MLB Trade Central 2007
Whenever there’s a trade involving a major leaguer or a Prospect Handbook-caliber minor leaguer, we’ll provide in-depth analysis.
| Dec. 21 • Reds Deal Hamilton For Pitching Help | |
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| Acquire: OF Josh Hamilton, Cincinnati |
Acquire: RHP Edinson Volquez, Texas LHP Danny Ray Herrera, Frisco (AA) |
| Dec. 14 • Edmonds Joins San Diego, Returns To SoCal Roots | |
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| Acquire: OF Jim Edmonds, St. Louis |
Acquire: 3B David Freese, Lake Elsinore (Hi A) |
| Dec. 14 • Closer Valverde Dealt To Active Astros | |
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| Acquire: RHP Jose Valverde, Arizona |
Acquire: RHP Chad Qualls, Houston 2B/OF Chris Burke, Houston RHP Juan Gutierrez, Houston |
| Dec. 14 • Diamondbacks Land Haren For Boatload Of Prospects | |
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| Acquire: RHP Dan Haren, Oakland RHP Connor Robertson, Oakland |
Acquire: OF Carlos Gonzalez, Tucson (AAA) LHP Brett Anderson, Visalia (Hi A) OF Aaron Cunningham, Mobile (AA) 1B Chris Carter, Kannapolis (Lo A) LHP Dana Eveland, Arizona LHP Greg Smith, Tucson (AAA) |
| Dec. 14 • Royals Trade Buckner To Get Callaspo | |
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| Acquire: RHP Billy Buckner, Kansas City |
Acquire: 3B/2B Alberto Callaspo, Arizona |
| Dec. 12 • Rangers Acquire Another First-Base Option In Broussard | |
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| Acquire: 1B/OF Ben Broussard, Seattle |
Acquire: 2B Tug Hulett, Oklahoma (AAA) |
| Dec. 12 • Tejada Heads To Houston In Six-Player Deal | |
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| Acquire: SS Miguel Tejada, Baltimore |
Acquire: RHP Matt Albers, Houston LHP Troy Patton, Houston OF Luke Scott, Houston 3B Mike Costanzo, Reading (AA) RHP Dennis Sarfate, Houston |
| Dec. 7 • Brewers’ Bullpen Gets Another Reinforcement In Torres | |
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| Acquire: RHP Salomon Torres, Pittsburgh |
Acquire: RHP Marino Salas, Nashville (AAA) RHP Kevin Roberts, Brevard County (Hi A) |
| Dec. 5 • Rangers Get Shelton On The Cheap | |
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| Acquire: 1B Chris Shelton, Detroit |
Acquire: OF Freddy Guzman, Texas |
| Dec. 5 • Blue Jays Add Coats At Winter Meetings | |
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| Acquire: OF Buck Coats, Cincinnati |
Acquire: RHP Justin James, Syracuse (AAA) |
| Dec. 4 • Tigers Land Cabrera, Willis In Eight-Player Trade | |
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| Acquire: 3B Miguel Cabrera, Florida LHP Dontrelle Willis, Florida |
Acquire: OF Cameron Maybin, Detroit LHP Andrew Miller, Detroit C Mike Rabelo, Detroit RHP Eulogio de la Cruz, Detroit RHP Dallas Trahern, Toledo (AAA) RHP Burke Badenhop, Erie (AA) |
| Dec. 4 • Braves Add Depth In Infante, Ohman | |
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| Acquire: IF Omar Infante, Detroit LHP Will Ohman, Chicago (NL) |
Acquire: RHP Jose Ascanio, Atlanta |
| Dec. 4 • Hard-Throwing Bautista, Capellan On The Move . . . Again | |
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| Acquire: RHP Denny Bautista, Colorado |
Acquire: RHP Jose Capellan, Detroit |
| Dec. 4 • Nationals, Yankees Swap Young Arms | |
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| Acquire: RHP Tyler Clippard, New York (AL) |
Acquire: RHP Jonathan Albaladejo, Washington |
| Dec. 3 • Rays Find a Taker For Embattled Dukes | |
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| Acquire: OF Elijah Dukes, Tampa Bay |
Acquire: LHP Glenn Gibson, Vermont (SS) |
| Dec. 3 • White Sox Pry Quentin From Crowded Diamondbacks Outfield | |
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| Acquire: OF Carlos Quentin, Arizona |
