MLB Trade Central 2011
For any trade involving a major leaguer or a Prospect Handbook-caliber minor leaguer, we summarize the players’ strengths, weaknesses and possible future roles. We slant our analysis toward the young players and prospects involved, letting the veterans’ track records do most of the talking.
Any player who is designated for assignment, and thus removed from his club’s 40-man roster, is not considered for Trade Central because the resulting trade is not a pure talent-for-talent exchange. Teams have much less leverage in such trades because players, in some cases, can opt for free agency after clearing waivers.
| Dec. 31 • Padres Deal Double-A Arms To Chicago For Quentin | |
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| Acquire: OF Carlos Quentin, Chicago (AL) |
Acquire: RHP Simon Castro, San Antonio (AA) LHP Pedro Hernandez, San Antonio (AA) |
| Dec. 28 • Red Sox Send Three Players To A’s For Bailey | |
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| Acquire: RHP Andrew Bailey, Oakland OF Ryan Sweeney, Oakland |
Acquire: OF Josh Reddick, Boston 1B Miles Head, Salem (Hi A) RHP Raul Alcantara, Lowell (SS) |
| Dec. 23 • Reds Acquire Marshall From Division-Rival Cubs | |
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| Acquire: LHP Sean Marshall, Chicago (NL) |
Acquire: LHP Travis Wood, Cincinnati OF Dave Sappelt, Cincinnati 2B Ronald Torreyes, Dayton (Lo A) |
| Dec. 23 • Nats Trade Four Prospects To A’s For Gio Gonzalez | |
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| Acquire: LHP Gio Gonzalez, Oakland RHP Rob Gilliam, Stockton (Hi A) |
Acquire: RHP Brad Peacock, Washington RHP A.J. Cole, Hagerstown (Lo A) C Derek Norris, Harrisburg (AA) LHP Tom Milone, Washington |
| Dec. 17 • Reds Deal From Prospect Depth To Acquire Latos | |
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| Acquire: RHP Mat Latos, San Diego |
Acquire: 1B Yonder Alonso, Cincinnati C Yasmani Grandal, Louisville (AAA) RHP Edinson Volquez, Cincinnati RHP Brad Boxberger, Louisville (AAA) |
| Dec. 16 • Indians Add Outfield Depth In Deal For Cunningham | |
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| Acquire: OF Aaron Cunningham, San Diego |
Acquire: RHP Cory Burns, Akron (AA) |
| Dec. 14 • Astros Add Lowrie, Trade Melancon To Red Sox | |
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| Acquire: RHP Mark Melancon, Houston |
Acquire: SS/3B Jed Lowrie, Boston RHP Kyle Weiland, Boston |
| Dec. 12 • Florida Teams Swap Badenhop For Jefferies | |
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| Acquire: RHP Burke Badenhop, Florida |
Acquire: C Jake Jefferies, Charlotte (Hi A) |
| Dec. 12 • Phillies Swap Non-Tender Candidate To Blue Jays | |
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| Acquire: OF Ben Francisco, Philadelphia |
Acquire: LHP Frank Gailey, Dunedin (Hi A) |
| Dec. 9 • D-Backs Borrow Against Future To Acquire Cahill | |
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| Acquire: RHP Trevor Cahill, Oakland LHP Craig Breslow, Oakland |
Acquire: RHP Jarrod Parker, Arizona OF Collin Cowgill, Arizona RHP Ryan Cook, Arizona |
| Dec. 9 • Nationals, Tigers Exchange Unestablished Righthanders | |
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| Acquire: RHP Ryan Perry, Detroit |
Acquire: RHP Collin Balester, Washington |
| Dec. 8 • Epstein Targets Stewart With First Trade As Cubs GM | |
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| Acquire: 3B Ian Stewart, Colorado RHP Casey Weathers, Tulsa (AA) |
Acquire: OF Tyler Colvin, Chicago (NL) 3B D.J. LeMahieu, Chicago (NL) |
| Dec. 8 • Orioles Trade For Eveland To Bolster Rotation | |
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| Acquire: LHP Dana Eveland, Los Angeles (NL) |
Acquire: LHP Jarret Martin, Delmarva (Lo A) OF Tyler Henson, Norfolk (AAA) |
| Dec. 8 • Royals Deal Navarro To Pirates, Clear 40-Man Space | |
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| Acquire: 2B/3B Yamaico Navarro, Kansas City |
Acquire: RHP Brooks Pounders, W. Virginia (Lo A) SS Diego Goris, DSL Pirates (R) |
