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2005 Trade Central

Whenever there's a trade involving a major leaguer or a Prospect Handbook-caliber minor leaguer, we'll provide in-depth analysis.

Dec. 27 • Big offseason in Toronto continues with Glaus addition

Blue Jays Diamondbacks

Acquire:
3B Troy Glaus, Arizona
SS Sergio Santos, Tucson (AAA) Acquire:
2B Orlando Hudson, Toronto
RHP Miguel Batista, Toronto

Dec. 21 • Brewers get bullpen help with Demaria deal

Brewers Royals

Acquire:
RHP Chris Demaria, Kansas City Acquire:
RHP Justin Barnes, West Virginia (Lo A)

Dec. 21 • Angels, Giants swap declining former all-stars

Giants Angels

Acquire:
OF Steve Finley, Los Angeles (AL) Acquire:
3B Edgardo Alfonzo, San Francisco

Dec. 20 • White Sox don't sit still, add Vazquez to rotation

Diamondbacks

Acquire:
RHP Javier Vazquez, Arizona Acquire:
OF Chris Young, Birmingham (AA)
RHP Orlando Hernandez, Chicago (AL)
RHP Luis Vizcaino, Chicago (AL)

Dec. 16 • Marlins trade another veteran as Villone goes to Yankees

Yankees Marlins

Acquire:
LHP Ron Villone, Marlins Acquire:
LHP Ben Julianel , Trenton (AA)

Dec. 13 • Dodgers tire of Bradley, send him to Athletics

Dodgers

Acquire:
OF Milton Bradley, Los Angeles (NL)
INF Antonio Perez, Los Angeles (NL) Acquire:
OF Andre Ethier, Sacramento (AAA)

Dec. 13 • Rangers finally find right deal for Soriano

Nationals Rangers

Acquire:
2B Alfonso Soriano, Texas Acquire:
OF Brad Wilkerson, Washington
RHP Armando Galarraga, rhp, Harrisburg (AA)
OF Terrmel Sledge, Washington

Dec. 13 • White Sox bolster bench with Mackowiak

A's Blue Jays

Acquire:
OF/INF Rob Mackowiak, Pittsburgh Acquire:
LHP Damaso Marte, Chicago (AL)

Dec. 12 • Padres deal for former first-rounder Baugh

Padres Tigers

Acquire:
RHP Kenny Baugh, Toledo (AAA) Acquire:
RHP Ricky Steik, Fort Wayne (Lo A)

Dec. 12 • After failing in free-agent market, Rangers settle for Padilla

Rangers Phillies

Acquire:
RHP Vincente Padilla, Philadelphia Acquire:
RHP Ricardo Rodriguez, Texas

Dec. 9 • Angels add lefty Romero to bullpen

Angels Twins

Acquire:
LHP J.C. Romero, Minnesota Acquire:
2B/SS Alexi Casilla, Cedar Rapids (Low A)

Dec. 8 • Yankees jettison Womack to Reds

Reds Yankees

Acquire:
2B/OF Tony Womack, New York (AL) Acquire:
2B Kevin Howard, Chattanooga (AA)
OF Ben Himes, Sarasota (Hi A)

Dec. 8 • Blue Jays boost offense with Overbay

Brewers

Acquire:
1B Lyle Overbay, Milwaukee
RHP Ty Taubenheim, Huntsville (AA) Acquire:
RHP David Bush, Toronto
OF Gabe Gross, Toronto
RHP Zach Jackson, Syracuse (AAA)

Dec. 7 • Braves replace Furcal with Renteria at high cost of Marte

Braves Red Sox

Acquire:
SS Edgar Renteria, Boston Acquire:
3B Andy Marte, Atlanta

Dec. 7 • Rockies get catching help in Torrealba

Rockies Mariners

Acquire:
C Yorvit Torrealba, Seattle Acquire:
RHP Marcos Carvajal, Colorado

Dec. 7 • Cardinals, Rockies give three players fresh starts

Rockies

Acquire:
OF Larry Bigbie, Colorado
2B Aaron Miles, Colorado Acquire:
LHP Ray King, St. Louis

