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Indians Deal Arms For DeRosa
The Indians improved their chances to contend for a playoff spot in 2009 by trading three pitching prospects to the Cubs for Mark DeRosa.
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D’backs Get Veteran Lefty
The Mets traded a third member of their disastrous 2008 bullpen, sending lefty reliever Scott Schoeneweis to the Diamondbacks for Triple-A righthanded reliever Connor Robertson.
Phils, Bucs Swap Catchers
The Phillies added catching depth to their major league team by acquiring catcher Ronny Paulino for catcher Jason Jaramillo.
Rays Jump For Joyce
Tampa Bay traded hard-throwing rigthander Edwin Jackson to the Tigers to acquire outfielder Matt Joyce.
Big Trade Lands Putz In N.Y.
The Mets, Mariners and Indians executed a three-team, 12-player trade that sends J.J. Putz, Sean Green and Jeremy Reed to New York, Aaron Heilman, Endy Chavez, Mike Carp, Jason Vargas, Maikel Cleto, Ezequiel Carrera and Franklin Gutierrez to Seattle, and Luis Valbuena and Joe Smith to Cleveland.
Hernandez Traded To Reds
Ramon Hernandez became the second catcher to be dealt this offseason when the Orioles traded him to the Reds for outfielder Ryan Freel and Double-A second baseman Justin Turner and low Class A third baseman Brandon Waring.
Tigers Get Their Catcher
In trading for Rangers catcher Gerald Laird, the Tigers accomplished a key offseason goal. The cost: minor league righthanders Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo.
Cards Trade For Shortstop
San Diego began its offseason reconstruction Thursday, trading 29-year-old shortstop Khalil Greene to the Cardinals for righthanded relievers Mark Worrell and Luke Gregerson.
Braves Land Vazquez
The White Sox finally dealt righthander Javier Vazquez and lefty reliever Boone Logan to the Braves for a package of four prospects: catcher Tyler Flowers, shortstop Brent Lillibridge, third baseman Jon Gilmore and lefthander Santos Rodriguez.
The Rare Prospect Swap
Philadelphia sent Greg Golson, its first-round pick (21st overall) in 2004, to Texas for John Mayberry Jr., the Rangers' first-rounder (19th overall) in 2005. Both players are on their new clubs' 40-man rosters, making them exempt from December's Rule 5 draft.
Red Sox Trade Crisp To KC
In their second offseason trade for an established big leaguer, the Royals acquired center fielder Coco Crisp from the Red Sox for righthanded reliever Ramon Ramirez.
Cubs Trade For Gregg
Making their third trade of the young offseason, the Marlins shipped closer Kevin Gregg to the Cubs for live-armed righthander Jose Ceda.
Yanks Land Swisher To Play First
The New York Yankees traded infielder Wilson Betemit and minor league righthanders Jeffrey Marquez and Jhonny Nunez to the White Sox for first baseman/outfielder Nick Swisher and minor league righty Kanekoa Texeira.
Marlins-Nats Make Trade
The Marlins cleared further payroll by trading two more young veterans, lefthander Scott Olsen and left fielder Josh Willingham, to the Nationals for a trio of young players: second basemen Emilio Bonifacio and Jake Smolinski and righthander P.J. Dean.
Holliday Traded To A’s
The defending National League-champion Rockies had been rumored to be shopping slugging left fielder Matt Holliday ever since their 2008 season officially went in the tank. They finally traded him to Oakland for outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, righthander Huston Street and lefty Greg Smith to Colorado.
Jacobs Traded To K.C.
Less than 24 hours after the conclusion of the World Series, the Marlins and Royals kick-started the offseason trade market by exchanging young veterans. Kansas City acquired first baseman Mike Jacobs from Florida for righthanded reliever Leo Nunez.
D’backs Add Eckstein
The Diamondbacks acquired veteran shortstop David Eckstein from the Blue Jays, sending high Class A righthanded reliever Chad Beck to Toronto in the trade.
Kotsay Traded To Boston
Seeking outfield depth after an injury to J.D. Drew, the Red Sox acquired veteran center fielder Mark Kotsay from the Braves in exchange for short-season outfielder Luis Sumoza.
Twins Reacquire Guardado
The Twins reacquired rubber-armed lefthanded reliever Eddie Guardado, whom they originally drafted nearly 20 years ago, in a trade that sent Rookie-ball righthander Mark Hamburger to the Rangers.
Blue Jays Land Bautista
The Pirates traded deposed third baseman Jose Bautista to the Blue Jays for catcher Robinzon Diaz.