| Dec. 7 • Padres Deal For Street To Fill Closer Vacancy | |
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| Acquire: RHP Huston Street, Colorado |
Acquire: LHP Nick Schmidt, Lake Elsinore (Hi A) |
| Dec. 6 • Mets, Giants Swap Arbitration-Eligible Veterans | |
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| Acquire: OF Angel Pagan, New York (NL) |
Acquire: OF Andres Torres, San Francisco RHP Ramon Ramirez, San Francisco |
| Dec. 6 • White Sox Kickstart Rebuild, Ship Santos To Blue Jays | |
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| Acquire: RHP Sergio Santos, Chicago (AL) |
Acquire: RHP Nestor Molina, N. Hampshire (AA) |
| Dec. 6 • Rockies Add Rotation Depth With Twins’ Slowey | |
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| Acquire: RHP Kevin Slowey, Minnesota |
Acquire: RHP Dan Turpen, Tulsa (AA) |
| Dec. 3 • Angels Flip Mathis To Blue Jays For Mills | |
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| Acquire: C Jeff Mathis, Los Angeles (AL) |
Acquire: LHP Brad Mills, Toronto |
| Dec. 1 • Orioles Trade For Teagarden To Back Up Wieters | |
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| Acquire: C Taylor Teagarden, Round Rock (AAA) |
Acquire: RHP Randy Henry, Frederick (Hi A) 2B Greg Miclat, Bowie (AA) |
| Nov. 30 • Angels Deal Chatwood To Upgrade At Catcher | |
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| Acquire: C Chris Iannetta, Colorado |
Acquire: RHP Tyler Chatwood, Los Angeles (AL) |
| Nov. 27 • Rays Ship Jaso To Seattle, Fortify Bullpen With Lueke | |
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| Acquire: C John Jaso, Tampa Bay |
Acquire: RHP Josh Lueke, Seattle player to be named |
| Nov. 22 • Marlins Deal John Baker To Padres For Wade LeBlanc | |
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| Acquire: C John Baker, Florida |
Acquire: LHP Wade LeBlanc, San Diego |
| Nov. 7 • Giants Swap Pitching To Royals For Outfield Help | |
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| Acquire: LHP Jonathan Sanchez, San Francisco LHP Ryan Verdugo, Richmond (AA) |
Acquire: OF Melky Cabrera, Kansas City |
| Oct. 31 • Indians Add Lowe To Groundball-Oriented Rotation | |
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| Acquire: RHP Derek Lowe, Atlanta |
Acquire: LHP Chris Jones, Kinston (Hi A) |
| Sept. 27 • Marlins Exchange Prospects For Manager Ozzie Guillen | |
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| Acquire: MGR Ozzie Guillen, Chicago (AL) RHP Ricardo Andres, Bristol (R) |
Acquire: RHP Jhan Marinez, Jacksonville (AA) SS Ozzie Martinez, New Orleans (AAA) |
| Aug. 31 • Red Sox Add Balance With Righthanded Jackson | |
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| Acquire: 1B/OF Conor Jackson, Oakland |
Acquire: RHP Jason Rice, Pawtucket (AAA) |
| Aug. 31 • Rangers Add Lefty Reliever Gonzalez For Stretch Run | |
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| Acquire: LHP Mike Gonzalez, Baltimore |
Acquire: RHP Pedro Strop, Round Rock (AAA) |
| Aug. 31 • Braves Reacquire Matt Diaz For Bench Role | |
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| Acquire: OF Matt Diaz, Pittsburgh |
Acquire: RHP Eliecer Cardenas, Lynchburg (Hi A) |
| Aug. 23 • Blue Jays, Diamondbacks Swap Second Basemen | |
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| Acquire: 2B Aaron Hill, Toronto SS John McDonald, Toronto |
Acquire: 2B Kelly Johnson, Arizona |
| Aug. 15 • Tigers Acquire Delmon Young From Division-Rival Twins | |
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| Acquire: OF Delmon Young, Minnesota |
Acquire: RHP Lester Oliveros, Erie (AA) LHP Cole Nelson, Lakeland (Hi A) |
| July 31 • Red Sox Get Bedard In Three-Team, Seven-Player Deal | ||
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| Acquire: LHP Erik Bedard, Seattle RHP Josh Fields, Tacoma (AAA) |
Acquire: OF Trayvon Robinson, Albuquerque (AAA) OF Chih-Hsien Chiang, Portland (AA) |
Acquire: C Tim Federowicz, Portland (AA) RHP Stephen Fife, Portland (AA) RHP Juan Rodriguez, Greenville (Lo A) |