Acquire: 1B Chris Carter, Kannapolis (Lo A) |
| Nov. 30 • Mets Move Milledge In Play For Immediate Future | |
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| Acquire: OF Lastings Milledge, New York (NL) |
Acquire: OF Ryan Church, Washington C Brian Schneider, Washington |
| Nov. 28 • Twins, Rays Exchange Top Talent In Brazen Challenge Trade | |
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| Acquire: OF Delmon Young, Tampa Bay SS/2B Brendan Harris, Tampa Bay OF Jason Pridie, Durham (AAA) |
Acquire: RHP Matt Garza, Minnesota SS Jason Bartlett, Minnesota RHP Eduardo Morlan, New Britain (AA) |
| Nov. 20 • Mets, Brewers Swap Players In Need Of Scenery Change | |
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| Acquire: C Johnny Estrada, Milwaukee |
Acquire: RHP Guillermo Mota, New York (NL) |
| Nov. 19 • White Sox, Angels Swap Regulars | |
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| Acquire: SS Orlando Cabrera, Los Angeles (AL) |
Acquire: RHP Jon Garland, Chicago (AL) |
| Nov. 18 • Blue Jays Deal Minor Leaguers For Infield Depth | |
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| Acquire: SS/3B Marco Scutaro, Oakland |
Acquire: RHP Graham Godfrey, Lansing (Lo A) RHP Kristian Bell, Dunedin (Hi A) |
| Nov. 16 • Astros Find Lidge Replacement In Villarreal | |
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| Acquire: RHP Oscar Villarreal, Atlanta |
Acquire: OF Josh Anderson, Houston |
| Nov. 12 • GM Dombrowski Gets Jones Shortly After Renteria | |
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| Acquire: OF Jacque Jones, Chicago (NL) |
Acquire: IF Omar Infante, Detroit |
| Nov. 7 • Phillies Add Pitching With Lidge | |
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| Acquire: RHP Brad Lidge, Houston SS Eric Bruntlett, Houston |
Acquire: OF Michael Bourn, Philadelphia 3B Mike Costanzo, Reading (AA) RHP Geoff Geary, Philadelphia |
| Oct. 29 • Tigers Fill Need At Shortstop | |
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| Acquire: SS Edgar Renteria, Atlanta |
Acquire: RHP Jair Jurrjens, Detroit OF Gorkys Hernandez, W. Mich. (Lo A) |
| Sept. 24 • Desperate Padres Grab Lane For Outfield | |
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| Acquire: OF Jason Lane, Houston |
Acquire: cash considerations |
| Sept. 4 • Brewers Bring King Back For Stretch Drive | |
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| Acquire: LHP Ray King, Washington |
Acquire: 1B Andrew Lefave, West Virginia (Lo A) |
| Aug. 31 • Cubs Welcome Trachsel Back To Rotation | |
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| Acquire: RHP Steve Trachsel, Baltimore |
Acquire: 3B/OF Scott Moore, Iowa (AAA) RHP Rocky Cherry, Iowa (AAA) RHP Jake Renshaw, Peoria (Lo A) |
| Aug. 31 • Cardinals Add Branyan As Insurance | |
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| Acquire: 3B/OF Russell Branyan, Philadelphia |
Acquire: cash considerations |
| Aug. 20 • Cubs Grab Monroe For His Righty Pop | |
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| Acquire: OF Craig Monroe, Detroit |
Acquire: LHP Clay Rapada, Iowa (AAA) |
| Aug. 20 • Conine Moves On For Stretch Drive Again | |
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| Acquire: 1B Jeff Conine, Cincinnati |
Acquire: OF Sean Henry, St. Lucie (Hi A) SS Jose Castro, St. Lucie (Hi A) |
| Aug. 17 • Pena Era Ends In Boston | ||
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| Acquire: OF Wily Mo Pena, Boston |
Acquire: 1B/OF Chris Carter, Tucson (AAA) |
Acquire: RHP Emiliano Fruto, Columbus (AAA) |
| Aug. 16 • Desperate Rockies Land A Starter | |
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| Acquire: RHP Ramon Ortiz, Minnesota |
Acquire: 3B Matt Macri, Colorado Springs (AAA) |
| Aug. 9 • Mariners Add Fourth Lefty To Bullpen | |