Dec. 7 • Braves send disappointing Kolb back to Brewers

Brewers Braves

Acquire:
RHP Dan Kolb, Atlanta Acquire:
RHP Wes Obermueller, Milwaukee

Dec. 7 • Pirates deal another lefty as Redman goes to Royals

Royals Pirates

Acquire:
LHP Mark Redman, Pittsburgh Acquire:
RHP Jonah Bayliss, Wichita (AA)
RHP Chad Blackwell, High Desert (Hi A)

Dec. 7 • Braves shore up bullpen by dealing Estrada

Diamondbacks Braves

Acquire:
C Johnny Estrada, Atlanta Acquire:
RHP Oscar Villareal, Arizona
RHP Lance Cormier, Arizona

Dec. 7 • Red Sox find second-base answer in Loretta

Red Sox Padres

Acquire:
2B Mark Loretta, San Diego Acquire:
C Doug Mirabelli, Boston

Dec. 7 • Devil Rays, Padres exchange first-round busts

Cubs Marlins

Acquire:
3B Sean Burroughs, San Diego Acquire:
RHP Dewon Brazelton, Tampa Bay

Dec. 7 • Another day, another departed Marlin

Cubs Marlins

Acquire:
OF Juan Pierre, Florida Acquire:
RHP Ricky Nolasco, West Tenn (AA)
RHP Sergio Mitre, Chicago (NL)
LHP Renyel Pinto, Iowa (AAA)

Dec. 7 • Pirates find hometown solution for first base

Pirates Reds

Acquire:
1B Sean Casey, Cincinnati Acquire:
LHP Dave Williams, Pittsburgh

Dec. 6 • Giants, Orioles swap relievers

Orioles Giants

Acquire:
RHP LaTroy Hawkins, San Francisco Acquire:
LHP Steve Kline, Baltimore

Dec. 5 • Mets find their catcher in Lo Duca

Mets Marlins

Acquire:
C Paul Lo Duca, Florida Acquire:
RHP Gaby Hernandez, St. Lucie (Hi A)
OF Dante Brinkley, St. Lucie (Hi A)

Dec. 5 • Athletics pick up versatile Gaudin

A's Blue Jays

Acquire:
RHP Chad Gaudin, Syracuse (AAA) Acquire:
OF Dustin Majewski, Stockton (Hi A)

Dec. 2 • Marlins purge continues with Castillo deal

Twins Marlins

Acquire:
2B Luis Castillo, Florida Acquire:
RHP Travis Bowyer, Minnesota
RHP Scott Tyler, Fort Myers (Hi A)

Dec. 1 • Red Sox continue to seek bullpen help, add Van Buren

Red Sox Cubs

Acquire:
RHP Jermaine Van Buren, Chicago (NL) Acquire:
OF Matt Ciaramella, GCL Red Sox (R)

Nov. 25 • White Sox don't stand pat, deal for Thome

Phillies

Acquire:
1B Jim Thome, Philadelphia Acquire:
OF Aaron Rowand, Chicago (AL)
LHP Gio Gonzalez, Winston-Salem (Hi A)
LHP Daniel Haigwood, Birmingham (AA)

Nov. 24 • Beckett blockbuster nets Marlins four prospects

Red Sox Marlins

Acquire:
RHP Josh Beckett, Florida
3B Mike Lowell, Florida
RHP Guillermo Mota, Florida Acquire:
SS Hanley Ramirez, Boston
RHP Anibal Sanchez, Portland (AA)
RHP Jesus Delgado, Greenville (Lo A)
RHP Harvey Garcia, Greenville (Lo A)

Nov. 24 • Mets get Delgado a year after losing free-agent chase

Mets Marlins

Acquire:
1B Carlos Delgado, Florida Acquire:
RHP Yusmeiro Petit, Norfolk (AAA)
1B/C Mike Jacobs, New York (NL)
3B Grant Psomas, St. Lucie (Hi A)

Nov. 21 • Padres get Hill as third-base insurance

Padres Pirates

Acquire:
3B Bobby Hill, Pittsburgh Acquire:
RHP Clayton Hamilton, Lake Elsinore (Hi A)

Nov. 18 • Padres end center-fielder search with Cameron

Padres Mets

Acquire:
OF Mike Cameron, New York (NL) Acquire:
OF/1B Xavier Nady, San Diego

Nov. 16 • Rangers pick up Leicester from Cubs

Rangers Cubs

Acquire:
RHP Jon Leicester, Chicago (NL) Acquire:
RHP Clint Brannon, Bakersfield (Hi A)

