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MLB Trade Central 2007



By BA Staff
on July 31, 2007

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

Dec. 21 • Reds Deal Hamilton For Pitching Help
RangersReds
Acquire:
OF Josh Hamilton, Cincinnati		Acquire:
RHP Edinson Volquez, Texas
LHP Danny Ray Herrera, Frisco (AA)

Dec. 14 • Edmonds Joins San Diego, Returns To SoCal Roots
PadresCardinals
Acquire:
OF Jim Edmonds, St. Louis		Acquire:
3B David Freese, Lake Elsinore (Hi A)

Dec. 14 • Closer Valverde Dealt To Active Astros
AstrosDiamondbacks
Acquire:
RHP Jose Valverde, Arizona		Acquire:
RHP Chad Qualls, Houston
2B/OF Chris Burke, Houston
RHP Juan Gutierrez, Houston

Dec. 14 • Diamondbacks Land Haren For Boatload Of Prospects
DiamondbacksAthletics
Acquire:
RHP Dan Haren, Oakland
RHP Connor Robertson, Oakland		Acquire:
OF Carlos Gonzalez, Tucson (AAA)
LHP Brett Anderson, Visalia (Hi A)
OF Aaron Cunningham, Mobile (AA)
1B Chris Carter, Kannapolis (Lo A)
LHP Dana Eveland, Arizona
LHP Greg Smith, Tucson (AAA)

Dec. 14 • Royals Trade Buckner To Get Callaspo
DiamondbacksRoyals
Acquire:
RHP Billy Buckner, Kansas City		Acquire:
3B/2B Alberto Callaspo, Arizona

Dec. 12 • Rangers Acquire Another First-Base Option In Broussard
RangersMariners
Acquire:
1B/OF Ben Broussard, Seattle		Acquire:
2B Tug Hulett, Oklahoma (AAA)

Dec. 12 • Tejada Heads To Houston In Six-Player Deal
AstrosOrioles
Acquire:
SS Miguel Tejada, Baltimore		Acquire:
RHP Matt Albers, Houston
LHP Troy Patton, Houston
OF Luke Scott, Houston
3B Mike Costanzo, Reading (AA)
RHP Dennis Sarfate, Houston

Dec. 7 • Brewers' Bullpen Gets Another Reinforcement In Torres
BrewersPirates
Acquire:
RHP Salomon Torres, Pittsburgh		Acquire:
RHP Marino Salas, Nashville (AAA)
RHP Kevin Roberts, Brevard County (Hi A)

Dec. 5 • Rangers Get Shelton On The Cheap
RangersTigers
Acquire:
1B Chris Shelton, Detroit		Acquire:
OF Freddy Guzman, Texas

Dec. 5 • Blue Jays Add Coats At Winter Meetings
Blue JaysReds
Acquire:
OF Buck Coats, Cincinnati		Acquire:
RHP Justin James, Syracuse (AAA)

Dec. 4 • Tigers Land Cabrera, Willis In Eight-Player Trade
TigersMarlins
Acquire:
3B Miguel Cabrera, Florida
LHP Dontrelle Willis, Florida		Acquire:
OF Cameron Maybin, Detroit
LHP Andrew Miller, Detroit
C Mike Rabelo, Detroit
RHP Eulogio de la Cruz, Detroit
RHP Dallas Trahern, Toledo (AAA)
RHP Burke Badenhop, Erie (AA)

Dec. 4 • Braves Add Depth In Infante, Ohman
BravesCubs
Acquire:
IF Omar Infante, Detroit
LHP Will Ohman, Chicago (NL)		Acquire:
RHP Jose Ascanio, Atlanta

Dec. 4 • Hard-Throwing Bautista, Capellan On The Move . . . Again
TigersRockies
Acquire:
RHP Denny Bautista, Colorado		Acquire:
RHP Jose Capellan, Detroit

Dec. 4 • Nationals, Yankees Swap Young Arms
NationalsYankees
Acquire:
RHP Tyler Clippard, New York (AL)		Acquire:
RHP Jonathan Albaladejo, Washington

Dec. 3 • Rays Find a Taker For Embattled Dukes
NationalsDevil Rays
Acquire:
OF Elijah Dukes, Tampa Bay		Acquire:
LHP Glenn Gibson, Vermont (SS)