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| Acquire: LHP John Parrish, Baltimore |
Acquire: OF Sebastien Boucher, Tacoma (AAA) |
| Aug. 9 • Archrivals Swing Minor Trade | |
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| Acquire: 1B/OF Mark Sweeney, San Francisco |
Acquire: 2B Travis Denker, Inland Empire (Hi A) |
| July 31 • Giants Send Morris To Pirates | |
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| Acquire: RHP Matt Morris, San Francisco |
Acquire: OF Rajai Davis, Pittsburgh RHP Steve MacFarland, Hickory (Lo A) |
| July 31 • Padres Turn One Lefty Into Two | |
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| Acquire: LHP Wil Ledezma, Atlanta LHP Will Startup, Richmond (AAA) |
Acquire: LHP Royce Ring, San Diego |
| July 31 • Phillies Make Bullpen Move For Mateo | |
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| Acquire: RHP Julio Mateo, Tacoma (AAA) |
Acquire: SS/2B Jesus Merchan, Reading (AA) |
| July 31 • San Diego Adds More Depth With Ensberg | |
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| Acquire: 3B Morgan Ensberg, Houston |
Acquire: cash considerations |
| July 31 • Red Sox Fortify Bullpen With Gagne | |
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| Acquire: RHP Eric Gagne, Texas |
Acquire: LHP Kason Gabbard, Boston OF David Murphy, Pawtucket (AAA) OF Engel Beltre, GCL Red Sox (R) |
| July 31 • Padres Add Mackowiak To Bench | |
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| Acquire: OF Rob Mackowiak, Chicago (AL) |
Acquire: RHP Jon Link, Lake Elsinore (Hi A) |
| July 31 • Braves Don’t Stop With Teixeira, Grab Dotel | |
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| Acquire: RHP Octavio Dotel, Kansas City |
Acquire: RHP Kyle Davies, Richmond (AAA) |
| July 31 • Dodgers, Yankees Complete Long-Discussed Deal | |
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| Acquire: 3B Wilson Betemit, Los Angeles (NL) |
Acquire: RHP Scott Proctor, New York (AL) |
| July 31 • Cardinals Hope Pineiro Can Help Staff | |
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| Acquire: RHP Joel Pineiro, Boston |
Acquire: OF Sean Danielson, Springfield (AA) |
| July 30 • On Second Thought, Mets Acquire Castillo | |
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| Acquire: 2B Luis Castillo, Minnesota |
Acquire: OF Dustin Martin, St. Lucie (Hi A) C Drew Butera, Binghamton (AA) |
| July 30 • Phillies Add Enigmatic Lohse For Stretch Run | |
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| Acquire: RHP Kyle Lohse, Cincinnati |
Acquire: LHP Matt Maloney, Reading (AA) |
| July 30 • Braves Give Up Quintet Of Prospects For Teixeira | |
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| Acquire: 1B Mark Teixeira, Texas LHP Ron Mahay, Texas |
Acquire: C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Atlanta SS Elvis Andrus, Myrtle Beach (Hi A) LHP Matt Harrison, Mississippi (AA) RHP Neftali Feliz, Danville (R) LHP Beau Jones, Rome (Lo A) |
| July 28 • Rays Trade Disgruntled Cantu For Two Relievers | |
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| Acquire: 1B Jorge Cantu, Durham (AAA) OF Shaun Cumberland, Montgomery (AA) |
Acquire: RHP Calvin Medlock, Louisville (AAA) LHP Brian Shackelford, Louisville (AAA) |
| July 28 • Wheeler Joins Rays In Bullpen Overhaul | |
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| Acquire: RHP Dan Wheeler, Houston |
Acquire: INF Ty Wigginton, Tampa Bay |
| July 27 • Brewers Add Another Power Arm In McClung | |
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| Acquire: RHP Grant Balfour, Milwaukee |
Acquire: RHP Seth McClung, Durham (AAA) |
| July 27 • Padres Add Bench Depth In Hairston | |
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| Acquire: OF Scott Hairston, Arizona |
