DH Daric Barton, Peoria (Lo A) RHP Kiko Calero, St. Louis |
| Dec. 16 • Blockbuster: Braves add Hudson to refortified rotation | |
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| Acquire: RHP Tim Hudson, Oakland |
Acquire: LHP Dan Meyer, Atlanta RHP Juan Cruz, Atlanta OF Charles Thomas, Atlanta |
| Dec. 16 • Royals get Marrero for platoon duty | |
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| Acquire: OF Eli Marrero, Atlanta |
Acquire: RHP Jorge Vasquez, Wichita (AA) |
| Dec. 16 • Pirates tab Santiago as Kendall’s successor | |
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| Acquire: C Benito Santiago, Kansas City |
Acquire: RHP Leo Nunez, Hickory (AA) |
| Dec. 15 • Brewers keep dealing, send Ginter to A’s | |
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| Acquire: 2B/3B Keith Ginter, Milwaukee |
Acquire: OF Nelson Cruz, Sacramento (AAA) RHP Justin Lehr, Oakland |
| Dec. 14 • Angels turn Ortiz into ex-first-rounder | |
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| Acquire: RHP Ramon Ortiz, Anaheim |
Acquire: RHP Dustin Moseley, Louisville (AAA) |
| Dec. 13 • Brewers acquire big bat in Lee | |
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| Acquire: OF Carlos Lee, Chicago (AL) |
Acquire: OF Scott Podsednik, Milwaukee RHP Luis Vizcaino, Milwaukee 1B Travis Hinton, High Desert (Hi A) |
| Dec. 13 • Orioles draft Hagerty, send him to Marlins | |
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| Acquire: LHP Luke Hagerty, Boise (SS) |
Acquire: cash considerations |
| Dec. 12 • Jays, Rays make Sunday’s only (minor) deal | |
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| Acquire: RHP Chad Gaudin, Tampa Bay |
Acquire: C Kevin Cash, Toronto |
| Dec. 11 • Braves add Kolb to bullpen, move Smoltz to rotation | |
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| Acquire: RHP Dan Kolb, Milwaukee |
Acquire: RHP Jose Capellan, Atlanta RHP Alec Zumwalt, Greenville (AA) |
| Dec. 11 • Rhodes changes addresses again, this time for Lawton | |
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| Acquire: OF Matt Lawton, Cleveland |
Acquire: LHP Arthur Rhodes, Pittsburgh |
| Dec. 3 • Phillies hope Lofton can fill center-field void | |
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| Acquire: OF Kenny Lofton, New York (AL) |
Acquire: RHP Felix Rodriguez, Philadelphia |
| Dec. 3 • Yankees welcome Stanton back to bullpen | |
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| Acquire: LHP Mike Stanton, New York (NL) |
Acquire: LHP Felix Heredia, New York (AL) |
| Nov. 27 • A’s take Kendall’s contract off Pirates’ hands | |
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| Acquire: C Jason Kendall, Pittsburgh |
Acquire: LHP Mark Redman, Oakland LHP Arthur Rhodes, Oakland |
| Nov. 24 • Bowden stays busy, acquires Davis | |
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| Acquire: OF J.J. Davis, Pittsburgh |
Acquire: OF Antonio Sucre, Savannah (Lo A) |
| Nov. 19 • Angels exile Guillen to D.C. | |
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| Acquire: OF Jose Guillen, Anaheim |
Acquire: OF Juan Rivera, Montreal SS/2B Maicer Izturis, Montreal |
| Nov. 19 • Padres get Williams as M’s clear roster space | |
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| Acquire: LHP Randy Williams, Seattle |
Acquire: OF Billy Hogan, Eugene (SS) |
| Nov. 8 • Padres, Royals fill minor needs | |
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| Acquire: OF Terrence Long, San Diego RHP Dennis Tankersley, Portland (AAA) |
Acquire: LHP Darrell May, Kansas City RHP Ryan Bukvich, Omaha (AAA) |
| Sept. 16 • Gonzalez moves again as Padres seek shortstop | |
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| Acquire: SS Alex Gonzalez, Montreal |
Acquire: cash considerations |
| Sept. 2 • Giants find modicum of help in Burba | |
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| Acquire: RHP Dave Burba, Milwaukee |
Acquire: LHP Josh Habel, Norwich (AA) |
| Aug. 31 • Cubs strengthen bench with Grieve | |
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| Acquire: OF Ben Grieve, Milwaukee |
Acquire: LHP Andy Pratt, Iowa (AAA) |
| Aug. 27 • Astros add Wheeler to staff | |
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| Acquire: RHP Dan Wheeler, New York (NL) |
Acquire: OF/DH Adam Seuss, Salem (Hi A) |
| Aug. 19 • Dodgers find relief with Dessens | |
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| Acquire: RHP Elmer Dessens, Arizona |
Acquire: OF Jereme Milons, Vero Beach (Hi A) |
| Aug. 9 • Phillies acquire Lidle to bolster rotation | |
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| Acquire: RHP Cory Lidle, Cincinnati |
Acquire: RHP Elizardo Ramirez, Reading (AA) OF Jovan Moran, Lakewood (Lo A) LHP Joe Wilson, Lakewood (Lo A) |