Dec. 3 • White Sox Pry Quentin From Crowded Diamondbacks Outfield
White SoxDiamondbacks
Acquire:
OF Carlos Quentin, Arizona		Acquire:
1B Chris Carter, Kannapolis (Lo A)

Nov. 30 • Mets Move Milledge In Play For Immediate Future
NationalsMets
Acquire:
OF Lastings Milledge, New York (NL)		Acquire:
OF Ryan Church, Washington
C Brian Schneider, Washington

Nov. 28 • Twins, Rays Exchange Top Talent In Brazen Challenge Trade
TwinsDevil Rays
Acquire:
OF Delmon Young, Tampa Bay
SS/2B Brendan Harris, Tampa Bay
OF Jason Pridie, Durham (AAA)		Acquire:
RHP Matt Garza, Minnesota
SS Jason Bartlett, Minnesota
RHP Eduardo Morlan, New Britain (AA)

Nov. 20 • Mets, Brewers Swap Players In Need Of Scenery Change
MetsBrewers
Acquire:
C Johnny Estrada, Milwaukee		Acquire:
RHP Guillermo Mota, New York (NL)

Nov. 19 • White Sox, Angels Swap Regulars
White SoxAngels
Acquire:
SS Orlando Cabrera, Los Angeles (AL)		Acquire:
RHP Jon Garland, Chicago (AL)

Nov. 18 • Blue Jays Deal Minor Leaguers For Infield Depth
Blue JaysAthletics
Acquire:
SS/3B Marco Scutaro, Oakland		Acquire:
RHP Graham Godfrey, Lansing (Lo A)
RHP Kristian Bell, Dunedin (Hi A)

Nov. 16 • Astros Find Lidge Replacement In Villarreal
AstrosBraves
Acquire:
RHP Oscar Villarreal, Atlanta		Acquire:
OF Josh Anderson, Houston

Nov. 12 • GM Dombrowski Gets Jones Shortly After Renteria
TigersCubs
Acquire:
OF Jacque Jones, Chicago (NL)		Acquire:
IF Omar Infante, Detroit

Nov. 7 • Phillies Add Pitching With Lidge
PhilliesAstros
Acquire:
RHP Brad Lidge, Houston
SS Eric Bruntlett, Houston		Acquire:
OF Michael Bourn, Philadelphia
3B Mike Costanzo, Reading (AA)
RHP Geoff Geary, Philadelphia
Oct. 29 • Tigers Fill Need At Shortstop
TigersBraves
Acquire:
SS Edgar Renteria, Atlanta		Acquire:
RHP Jair Jurrjens, Detroit
OF Gorkys Hernandez, W. Mich. (Lo A)

Sept. 24 • Desperate Padres Grab Lane For Outfield
PadresAstros
Acquire:
OF Jason Lane, Houston		Acquire:
cash considerations

Sept. 4 • Brewers Bring King Back For Stretch Drive
BrewersNationals
Acquire:
LHP Ray King, Washington		Acquire:
1B Andrew Lefave, West Virginia (Lo A)

Aug. 31 • Cubs Welcome Trachsel Back To Rotation
CubsOrioles
Acquire:
RHP Steve Trachsel, Baltimore		Acquire:
3B/OF Scott Moore, Iowa (AAA)
RHP Rocky Cherry, Iowa (AAA)
RHP Jake Renshaw, Peoria (Lo A)

Aug. 31 • Cardinals Add Branyan As Insurance
CardinalsPhillies
Acquire:
3B/OF Russell Branyan, Philadelphia		Acquire:
cash considerations

Aug. 20 • Cubs Grab Monroe For His Righty Pop
CubsTigers
Acquire:
OF Craig Monroe, Detroit		Acquire:
LHP Clay Rapada, Iowa (AAA)

Aug. 20 • Conine Moves On For Stretch Drive Again
MetsReds
Acquire:
1B Jeff Conine, Cincinnati		Acquire:
OF Sean Henry, St. Lucie (Hi A)
SS Jose Castro, St. Lucie (Hi A)

Aug. 17 • Pena Era Ends In Boston
NationalsRed SoxDiamondbacks
Acquire:
OF Wily Mo Pena,
Boston		Acquire:
1B/OF Chris Carter,
Tucson (AAA)		Acquire:
RHP Emiliano Fruto,
Columbus (AAA)