| July 31 • Rangers Surrender Double-A Arms In Pursuit Of Adams | |
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| Acquire: RHP Mike Adams, Texas |
Acquire: LHP Robbie Erlin, Frisco (AA) RHP Joe Wieland, Frisco (AA) |
| July 31 • D-backs Add Reliever Ziegler In Trade With Athletics | |
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| Acquire: RHP Brad Ziegler, Oakland |
Acquire: 1B Brandon Allen, Arizona LHP Jordan Norberto, Reno (AAA) |
| July 31 • Braves Send Four Young Players To Astros For Bourn | |
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| Acquire: OF Michael Bourn, Houston |
Acquire: LHP Brett Oberholtzer, Mississippi (AA) RHP Paul Clemens, Mississippi (AA) RHP Juan Abreu, Gwinnett (AAA) OF Jordan Schafer, Atlanta |
| July 31 • Cardinals Solidify Shortstop With Deal For Furcal | |
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| Acquire: SS Rafael Furcal, Los Angeles (NL) |
Acquire: OF Alex Castellanos, Springfield (AA) |
| July 30 • Pirates Upgrade At First Base In Trade For Derrek Lee | |
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| Acquire: 1B Derrek Lee, Baltimore |
Acquire: 1B Aaron Baker, Bradenton (Hi A) |
| July 30 • Orlando Cabrera Joins Giants In Club’s Third Deadline Deal | |
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| Acquire: 2B Orlando Cabrera, Cleveland |
Acquire: OF Thomas Neal, Fresno (AAA) |
| July 30 • Indians Package Top Pitching Prospects In Deal For Ubaldo | |
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| Acquire: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez, Colorado |
Acquire: LHP Drew Pomeranz, Akron (AA) RHP Alex White, Cleveland RHP Joe Gardner, Akron (AA) 1B/OF Matt McBride, Akron (AA) |
| July 30 • Rangers Deal From Excess To Add Uehara To Bullpen | |
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| Acquire: RHP Koji Uehara, Baltimore |
Acquire: RHP Tommy Hunter, Texas 1B Chris Davis, Texas |
| July 30 • D-backs Add Dependable Innings-Eater Marquis | |
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| Acquire: RHP Jason Marquis, Washington |
Acquire: SS Zach Walters, South Bend (Lo A) |
| July 30 • Red Sox Acquire Aviles From Royals In Surprising Move | |
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| Acquire: 2B Mike Aviles, Kansas City |
Acquire: 3B Yamaico Navarro, Boston RHP Kendal Volz, Salem (Hi A) |
| July 30 • Brewers Acquire Hairston Jr. To Replace Injured Weeks | |
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| Acquire: INF Jerry Hairston Jr., Washington |
Acquire: OF Erik Komatsu, Huntsville (AA) |
| July 30 • Tigers Bolster Pitching Staff In Trade With Mariners | |
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| Acquire: RHP Doug Fister, Seattle RHP David Pauley, Seattle |
Acquire: 3B Francisco Martinez, Erie (AA) OF Casper Wells, Toledo (AAA) LHP Charlie Furbush, Detroit RHP Chance Ruffin, Toledo (AAA) |
| July 29 • Phillies Answer Giants, Acquire Pence From Astros | |
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| Acquire: OF Hunter Pence, Houston |
Acquire: 1B Jonathan Singleton, Clearwater (Hi A) RHP Jarred Cosart, Clearwater (Hi A) RHP Josh Zeid, Reading (AA) OF Domingo Santana, Lakewood (Lo A) |
| July 28 • Indians Acquire Cubs’ Fukudome In Rare Deadline Buy | |
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| Acquire: OF Kosuke Fukudome, Chicago (NL) |
Acquire: RHP Carlton Smith, Columbus (AAA) OF Abner Abreu, Kinston (Hi A) |
| July 27 • Mets Ship Beltran To Giants For Top Pitching Prospect | |
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| Acquire: OF Carlos Beltran, New York (NL) |
Acquire: RHP Zack Wheeler, San Jose (Hi A) |
| July 27 • Blue Jays Snare Rasmus To Complete Three-Team Deal | |
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| Acquire: RHP Edwin Jackson, Chicago (AL) RHP Octavio Dotel, Toronto LHP Marc Rzepczynski, Toronto OF Corey Patterson, Toronto cash considerations |
Acquire: OF Colby Rasmus, St. Louis LHP Trever Miller, St. Louis LHP Brian Tallet, St. Louis RHP P.J. Walters, Memphis (AAA) |
