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Pirates Flip Closer Hanrahan To Red Sox For Prospects
Boston acquired closer Joel Hanrahan from the Pirates, headlining a deal that included six players.
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Angels Deal Morales To Mariners For Vargas
Two American League West rivals swapped arbitration-eligible veterans, each trading from surplus to address a team need. The Angels dealt first baseman/DH Kendrys Morales to the Mariners for lefthander Jason Vargas.
Astros-Dodgers Swap Minor League Arms
The Astros and Dodgers swapped minor league pitchers in a trade that sent righthander John Ely to Houston and lefty Rob Rasmussen to Los Angeles.
Athletics Swap Collin Cowgill To Mets
The Mets acquired major league outfield depth and the Athletics gained a 40-man roster spot in a trade that sent 26-year-old Collin Cowgill to New York for Double-A third baseman Jefry Marte.
Blue Jays Acquire Cy Young Award Winner From Mets
The Blue Jays' active offseason has culminated in a trade for R.A. Dickey, the National League's reigning Cy Young Award winner. The price paid was prospects, just as it had been in the mega-trade that brought Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle and Jose Reyes from Miami to Toronto.
Dodgers Add Utility In Trade For Cards’ Schumaker
Despite already having a crowded bench, the Dodgers didn't let redundancy stand in the way of acquiring 32-year-old second baseman/outfielder Skip Schumaker from the Cardinals. Los Angeles surrendered Double-A middle infielder Jake Lemmerman to St. Louis in the trade.
Indians Acquire Potential Ace Trevor Bauer In Three-Team Deal
The Indians turned their final year of team control of Shin-Soo Choo into Trevor Bauer, one of baseball's elite pitching prospects and a potential ace.
Royals Deal Minor League POY, Others To Rays For Shields
The Royals traded outfielder Wil Myers, the reigning Minor League Player of the Year, along with lefthander Mike Montgomery, righthander Jake Odorizzi and third baseman Patrick Leonard, to the Rays for righthanders Wade Davis, James Shields and a player to be named or cash.
Phillies Acquire Michael Young From Rangers
In their most recent exchange, the Phillies acquired 36-year-old corner infielder Michael Young from the Rangers for a pair of upper-levels righty relievers, Josh Lindblom and Lisalverto Bonilla.
Twins Snag Two Pitchers By Trading Revere To Phils
The Twins traded their second big league center fielder of the offseason for promising young pitching talent, sending 24-year-old Ben Revere to the Phillies for righthander Vance Worley and Double-A righty Trevor May.
Tigers Flip Andy Oliver To Pirates For Ramon Cabrera
The Tigers and Pirates exchanged prospects who are on 40-man rosters, Pittsburgh obtaining Triple-A lefthander Andy Oliver and Detroit acquiring Double-A catcher Ramon Cabrera.
Rays Acquire Shortstop Yunel Escobar From Marlins
Yunel Escobar was traded for the third time in three years in a deal that saw the Marlins pick up shortstop prospect Derek Dietrich.
Astros Deal Wilton Lopez To Rockies For Young Arms
After a rumored deal to the Phillies fell through, the Rockies acquired righty reliever Wilton Lopez and a player to be named or cash from the Astros, surrendering righties Alex White and Alex Gillingham to bolster their bullpen.
Brewers Get Burke Badenhop From Rays
The Brewers acquired reliever Burke Badenhop from the Rays for rookie-level outfielder Raul Mondesi Jr. The Brewers were in need of bullpen help after their relievers posted the highest ERA (4.46) in the majors last year.
Pirates Trade Arb-Eligible Chris Resop To Athletics
In advance of the deadline to tender contracts, the Pirates dealt Chris Resop to Oakland for Zachary Thornton.
Angels, Braves Swap Walden-for-Hanson
The Angels' rotation took a hit this winter with Zack Greinke and Dan Haren becoming free agents and the team trading Ervin Santana to the Royals in October. Looking to address that need, the Angels sent reliever Jordan Walden to Atlanta for Tommy Hanson.
Nationals Get Their Man In Span
The Nationals acquired center fielder Denard Span from the Twins for minor league righthander Alex Meyer.
Rangers Take Back Brigham, Send Loux To Cubs
To make amends for an earlier trade, the Rangers agreed to take back righty Jake Brigham and compensate the Cubs with righthander Barret Loux and a player to be named instead.
D-backs Surrender Ryan Wheeler For Bullpen Lefty
The Diamondbacks decided to turn sophomore third baseman Ryan Wheeler into an asset for 2013, flipping him to the Rockies for 27-year-old lefty reliever Matt Reynolds.
Mariners Add Infield Depth With Trade For Andino
The Orioles traded veteran second baseman Robert Andino to the Mariners for 25-year-old center fielder Trayvon Robinson. Both players are on 40-man rosters, and neither has minor league options remaining.
