New general manager Sandy Alderson didn't exactly send shockwaves through the industry with his first trade at the helm of the Mets. He shipped Triple-A lefty Mike Antonini to the Dodgers for shortstop Chin-Lung Hu, a strong defensive player who has hit a miserable .191/.241/.283 in parts of four seasons with Los Angeles.
The Colorado Rockies acquire reliever Matt Lindstrom from the Astros for lefthander Wes Musick and righthander Johnnathan Aristil.
Tampa Bay shipped shortstop Jason Bartlett to the Padres for a four-player package containing three pitchers who profile as relievers: Adam Russell and Brandon Gomes from the right side and Cesar Ramos from the left. The Rays also receive second baseman Cole Figueroa, while kicking in a player to be named to San Diego.
The Milwaukee Brewers traded four players—big league shortstop Alcides Escobar and outfielder Lorenzo Cain, plus top pitching prospects Jeremy Jeffress and Jake Odorizzi—to the Royals for Zack Greinke.
With third-string catcher Jose Morales entering the year with no minor league options remaining, the Twins pre-emptively traded him to the Rockies for low Class A lefty reliever Paul Bargas.
The Athletics swung their second trade of the offseason for a corner outfielder as general manager Billy Beane seeks to revive a dormant offense. Josh Willingham joins Oakland at the expense of hard-throwing reliever Henry Rodriguez and center fielder Corey Brown.
A pair of offseason trades set the stage for the Cardinals-Mariners deal that landed shortstop Brendan Ryan in Seattle and high Class A flamethrower Maikel Cleto in the St. Louis organization.
A couple days after the Orioles traded for third baseman Mark Reynolds, they acquired a new shortstop as well, getting J.J. Hardy from the Twins along with utility infielder Brendan Harris in exchange for a pair of 6-foot-6 righthanders in Jim Hoey and Brett Jacobson.
New Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers added two young power arms to the organization's stable at the Winter Meetings, acquiring righthanders Kam Mickolio and David Hernandez from the Orioles for power-hitting, strikeout-prone third baseman Mark Reynolds.
Milwaukee parted with its top prospect to acquire righthander Shaun Marcum from the Blue Jays.
Dodgers second baseman Ryan Theriot faced the strong possibility of being non-tendered, but that was before Los Angeles worked out a trade with the Cardinals to acquire 27-year-old righthander Blake Hawksworth in exchange.
Not long after signing third baseman Jose Lopez to a contract for 2011, Seattle shipped him to the Rockies for 24-year-old Triple-A righthander Chaz Roe, the 32nd overall pick in the 2005 draft who has yet to pitch in the big leagues.
The Braves acquired the 34-year-old righty reliever Linebrink in trade, surrendering power-armed but inconsistent Double-A righthander Kyle Cofield to the White Sox.
The Padres front office's familiarity with the Red Sox farm system helped facilitate a trade between the two clubs that sent star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to Boston for righthander Casey Kelly, first baseman Anthony Rizzo, center fielder Reymond Fuentes and a player to be named.
The Astros traded hard-throwing righthander Felipe Paulino to the Rockies in an effort to land a starting shortstop. Houston acquired 31-year-old Clint Barmes, a strong defensive second baseman who filled in capably for Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki during disabled list visits.
Juan Miranda had no future with the Yankees at first base, so the club dealt the hefty Cuban slugger to the Diamondbacks for Scottie Allen, a 19-year-old righthander who just completed his full-season debut in low Class A.
The Athletics deemed outfielder Rajai Davis the odd man out after the club's acquisition of David DeJesus in trade. Oakland swapped the swift center fielder to the Blue Jays for a pair of Double-A righthanded relievers in Danny Farquhar and Trystan Magnuson.
The Marlins' Dan Uggla hit a career-high 33 home runs in 2010, becoming the first second baseman in history to go deep 30 or more times in four straight seasons. But a negotiating impasse spurred Florida to trade Uggla to the Braves for utilityman Omar Infante and lefthanded reliever Mike Dunn.
Center fielder Cameron Maybin made the Marlins' Opening Day roster in both 2009 and '10, but he won't get a chance to extend that streak. Florida shipped Maybin to the Padres for Ryan Webb and Edward Mujica, a pair of righthanded relievers in their mid-20s.
The Marlins gave lefthander Andrew Miller three years and 220 innings to work out the kinks, but in that time he regressed badly. Out of options next season and due a raise, Miller represented a bad gamble for the Marlins, so they dealt him to the Red Sox for Triple-A lefty reliever Dustin Richardson.
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