Nov. 3 • Nationals find taker for Castilla

Padres

Acquire:
RHP Brian Lawrence, San Diego Acquire:
3B Vinny Castilla, Washington

Sept. 29 • Red Sox make last-minute deal for Stanton

Red Sox Nationals

Acquire:
LHP Mike Stanton, Washington Acquire:
RHP Rhys Taylor, GCL Red Sox (R)
RHP Yader Peralta, Lowell (SS)

Aug. 30 • Nationals pull plug on Guzman, acquire Cruz

Giants

Acquire:
2B/SS Deivi Cruz, San Francisco Acquire:
RHP Ben Cox, Savannah (Lo A)

Aug. 29 • Cubs trade another outfielder: Hollandsworth to Braves

Braves Cubs

Acquire:
OF Todd Hollandsworth, Chicago (NL) Acquire:
RHP Angelo Burrows, Myrtle Beach (Hi A)
RHP Todd Blackford, Danville (R)

Aug. 27 • Phillies add Tucker to bench for stretch drive

Giants

Acquire:
OF Michael Tucker, San Francisco Acquire:
RHP Kelvin Pichardo, GCL Phillies (R)

Aug. 26 • Lawton on move again, this time to Yankees

Yankees Cubs

Acquire:
OF Matt Lawton, Chicago (NL) Acquire:
RHP Justin Berg, Staten Island (SS)

July 31 • Cubs land Deadline Day's biggest catch in Lawton

Cubs Pirates

Acquire:
OF Matt Lawton, Pittsburgh Acquire:
OF Jody Gerut, Chicago (NL)

July 31 • Braves reinforce bullpen with Farnsworth

Braves Tigers

Acquire:
RHP Kyle Farnsworth, Detroit Acquire:
RHP Roman Colon, Atlanta
RHP Zach Miner, Richmond (AAA)

July 31 • Marlins grab Villone for bullpen

Marlins Mariners

Acquire:
LHP Ron Villone, Seattle Acquire:
RHP Yorman Bazardo, Carolina (AA)
RHP Mike Flannery, Carolina (AA)

July 31 • White Sox make small move for Blum

Padres

Acquire:
INF Geoff Blum, San Diego Acquire:
LHP Ryan Meaux, Birmingham (AA)

July 30 • Red Sox get Cruz to make up for loss of Nixon

Red Sox Diamondbacks

Acquire:
OF Jose Cruz Jr., Arizona Acquire:
RHP Kyle Bono, Wilmington (Hi A)
INF Kenny Perez, Portland (AA)

July 30 • Giants decide to add Winn despite their struggles

Giants Mariners

Acquire:
OF Randy Winn, Seattle Acquire:
RHP Jesse Foppert, Fresno (AAA)
C Yorvit Torrealba, San Francisco

July 30 • Padres stay active, land another catcher

Padres Mariners

Acquire:
C Miguel Olivo, Seattle Acquire:
C Miguel Ojeda, Portland (AAA)
RHP Nathanel Mateo, Mobile (AA)

July 30 • Padres, Rangers dump Nevin, Park on each other

Rangers Padres

Acquire:
1B Phil Nevin, San Diego Acquire:
RHP Chan Ho Park, Texas

July 29 • Rockies get Bigbie, may deal him again

Rockies Orioles

Acquire:
OF Larry Bigbie, Baltimore Acquire:
OF Eric Byrnes, Colorado

July 28 • Yankees add Chacon to rotation

Yankees Rockies

Acquire:
RHP Shawn Chacon, Colorado Acquire:
RHP Eduardo Sierra, Trenton (AA)
RHP Ramon Ramirez, Trenton (AA)

July 28 • Padres address catching need with Ross

Padres Pirates

Acquire:
C David Ross, Pittsburgh Acquire:
3B/SS J.J. Furmaniak, Portland (AAA)

July 23 • Padres can't wait on Burroughs, turn to Randa

Padres Reds

Acquire:
3B Joe Randa, Cincinnati Acquire:
RHP Travis Chick, Mobile (AA)
RHP Justin Germano, Portland (AAA)