Aug. 16 • Desperate Rockies Land A Starter
RockiesTwins
Acquire:
RHP Ramon Ortiz, Minnesota		Acquire:
3B Matt Macri, Colorado Springs (AAA)

Aug. 9 • Mariners Add Fourth Lefty To Bullpen
MarinersOrioles
Acquire:
LHP John Parrish, Baltimore		Acquire:
OF Sebastien Boucher, Tacoma (AAA)

Aug. 9 • Archrivals Swing Minor Trade
DodgersGiants
Acquire:
1B/OF Mark Sweeney, San Francisco		Acquire:
2B Travis Denker, Inland Empire (Hi A)

July 31 • Giants Send Morris To Pirates
PiratesGiants
Acquire:
RHP Matt Morris, San Francisco		Acquire:
OF Rajai Davis, Pittsburgh
RHP Steve MacFarland, Hickory (Lo A)

July 31 • Padres Turn One Lefty Into Two
PadresBraves
Acquire:
LHP Wil Ledezma, Atlanta
LHP Will Startup, Richmond (AAA)		Acquire:
LHP Royce Ring, San Diego

July 31 • Phillies Make Bullpen Move For Mateo
PhilliesMariners
Acquire:
RHP Julio Mateo, Tacoma (AAA)		Acquire:
SS/2B Jesus Merchan, Reading (AA)

July 31 • San Diego Adds More Depth With Ensberg
PadresAstros
Acquire:
3B Morgan Ensberg, Houston		Acquire:
cash considerations

July 31 • Red Sox Fortify Bullpen With Gagne
Red SoxRangers
Acquire:
RHP Eric Gagne, Texas		Acquire:
LHP Kason Gabbard, Boston
OF David Murphy, Pawtucket (AAA)
OF Engel Beltre, GCL Red Sox (R)

July 31 • Padres Add Mackowiak To Bench
PadresWhite Sox
Acquire:
OF Rob Mackowiak, Chicago (AL)		Acquire:
RHP Jon Link, Lake Elsinore (Hi A)

July 31 • Braves Don't Stop With Teixeira, Grab Dotel
BravesRoyals
Acquire:
RHP Octavio Dotel, Kansas City		Acquire:
RHP Kyle Davies, Richmond (AAA)

July 31 • Dodgers, Yankees Complete Long-Discussed Deal
YankeesDodgers
Acquire:
3B Wilson Betemit, Los Angeles (NL)		Acquire:
RHP Scott Proctor, New York (AL)

July 31 • Cardinals Hope Pineiro Can Help Staff
CardinalsRed Sox
Acquire:
RHP Joel Pineiro, Boston		Acquire:
OF Sean Danielson, Springfield (AA)

July 30 • On Second Thought, Mets Acquire Castillo
MetsTwins
Acquire:
2B Luis Castillo, Minnesota		Acquire:
OF Dustin Martin, St. Lucie (Hi A)
C Drew Butera, Binghamton (AA)

July 30 • Phillies Add Enigmatic Lohse For Stretch Run
PhilliesReds
Acquire:
RHP Kyle Lohse, Cincinnati		Acquire:
LHP Matt Maloney, Reading (AA)

July 30 • Braves Give Up Quintet Of Prospects For Teixeira
BravesRangers
Acquire:
1B Mark Teixeira, Texas
LHP Ron Mahay, Texas		Acquire:
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Atlanta
SS Elvis Andrus, Myrtle Beach (Hi A)
LHP Matt Harrison, Mississippi (AA)
RHP Neftali Feliz, Danville (R)
LHP Beau Jones, Rome (Lo A)
Mark Teixeira (Photo By Scott Cunningham Getty Images)

Comparing Braves Trade For Matt Olson With Mark Teixeira Haul

The Matt Olson trade raises questions of how many similarities there are between it and the Mark Teixeira trade that took place in 2007.