| Aug. 6 • Cardinals counter Garciaparra with Walker | |
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| Acquire: OF Larry Walker, Colorado |
Acquire: LHP Chris Narveson, Tennessee (AA) LHP Luis Martinez, Memphis (AAA) RHP Jason Burch, Peoria (Lo A) |
| Aug. 6 • Blue Jays cast off slumping Phelps | |
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| Acquire: DH/1B Josh Phelps, Toronto |
Acquire: 1B/OF Eric Crozier, Buffalo (AAA) |
| Aug. 6 • Red Sox find second lefty for bullpen | |
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| Acquire: LHP Mike Myers, Seattle |
Acquire: cash considerations |
| Aug. 5 • Déjà vu all over again: White Sox reunite Alomars | |
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| Acquire: 2B Roberto Alomar, Arizona |
Acquire: LHP Brad Murray, Winston-Salem (Hi A) |
| July 31 • Nomar no more in Boston | |
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| Acquire: SS Nomar Garciaparra, Boston OF Matt Murton, Sarasota (Hi A) |
Acquire: SS Orlando Cabrera, Montreal 1B Doug Mientkiewicz, Minnesota |
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| Acquire: INF Brendan Harris, Iowa (AAA) RHP Francis Beltran, Iowa (AAA) SS Alex Gonzalez, Chicago (NL) |
Acquire: LHP Justin Jones, Lansing (Lo A) |
| July 31 • Red Sox add depth with Roberts | |
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| Acquire: OF Dave Roberts, Los Angeles |
Acquire: OF Henri Stanley, Pawtucket (AAA) |
| July 31 • Dodgers continue makeover with Finley | |
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| Acquire: OF Steve Finley, Arizona C Brent Mayne, Arizona |
Acquire: C Koyie Hill, Las Vegas (AAA) LHP Bill Murphy, Carolina (AA) OF Reggie Abercrombie, V. Beach (Hi A) |
| July 31 • Yankees, Chisox shake up rotations | |
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| Acquire: RHP Esteban Loaiza, Chicago (AL) |
Acquire: RHP Jose Contreras, New York (AL) |
| July 31 • Marlins replace Penny with Valdez | |
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| Acquire: RHP Ismael Valdez, San Diego |
Acquire: RHP Travis Chick, Greensboro (Lo A) |
| July 31 • Braves pick up Martin for bullpen | |
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| Acquire: LHP Tom Martin, Los Angeles |
Acquire: LHP Matt Merricks, Myrtle Beach (Hi A) |
| July 31 • Marlins add more relief in Seanez | |
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| Acquire: RHP Rudy Seanez, Kansas City |
Acquire: OF Abraham Nunez, Florida |
| July 30 • Phillies get another bullpen reinforcement in Jones | |
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| Acquire: RHP Todd Jones, Cincinnati OF Brad Correll, Potomac (Hi A) |
Acquire: RHP Josh Hancock, Philadelphia SS Anderson Machado, Scranton (AAA) |
| July 30 • Dodgers, Marlins swap six players, may not be done | |
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| Acquire: RHP Brad Penny, Florida 1B Hee Seop Choi, Florida LHP Bill Murphy, Carolina (AA) |
Acquire: RHP Guillermo Mota, Los Angeles C Paul LoDuca, Los Angeles OF Juan Encarnacion, Los Angeles |
| July 30 • After Fullmer deal falls through, Padres turn to Hansen | |
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| Acquire: 1B/3B Dave Hansen, Seattle |
Acquire: RHP Jon Huber, Lake Elsinore (Hi A) |
| July 30 • Phillies get much-needed bullpen help with Rodriguez | |
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| Acquire: RHP Felix Rodriguez, San Francisco |
Acquire: OF Ricky Ledee, Philadelphia RHP Alfredo Simon, Clearwater (Hi A) |
| July 30 • Mets win pursuit of Benson | ||
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| Acquire: RHP Kris Benson, Pittsburgh 2B Jeff Keppinger, Altoona (AA) |
Acquire: 3B Ty Wigginton, New York (NL) RHP Matt Peterson, Binghamton (AA) 3B Jose Bautista, Kansas City |
Acquire: C Justin Huber, Norfolk (AAA) |
| July 30 • Mets part with Kazmir to get Zambrano | |
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| Acquire: RHP Victor Zambrano, Tampa Bay RHP Bartolome Fortunato, Durham (AAA) |
Acquire: LHP Scott Kazmir, Binghamton (AA) RHP Joselo Diaz, Binghamton (AA) |
| July 24 • Red Sox get Adams for bullpen depth | |
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| Acquire: RHP Terry Adams, Toronto |
Acquire: 3B John Hattig, Portland (AA) |
| July 22 • Itinerant Oliver moves on to Houston | |
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| Acquire: LHP Darren Oliver, Florida |
Acquire: cash considerations |
| July 19 • Orioles, Mets exchange spare parts | |
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| Acquire: OF Karim Garcia, New York (NL) |
Acquire: RHP Mike DeJean, Baltimore |