July 22 • Polanco injury leads Tigers to pick up McDonald

Tigers Blue Jays

Acquire:
INF John McDonald, Toronto Acquire:
cash considerations

July 21 • Phillies deal reliever . . . but not Wagner

Diamondbacks

Acquire:
RHP Tim Worrell, Philadelphia Acquire:
INF/OF Matt Kata, Tucson (AAA)

July 21 • Rangers make minor pitching move

Rangers Braves

Acquire:
RHP Kevin Gryboski, Atlanta Acquire:
RHP Matt Lorenzo, Bakersfield (AA)

July 19 • Red Sox continue to tinker with bench

Red Sox Royals

Acquire:
INF Tony Graffanino, Kansas City Acquire:
OF Chip Ambres, Pawtucket (AAA)
LHP Juan Cedeno, Wilmington (Hi A)

July 18 • Cubs, Indians swap outfielders

Indians Cubs

Acquire:
OF Jason Dubois, Iowa (AAA) Acquire:
OF Jody Gerut, Cleveland

July 13 • A's, Rockies make further adjustments

Rockies Athletics

Acquire:
OF Eric Byrnes, Oakland
SS Omar Quintanilla, Midland (AA) Acquire:
LHP Joe Kennedy, Colorado
RHP Jay Witasick, Colorado

July 13 • Nationals make biggest in-season addition yet with Wilson

Rockies

Acquire:
OF Preston Wilson, Colorado Acquire:
RHP Zach Day, Washington
OF J.J. Davis, New Orleans (AAA)
OF Doc Brooks, Potomac (Hi A)

July 13 • Red Sox dump unhappy Payton, bolster bullpen

Athletics Red Sox

Acquire:
OF Jay Payton, Boston Acquire:
RHP Chad Bradford, Oakland

July 7 • Red Sox shuffle bench, add Cora

Red Sox Indians

Acquire:
SS/2B Alex Cora, Cleveland Acquire:
INF Ramon Vazquez, Pawtucket (AAA)

July 2 • Disappointing pitchers change hands

Padres Yankees

Acquire:
RHP Paul Quantrill, New York (AL) Acquire:
RHP Tim Redding, San Diego
LHP Darrell May, San Diego

June 10 • With Spivey dealt, Brewers have opening for Weeks

Brewers Nationals

Acquire:
RHP Tomo Ohka, Washington Acquire:
2B Junior Spivey, Milwaukee

June 8 • Tigers solve second-base dilemma with Polanco

Tigers Phillies

Acquire:
2B Placido Polanco, Philadelphia Acquire:
RHP Ugueth Urbina, Detroit
SS Ramon Martinez, Detroit

May 28 • Cubs fans get their wish as Hawkins leaves town

Giants Cubs

Acquire:
RHP LaTroy Hawkins, Chicago (NL) Acquire:
RHP Jerome Williams, Fresno (AAA)
RHP David Aardsma, Norwich (AA)

May 14 • Nats, Phils give center fielders new homes

Nationals Phillies

Acquire:
OF Marlon Byrd, Philadelphia Acquire:
OF Endy Chavez, New Orleans (AAA)

May 11 • Restovich moves again, this time to Pirates

Pirates Rockies

Acquire:
OF Michael Restovich, Colorado Acquire:
cash considerations

April 9 • Rockies make second pitching move in two days

Rockies Reds

Acquire:
RHP Jose Acevedo, Louisville (AAA) Acquire:
RHP Allan Simpson, Colorado

April 8 • Teams swap first-round disappointments

Mets Tigers

Acquire:
LHP Bobby Seay, Tampa Bay Acquire:
OF Reggie Taylor, Colo. Springs (AAA)

April 2 • Colyer, Ginter change addresses again

Mets Tigers

Acquire:
LHP Steve Colyer, Detroit Acquire:
RHP Matt Ginter, New York (NL)

Mar. 31 • Braves, Rays add depth with deal

Devil Rays Braves

Acquire:
2B Nick Green, Atlanta Acquire:
RHP Jorge Sosa, Tampa Bay

Mar. 30 • Rockies hope Kim just needs change of scenery

Rockies Red Sox

Acquire:
RHP Byung-Hyun Kim, Boston Acquire:
LHP Chris Narveson, Tulsa (AA)
C Charles Johnson, Colorado

Mar. 30 • Orioles finally give up on Riley

Rangers Orioles

Acquire:
LHP Matt Riley, Baltimore
C Keith McDonald, Nashville (AAA) Acquire:
OF/2B Ramon Nivar, Oklahoma (AAA)