July 28 • Rays Trade Disgruntled Cantu For Two Relievers
RedsDevil Rays
Acquire:
1B Jorge Cantu, Durham (AAA)
OF Shaun Cumberland, Montgomery (AA)		Acquire:
RHP Calvin Medlock, Louisville (AAA)
LHP Brian Shackelford, Louisville (AAA)

July 28 • Wheeler Joins Rays In Bullpen Overhaul
Devil RaysAstros
Acquire:
RHP Dan Wheeler, Houston		Acquire:
INF Ty Wigginton, Tampa Bay

July 27 • Brewers Add Another Power Arm In McClung
Devil RaysBrewers
Acquire:
RHP Grant Balfour, Milwaukee		Acquire:
RHP Seth McClung, Durham (AAA)

July 27 • Padres Add Bench Depth In Hairston
PadresDiamondbacks
Acquire:
OF Scott Hairston, Arizona		Acquire:
RHP Leo Rosales, Portland (AAA)

July 27 • Phillies Get A Fill-In For Utley
PhilliesWhite Sox
Acquire:
2B Tadahito Iguchi, Chicago (AL)		Acquire:
RHP Michael Dubee, Lakewood (Lo A)

July 27 • Lofton Comes Running Back To Cleveland
IndiansRangers
Acquire:
OF Kenny Lofton, Texas		Acquire:
C Max Ramirez, Kinston (Hi A)

July 25 • Padres Cash In Linebrink For Three Prospects
BrewersPadres
Acquire:
RHP Scott Linebrink, San Diego		Acquire:
RHP Will Inman, Huntsville (AA)
LHP Joe Thatcher, Nashville (AAA)
LHP Steve Garrison, Brevard Cty. (Hi A)

July 21 • Yankees Find Backup Backstop In Molina
YankeesAngels
Acquire:
C Jose Molina, Los Angeles (AL)		Acquire:
RHP Jeff Kennard, Trenton (AA)

July 19 • Cubs Dump Izturis On Pirates
PiratesCubs
Acquire:
SS Cesar Izturis, Chicago (NL)		Acquire:
cash considerations

July 16 • Cubs Bank On Rebound From Kendall
CubsAthletics
Acquire:
C Jason Kendall, Oakland		Acquire:
C Rob Bowen, Chicago (NL)
LHP Jerry Blevins, Tennessee (AA)

July 13 • Tigers Get Enigmatic Lefty For Pugilistic Colon
RoyalsTigers
Acquire:
RHP Roman Colon, Toledo (AAA)		Acquire:
LHP Danny Christensen, Wichita (AA)

July 1 • Tigers Hope To Harness Capellan's Arm
TigersBrewers
Acquire:
RHP Jose Capellan, Milwaukee		Acquire:
LHP Chris Cody, Lakeland (Hi A)

June 29 • Padres Risk Little, Take Chance On Bradley
PadresAthletics
Acquire:
OF Milton Bradley, Oakland		Acquire:
RHP Andrew Brown, Portland (AAA)

June 24 • Nats Trade For Rule 5 Pick Speigner's Rights
NationalsTwins
Acquire:
RHP Levale Speigner, Washington		Acquire:
OF Darnell McDonald, Durham (AAA)

June 22 • Cardinals Acquire Rotation Help In Maroth
CardinalsTigers
Acquire:
LHP Mike Maroth, Detroit		Acquire:
RHP Chris Lambert, Memphis (AAA)

June 20 • Braves, Tigers Lefthanders Trade Places
BravesTigers
Acquire:
LHP Wil Ledezma, Detroit		Acquire:
LHP Macay McBride, Atlanta

June 20 • Embattled Barrett Shipped To San Diego
PadresCubs
Acquire:
C Michael Barrett, Chicago (NL)		Acquire:
C Rob Bowen, San Diego
OF Kyler Burke, Fort Wayne (Lo A)

June 16 • Diamondbacks, White Sox Swap Prospects
DiamondbacksWhite Sox
Acquire:
OF Aaron Cunningham, W.-Salem (Hi A)		Acquire:
2B Danny Richar, Tucson (AAA)

May 31 • Marlins Hope Benitez Can Recapture 2004 Magic
MarlinsGiants
Acquire:
RHP Armando Benitez, San Francisco		Acquire:
RHP Randy Messenger, Florida

May 13 • Marlins, Rockies Trade Disappointing Pitchers
MarlinsRockies
Acquire:
RHP Byung-Hyun Kim, Colorado		Acquire:
RHP Jorge Julio, Florida

May 3 • Cust Joins Growing Oakland Outfield Corps
AthleticsPadres
Acquire:
OF Jack Cust, Portland (AAA)		Acquire:
cash considerations

May 2 • A's Make Yet Another Outfield Trade
AthleticsNationals
Acquire:
OF Chris Snelling, Washington		Acquire:
OF Ryan Langerhans, Oakland