| July 18 • For second straight year, Chisox turn to Everett | |
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| Acquire: OF Carl Everett, Montreal |
Acquire: RHP Jon Rauch, Charlotte (AAA) RHP Gary Majewski, Charlotte (AAA) |
| July 2 • Red Sox make minor move for Puffer | |
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| Acquire: RHP Brandon Puffer, San Diego |
Acquire: 2B/1B Peter Ciofrone, Augusta (Lo A) |
| June 27 • Garcia fills gaping hole in Chisox rotation | |
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| Acquire: RHP Freddy Garcia, Seattle C Ben Davis, Tacoma (AAA) |
Acquire: OF Jeremy Reed, Charlotte (AAA) C Miguel Olivo, Chicago (AL) SS Michael Morse, Birmingham (AA) |
| June 25 • Beltran goes to Astros in three-way deal | ||
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| Acquire: OF Carlos Beltran, Kansas City |
Acquire: RHP Octavio Dotel, Houston |
Acquire: C John Buck, New Orleans (AAA) 3B Mark Teahen, Sacramento (AAA) RHP Mike Wood, Sacramento (AAA) |
| June 22 • Royals get Bautista as housecleaning begins | |
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| Acquire: RHP Jason Grimsley, Kansas City |
Acquire: RHP Denny Bautista, Bowie (AA) |
| June 18 • White returns to Reds | |
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| Acquire: LHP Gabe White, New York (AL) |
Acquire: LHP Charlie Manning, Chattanooga (AA) |
| June 17 • White Sox bid adieu to failed closer Koch | |
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| Acquire: RHP Billy Koch, Chicago (AL) |
Acquire: SS Wilson Valdez, Albuquerque (AAA) |
| June 17 • Astros find taker for Hidalgo in Mets | |
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| Acquire: OF Richard Hidalgo, Houston |
Acquire: RHP David Weathers, New York (NL) RHP Jeremy Griffiths, Norfolk (AAA) |
| June 7 • Expos finally get their fill of Bergeron | |
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| Acquire: OF Peter Bergeron, Edmonton (AAA) RHP Saul Rivera, Harrisburg (AA) |
Acquire: RHP Jason Childers, Indianapolis (AAA) OF Jason Belcher, Huntsville (AA) |
| April 29 • Tigers add another power lefty for bullpen | |
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| Acquire: LHP Felix Sanchez, West Tenn (AA) |
Acquire: LHP Jon Connolly, Lakeland (Hi A) LHP Eric Eckenstahler, Toledo (AAA) |
| April 16 • Astros, A’s swap interesting pitchers | |
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| Acquire: RHP Kirk Saarloos, New Orleans (AAA) |
Acquire: RHP Chad Harville, Oakland |
| April 12 • Looper sets sail back to Mariners | |
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| Acquire: RHP Aaron Looper, Las Vegas (AAA) |
Acquire: LHP Glenn Bott, San Antonio (AA) |
| April 9 • Huisman could help Royals bullpen | |
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| Acquire: RHP Justin Huisman, Tulsa (AA) |
Acquire: RHP Zach McClellan, Wichita (AA) 1B Chris Fallon, Wilmington (Hi A) |
| April 4 • Dodgers win Bradley sweepstakes | |
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| Acquire: OF Milton Bradley, Cleveland |
Acquire: OF Franklin Gutierrez, Jacksonville (AA) RHP Andrew Brown, Jacksonville (AA) |
| April 3 • Mariners get Cabrera as hedge against Spiezio injury | |
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| Acquire: 2B/OF Jolbert Cabrera, Los Angeles |
Acquire: LHP Ryan Ketchner, Inland Empire (Hi A) RHP Aaron Looper, Seattle |
| April 3 • Dodgers, Rays swap former hot prospects | |
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| Acquire: 2B/SS Antonio Perez, Tampa Bay |
Acquire: OF Jason Romano, Los Angeles |
| April 3 • After bad trade for Diaz, Rangers deal him a year later | |
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| Acquire: C Einar Diaz, Texas RHP Justin Echols, Frisco (AA) |
Acquire: RHP Chris Young, Harrisburg (AA) 2B/C Josh McKinley, Harrisburg (AA) |
| April 3 • Mets finally rid themselves of Cedeno | |
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| Acquire: OF Roger Cedeno, New York (NL) |
Acquire: C Chris Widger, St. Louis INF Wilson Delgado, St. Louis |
| April 3 • Marlins, Padres exchange live arms | |
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| Acquire: RHP Blaine Neal, Florida |
Acquire: RHP Ben Howard, San Diego |
| April 1 • Dodgers keep gathering hitters | |
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| Acquire: OF Cody Ross, Detroit |
Acquire: LHP Steve Colyer, Los Angeles |
| March 31 • Astros use Robertson to keep Taveras | |
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| Acquire: LHP Jeriome Robertson, Houston |
Acquire: OF Willy Taveras, Kinston (Hi A) OF Luke Scott, Akron (AA) |
| March 30 • Giants shore up pitching with Franklin, Estrella | |
