The Reds were looking for a righthanded hitter who could platoon with Scott Hatteberg at first base and also man the outfield corners. They got their man Thursday in Jeff Conine, who came over from the Phillies in exchange for a pair of minor leaguers, outfielder Javon Moran and third baseman Brad Key.
The White Sox and Rangers put together a trade made for Baseball America readers.
Faced with a surplus of middle infielders and holes elsewhere in the lineup, the Nationals traded second baseman Jose Vidro to the Mariners for righthander Emiliano Fruto and outfielder Chris Snelling.
The Royals traded lefthander Andy Sisco for first baseman/outfielder Ross Gload.
The Red Sox acquire righthander Brendan Donnelly for lefthander Phil Seibel.
Houston gains Jason Jennings, loses Willy Taveras, Taylor Buccholz and top pitching prospect Jason Hirsh.
n a Rule 5 challenge trade, the Orioles sent righthander Alfredo Simon to the Phillies in exchange for catcher Adam Donachie and cash.
In a deal that went almost unnoticed through the Winter Meetings, the Cubs sent outfielder Freddy Bynum to the Orioles for righthander Kevin Hart.
The White Sox shipped durable righthander Freddy Garcia to the Phillies for two minor league arms, righthander Gavin Floyd and lefthander Gio Gonzalez in a Dec. 6 trade.
Looking to beef up a bullpen that finished 11th in the National League with a 4.39 ERA in 2006, Atlanta sent lefthander Horacio Ramirez to the Mariners for righthander reliever Rafael Soriano.
With Kansas City having to fill a number of holes in their rotation coupled with their frustration with righthander Ambiorix Burgos, the Royals shipped the reliever to the Mets in exchange for Mets for Brian Bannister.
Starting pitching is in high demand as usual, and the Diamondbacks added a piece to their rotation, landing Doug Davis from Milwaukee as part of a six-player deal between the two clubs.
The Marlins and Angels swap righthanded relievers, Kevin Gregg for Chris Resop.
The Reds traded catcher Jason LaRue to the Royals for a player to be named in a Nov. 20 trade. Update: The Royals completed the trade by sending cash considerations to the Reds.
In what could be construed as a challenge trade, the Mets sent a pair of minor league righthanded relievers to the Marlins for a pair of lefthanded starters. The Mets receive Jason Vargas and Adam Bostick while the Marlins get Henry Owens and Matt Lindstrom.
The White Sox shipped lefthander Neal Cotts across town for a pair of Cubs: righthander David Aardsma and lefthander Carlos Vasquez.
The Padres sent outfielder Ben Johnson and righthander Jon Adkins to the Mets for righthander Heath Bell and lefty Royce Ring in a Nov. 15 trade.
Yankees deal Wright to Orioles for reliever.
Yanks pull the trigger on Sheffield trade.
Tribe locks up second base with addition of Barfield.
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