| July 27 • White Sox Ship Jackson To Toronto In Prelude To Big Deal | |
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| Acquire: RHP Edwin Jackson, Chicago (AL) 3B Mark Teahen, Chicago (AL) |
Acquire: RHP Jason Frasor, Toronto RHP Zach Stewart, N. Hampshire (AA) |
| July 26 • Reds Trade Gomes To Nats, Make Way For Alonso | |
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| Acquire: OF Jonny Gomes, Cincinnati |
Acquire: OF Bill Rhinehart, Harrisburg (AA) LHP Chris Manno, Hagerstown (Lo A) |
| July 20 • Tigers Add Betemit In Deal With Division Rivals | |
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| Acquire: 3B Wilson Betemit, Kansas City |
Acquire: C Julio Rodriguez, Lakeland (Hi A) LHP Antonio Cruz, West Michigan (Lo A) |
| July 19 • Giants Key In On Keppinger In Trade With Astros | |
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| Acquire: 2B Jeff Keppinger, Houston |
Acquire: RHP Henry Sosa, Richmond (AA) RHP Jason Stoffel, Richmond (AA) |
| July 12 • Brewers Act Quickly To Land K-Rod From Mets | |
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| Acquire: RHP Francisco Rodriguez, New York (NL) |
Acquire: LHP Danny Ray Herrera, Nashville (AAA) RHP Adrian Rosario, Wisconsin (Lo A) |
| June 30 • Rockies Upgrade At Keystone With Mark Ellis | |
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| Acquire: 2B Mark Ellis, Oakland |
Acquire: RHP Bruce Billings, Colo. Springs (AAA) OF Eliezer Mesa, Modesto (Hi A) |
| May 27 • Sizemore Fits At Second Or Third Base For A’s | |
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| Acquire: LHP David Purcey, Oakland |
Acquire: 2B Scott Sizemore, Detroit |
| April 22 • Blue Jays Flip Returned Rule 5 Pick Emaus To Rockies | |
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| Acquire: 2B Brad Emaus, New York (NL) |
Acquire: RHP Chris Malone, Tulsa (AA) |
| March 28 • Padres Add Infield Depth In Minor Trade | |
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| Acquire: SS Alberto Gonzalez, Washington |
Acquire: RHP Erik Davis, San Antonio (AA) |
| March 28 • Twins Keep Rule 5 Pick Diamond At Bullock’s Expense | |
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| Acquire: LHP Scott Diamond, Gwinnett (AAA) |
Acquire: RHP Billy Bullock, New Britain (AA) |
| March 27 • Displaced In D.C., Morgan Moves To Milwaukee | |
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| Acquire: OF Nyjer Morgan, Washington |
Acquire: 3B Cutter Dykstra, Wisconsin (Lo A) |
| March 25 • Yankees Trade Excess For Flexibility In Deal With Brewers | |
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| Acquire: RHP Sergio Mitre, New York (AL) |
Acquire: OF Chris Dickerson, Milwaukee |
| March 2 • Laffey Lands In Seattle In Minor Trade | |
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| Acquire: LHP Aaron Laffey, Cleveland |
Acquire: 2B Matt Lawson, West Tenn (AA) |
| Jan. 25 • Blue Jays Deal Just-Acquired Napoli To Rangers | |
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| Acquire: C/1B Mike Napoli, Los Angeles (AL) |
Acquire: RHP Frank Francisco, Texas |
| Jan. 21 • Blue Jays Trade Wells To Angels For Napoli, Rivera | |
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| Acquire: OF Vernon Wells, Toronto |
Acquire: C/1B Mike Napoli, Los Angeles (AL) OF Juan Rivera, Los Angeles (AL) |
| Jan. 17 • With Garza In Tow, Cubs Deal Gorzelanny To Nats | |
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| Acquire: LHP Tom Gorzelanny, Chicago (NL) |
Acquire: RHP A.J. Morris, Potomac (Hi A) OF Michael Burgess, Harrisburg (AA) LHP Graham Hicks, Hagerstown (Lo A) |
| Jan. 8 • Cubs Pry Garza From Rays With Five-Player Package | |
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| Acquire: RHP Matt Garza, Tampa Bay OF Fernando Perez, Durham (AAA) LHP Zach Rosscup, Hudson Valley (SS) |
Acquire: RHP Chris Archer, Tennessee (AA) SS Hak-Ju Lee, Peoria (Lo A) OF Brandon Guyer, Tennessee (AA) C Robinson Chirinos, Iowa (AAA) OF Sam Fuld, Chicago (NL) |
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