Acquire: RHP Leo Rosales, Portland (AAA) |
| July 27 • Phillies Get A Fill-In For Utley | |
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| Acquire: 2B Tadahito Iguchi, Chicago (AL) |
Acquire: RHP Michael Dubee, Lakewood (Lo A) |
| July 27 • Lofton Comes Running Back To Cleveland | |
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| Acquire: OF Kenny Lofton, Texas |
Acquire: C Max Ramirez, Kinston (Hi A) |
| July 25 • Padres Cash In Linebrink For Three Prospects | |
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| Acquire: RHP Scott Linebrink, San Diego |
Acquire: RHP Will Inman, Huntsville (AA) LHP Joe Thatcher, Nashville (AAA) LHP Steve Garrison, Brevard Cty. (Hi A) |
| July 21 • Yankees Find Backup Backstop In Molina | |
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| Acquire: C Jose Molina, Los Angeles (AL) |
Acquire: RHP Jeff Kennard, Trenton (AA) |
| July 19 • Cubs Dump Izturis On Pirates | |
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| Acquire: SS Cesar Izturis, Chicago (NL) |
Acquire: cash considerations |
| July 16 • Cubs Bank On Rebound From Kendall | |
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| Acquire: C Jason Kendall, Oakland |
Acquire: C Rob Bowen, Chicago (NL) LHP Jerry Blevins, Tennessee (AA) |
| July 13 • Tigers Get Enigmatic Lefty For Pugilistic Colon | |
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| Acquire: RHP Roman Colon, Toledo (AAA) |
Acquire: LHP Danny Christensen, Wichita (AA) |
| July 1 • Tigers Hope To Harness Capellan’s Arm | |
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| Acquire: RHP Jose Capellan, Milwaukee |
Acquire: LHP Chris Cody, Lakeland (Hi A) |
| June 29 • Padres Risk Little, Take Chance On Bradley | |
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| Acquire: OF Milton Bradley, Oakland |
Acquire: RHP Andrew Brown, Portland (AAA) |
| June 24 • Nats Trade For Rule 5 Pick Speigner’s Rights | |
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| Acquire: RHP Levale Speigner, Washington |
Acquire: OF Darnell McDonald, Durham (AAA) |
| June 22 • Cardinals Acquire Rotation Help In Maroth | |
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| Acquire: LHP Mike Maroth, Detroit |
Acquire: RHP Chris Lambert, Memphis (AAA) |
| June 20 • Braves, Tigers Lefthanders Trade Places | |
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| Acquire: LHP Wil Ledezma, Detroit |
Acquire: LHP Macay McBride, Atlanta |
| June 20 • Embattled Barrett Shipped To San Diego | |
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| Acquire: C Michael Barrett, Chicago (NL) |
Acquire: C Rob Bowen, San Diego OF Kyler Burke, Fort Wayne (Lo A) |
| June 16 • Diamondbacks, White Sox Swap Prospects | |
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| Acquire: OF Aaron Cunningham, W.-Salem (Hi A) |
Acquire: 2B Danny Richar, Tucson (AAA) |
| May 31 • Marlins Hope Benitez Can Recapture 2004 Magic | |
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| Acquire: RHP Armando Benitez, San Francisco |
Acquire: RHP Randy Messenger, Florida |
| May 13 • Marlins, Rockies Trade Disappointing Pitchers | |
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| Acquire: RHP Byung-Hyun Kim, Colorado |
Acquire: RHP Jorge Julio, Florida |
| May 3 • Cust Joins Growing Oakland Outfield Corps | |
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| Acquire: OF Jack Cust, Portland (AAA) |
Acquire: cash considerations |
| May 2 • A’s Make Yet Another Outfield Trade | |
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| Acquire: OF Chris Snelling, Washington |
Acquire: OF Ryan Langerhans, Oakland |
| April 29 • A’s Pick Up Another Outfielder | |
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| Acquire: OF Ryan Langerhans, Atlanta |
Acquire: cash considerations |
| April 27 • A’s Deal For Injured Denorfia | |