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| Acquire: LHP Wayne Franklin, Milwaukee RHP Leo Estrella, Milwaukee |
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| Acquire: RHP Glenn Woolard, Hagerstown (Lo A) RHP Carlos Villanueva, AZL Giants (R) |
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| March 30 • Dodgers find Werth more worthwhile than Jays | |
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| Acquire: OF Jayson Werth, Syracuse (AAA) |
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| Acquire: RHP Jason Frasor, Jacksonville (AA) |
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| March 29 • Padres obtain Robinson as possible fill-in | |
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| Acquire: OF Kerry Robinson, St. Louis |
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| Acquire: OF Brian Hunter, San Diego |
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| March 28 • Mets add Gutierrez for infield depth | |
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| Acquire: INF Ricky Gutierrez, Cleveland |
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| March 27 • White Sox get center-field insurance with Perez | |
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| Acquire: OF Timo Perez, New York (NL) |
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| Acquire: RHP Matt Ginter, Charlotte (AAA) |
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| March 26 • Braves make another pitching move, add Reitsma | |
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| Acquire: RHP Chris Reitsma, Cincinnati |
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| Acquire: RHP Bubba Nelson, Richmond (AAA) LHP Jung Bong, Atlanta |
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| March 25 • Cubs give up on Cruz, send him to Braves | |
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| Acquire: RHP Juan Cruz, Chicago (NL) LHP Steve Smyth, Iowa (AAA) |
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| Acquire: LHP Andy Pratt, Richmond (AAA) 2B Richard Lewis, Greenville (AA) |
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| March 25 • Expos finally get their hands on Patterson | |
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| Acquire: RHP John Patterson, Arizona |
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| Acquire: LHP Randy Choate, Columbus (AAA) |
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| March 25 • Redundant Lamb gets sent packing again | |
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| Acquire: 3B Mike Lamb, Texas |
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| Acquire: RHP Juan DeLeon, Lexington (Lo A) |
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| Feb. 16 • Yankees get A-Rod, Rangers get financial relief | |
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| Acquire: SS Alex Rodriguez, Texas |
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| Acquire: 2B Alfonso Soriano, New York (AL) SS Joaquin Arias, Battle Creek (Lo A) |
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| Feb. 4 • Desperate for third-base help, Yankees acquire Lamb | |
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| Acquire: 3B Mike Lamb, Texas |
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| Acquire: RHP Jose Garcia, Tampa (Hi A) |
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| Jan. 26 • Mets, Royals exchange relievers | |
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| Acquire: LHP Jaime Cerda, New York (NL) |
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| Acquire: RHP Shawn Sedlacek, Wichita (AA) |
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| Jan. 8 • Expendable Guillen heads to Detroit | |
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| Acquire: SS/3B Carlos Guillen, Seattle |
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| Acquire: SS/2B Ramon Santiago, Detroit SS/3B Juan Gonzalez, W. Michigan (Lo A) |
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| Jan. 6 • Mariners, Padres dump bad contracts | |
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| Acquire: 3B Jeff Cirillo, Seattle RHP Brian Sweeney, Seattle |
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| Acquire: RHP Kevin Jarvis, San Diego 1B/3B Dave Hansen, San Diego C Wiki Gonzalez, Portland (AAA) OF Vince Faison, Mobile (AA) |
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| Jan. 5 • Indians use outfield depth to obtain Stewart | |
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| Acquire: LHP Scott Stewart, Montreal |
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| Acquire: OF Ryan Church, Akron (AA) SS/2B Maicer Izturis, Buffalo (AAA) |
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