Mar. 29 • Cubs hope Bartosh will fill lefty void

Cubs Indians

Acquire:
LHP Cliff Bartosh, Cleveland Acquire:
RHP Bear Bay, Lansing (Lo A)

Mar. 29 • Angels add Prinz to bullpen

Angels Yankees

Acquire:
RHP Bret Prinz, New York (AL) Acquire:
C Wil Nieves, Salt Lake (AAA)

Mar. 29 • Red Sox trade for Myers for second time in seven months

Red Sox Cardinals

Acquire:
LHP Mike Myers, St. Louis Acquire:
LHP Kevin Ool, Sarasota (Hi A)
OF Carlos de la Cruz, Lowell (SS)

Mar. 28 • Redding gets his wish

Padres Astros

Acquire:
RHP Tim Redding, Houston Acquire:
C Humberto Quintero, San Diego

Mar. 22 • Red Sox, Padres exchange role players

Red Sox Padres

Acquire:
RHP Blaine Neal, San Diego Acquire:
OF Adam Hyzdu, Boston

Mar. 22 • Nationals secure rights to Godwin

Blue Jays

Acquire:
OF Tyrell Godwin, New Hampshire (AA) Acquire:
LHP Aaron Wideman, Vermont (SS)

Mar. 22 • Mets quickly tab Ishii as replacement for Trachsel

Mets Dodgers

Acquire:
LHP Kaz Ishii, Los Angeles Acquire:
C Jason Phillips, New York (NL)

Feb. 15 • Red Sox add minor league infield insurance with Machado

Red Sox Nationals

Acquire:
2B/SS Alejandro Machado, H'burg (AA) Acquire:
1B Carlos Torres, GCL Red Sox (R)

Feb. 13 • Escobar moves on again, this time to Nationals

White Sox

Acquire:
OF Alex Escobar, Buffalo (AAA) Acquire:
OF Jerry Owens, Savannah (Lo A)

Feb. 9 • Cubs' housecleaning continues with Farnsworth deal

Tigers Cubs

Acquire:
RHP Kyle Farnsworth, Chicago (NL) Acquire:
RHP Roberto Novoa, Detroit
OF Bo Flowers, West Michigan (Lo A)
3B Scott Moore, Lakeland (Hi A)

Feb. 6 • D'backs make room for youth with Cruz trade

Devil Rays Diamondbacks

Acquire:
OF Jose Cruz Jr., Tampa Bay Acquire:
LHP Casey Fossum, Arizona

Feb. 2 • Cubs say so long to Sosa

Orioles Cubs

Acquire:
OF Sammy Sosa, Chicago (NL) Acquire:
OF/2B Jerry Hairston, Baltimore
2B Mike Fontenot, Ottawa (AAA)
RHP Dave Crouthers, Bowie (AA)

Jan. 26 • Mets lose on Delgado, settle for Mientkiewicz

Mets Red Sox

Acquire:
1B Doug Mientkiewicz, Boston Acquire:
1B Ian Bladergroen, Capital City (Lo A)

Jan. 12 • Diamondbacks keep dealing, send Hillenbrand to Jays

Blue Jays

Acquire:
1B/3B Shea Hillenbrand, Arizona Acquire:
RHP Adam Peterson, Syracuse (AAA)

Jan. 11 • Yankees, Diamondbacks finally close Johnson, Green deals

Yankees Dodgers

Acquire:
LHP Randy Johnson,
Arizona Acquire:
RHP Javier Vazquez,
New York (AL)
1B/OF Shawn Green,
Los Angeles
LHP Brad Halsey,
New York (AL) Acquire:
C Dioner Navarro,
New York (AL)
RHP William Juarez,
El Paso (AA)
RHP Beltran Perez,
El Paso (AA)
RHP Danny Muegge,
South Bend (Lo A)

Jan. 10 • Cubs gain bullpen lefty in Randolph

Cubs Diamondbacks

Acquire:
LHP Stephen Randolph, Arizona Acquire:
cash considerations

Jan. 6 • Tigers acquire Wilson, free up Inge for hot corner

Tigers Mets

Acquire:
C Vance Wilson, New York (NL) Acquire:
SS Anderson Hernandez, Erie (AA)