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| Acquire: OF Chris Denorfia, Cincinnati |
Acquire: RHP Marcus McBeth, Sacramento (AAA) LHP Ben Jukich, Stockton (Hi A) |
| April 19 • Rangers, Red Sox Exchange Minor League Pitchers | |
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| Acquire: LHP Daniel Haigwood, Frisco (AA) |
Acquire: RHP Scott Shoemaker, Portland (AA) |
| April 1 • Ellison Dealt Closer To Home | |
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| Acquire: OF Jason Ellison, San Francisco |
Acquire: LHP Travis Blackley, Tacoma (AAA) |
| March 30 • Stokes Gets Change Of Scenery | |
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| Acquire: 1B Jason Stokes, Albuquerque (AAA) |
Acquire: C John Baker, Sacramento (AAA) |
| March 27 • Royals Hope Change Helps Hendrickson | |
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| Acquire: RHP Ben Hendrickson, Nashville (AAA) |
Acquire: C Maxim St. Pierre, Toledo (AAA) |
| March 26 • Astros, Nats Make Minor Deal | |
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| Acquire: C Danny Ardoin, Baltimore |
Acquire: SS/2B Wade Robinson, Corp. Christi (AA) |
| March 26 • Marlins May Have Found Closer In Julio | |
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| Acquire: RHP Jorge Julio, Arizona |
Acquire: RHP Yusmeiro Petit, Florida |
| March 26 • Dodgers Add Clark To Outfield | |
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| Acquire: OF Brady Clark, Milwaukee |
Acquire: RHP Elmer Dessens, Los Angeles (NL) |
| March 23 • Royals Find Shortstop Alternative With Pena | |
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| Acquire: SS Tony Pena Jr., Atlanta |
Acquire: RHP Erik Cordier, Burlington (Lo A) |
| Feb. 13 • Ryu Gives Rays More Rotation Fodder | |
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| Acquire: RHP Jae-Kuk Ryu, Chicago (NL) |
Acquire: RHP Greg Reinhard, SW Michigan (Lo A) OF Andrew Lopez, Princeton (R) |
| Feb. 7 • Tigers Add Another Power Arm In Bazardo | |
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| Acquire: RHP Yorman Bazardo, San Antonio (AA) |
Acquire: OF Jeff Frazier, Lakeland (Hi A) |
| Jan. 23 • Reds Add Saarloos To Staff | |
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| Acquire: RHP Kirk Saarloos, Oakland RHP Dan Denham, Stockton (Hi A) |
Acquire: RHP David Shafer, Chattanooga (AA) RHP Julio Manon, Louisville (AAA) |
| Jan. 19 • Pirates Finally Get LaRoche For Gonzalez | |
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| Acquire: 1B Adam LaRoche, Atlanta OF Jamie Romak, Rome (Lo A) |
Acquire: LHP Mike Gonzalez, Pittsburgh SS Brent Lillibridge, Lynchburg (Hi A) |
| Jan. 12 • Rockies Pick Up Lopez For Rotation | |
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| Acquire: RHP Rodrigo Lopez, Baltimore |
Acquire: RHP Jim Miller, Tulsa (AA) RHP Jason Burch, Tulsa (AA) |
| Jan. 12 • Rangers Add Stewart To Backup Catching Mix | |
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| Acquire: C Chris Stewart, Chicago (AL) |
Acquire: RHP John Lujan, Bakersfield (Hi A) |
| Jan. 10 • Keppinger Hits The Road Again | |
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| Acquire: INF/OF Jeff Keppinger, Kansas City |
Acquire: RHP Russell Haltiwanger, Sarasota (Hi A) |
| Jan. 9 • Johnson Returns To Diamondbacks | |
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| Acquire: LHP Randy Johnson, New York (AL) |
Acquire: RHP Luis Vizcaino, Arizona RHP Ross Ohlendorf, Tucson (AAA) SS Alberto Gonzalez, Tucson (AAA) RHP Steven Jackson, Tennessee (AA) |
| Jan. 2 • Harris Joins Third Team In Seven Months | |
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| Acquire: INF Brendan Harris, Cincinnati |
Acquire: cash considerations |
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