April 29 • A's Pick Up Another Outfielder
AthleticsBraves
Acquire:
OF Ryan Langerhans, Atlanta		Acquire:
cash considerations

April 27 • A's Deal For Injured Denorfia
AthleticsReds
Acquire:
OF Chris Denorfia, Cincinnati		Acquire:
RHP Marcus McBeth, Sacramento (AAA)
LHP Ben Jukich, Stockton (Hi A)

April 19 • Rangers, Red Sox Exchange Minor League Pitchers
Red SoxRangers
Acquire:
LHP Daniel Haigwood, Frisco (AA)		Acquire:
RHP Scott Shoemaker, Portland (AA)

April 1 • Ellison Dealt Closer To Home
MarinersGiants
Acquire:
OF Jason Ellison, San Francisco		Acquire:
LHP Travis Blackley, Tacoma (AAA)

March 30 • Stokes Gets Change Of Scenery
AthleticsMarlins
Acquire:
1B Jason Stokes, Albuquerque (AAA)		Acquire:
C John Baker, Sacramento (AAA)

March 27 • Royals Hope Change Helps Hendrickson
RoyalsBrewers
Acquire:
RHP Ben Hendrickson, Nashville (AAA)		Acquire:
C Maxim St. Pierre, Toledo (AAA)

March 26 • Astros, Nats Make Minor Deal
AstrosNationals
Acquire:
C Danny Ardoin, Baltimore		Acquire:
SS/2B Wade Robinson, Corp. Christi (AA)

March 26 • Marlins May Have Found Closer In Julio
MarlinsDiamondbacks
Acquire:
RHP Jorge Julio, Arizona		Acquire:
RHP Yusmeiro Petit, Florida

March 26 • Dodgers Add Clark To Outfield
DodgersBrewers
Acquire:
OF Brady Clark, Milwaukee		Acquire:
RHP Elmer Dessens, Los Angeles (NL)

March 23 • Royals Find Shortstop Alternative With Pena
RoyalsBraves
Acquire:
SS Tony Pena Jr., Atlanta		Acquire:
RHP Erik Cordier, Burlington (Lo A)

Feb. 13 • Ryu Gives Rays More Rotation Fodder
Devil RaysCubs
Acquire:
RHP Jae-Kuk Ryu, Chicago (NL)		Acquire:
RHP Greg Reinhard, SW Michigan (Lo A)
OF Andrew Lopez, Princeton (R)

Feb. 7 • Tigers Add Another Power Arm In Bazardo
TigersMariners
Acquire:
RHP Yorman Bazardo, San Antonio (AA)		Acquire:
OF Jeff Frazier, Lakeland (Hi A)

Jan. 23 • Reds Add Saarloos To Staff
RedsAthletics
Acquire:
RHP Kirk Saarloos, Oakland
RHP Dan Denham, Stockton (Hi A)		Acquire:
RHP David Shafer, Chattanooga (AA)
RHP Julio Manon, Louisville (AAA)

Jan. 19 • Pirates Finally Get LaRoche For Gonzalez
PiratesBraves
Acquire:
1B Adam LaRoche, Atlanta
OF Jamie Romak, Rome (Lo A)		Acquire:
LHP Mike Gonzalez, Pittsburgh
SS Brent Lillibridge, Lynchburg (Hi A)

Jan. 12 • Rockies Pick Up Lopez For Rotation
RockiesOrioles
Acquire:
RHP Rodrigo Lopez, Baltimore		Acquire:
RHP Jim Miller, Tulsa (AA)
RHP Jason Burch, Tulsa (AA)

Jan. 12 • Rangers Add Stewart To Backup Catching Mix
RangersWhite Sox
Acquire:
C Chris Stewart, Chicago (AL)		Acquire:
RHP John Lujan, Bakersfield (Hi A)

Jan. 10 • Keppinger Hits The Road Again
DiamondbacksYankees
Acquire:
INF/OF Jeff Keppinger, Kansas City		Acquire:
RHP Russell Haltiwanger, Sarasota (Hi A)

Jan. 9 • Johnson Returns To Diamondbacks
DiamondbacksYankees
Acquire:
LHP Randy Johnson, New York (AL)		Acquire:
RHP Luis Vizcaino, Arizona
RHP Ross Ohlendorf, Tucson (AAA)
SS Alberto Gonzalez, Tucson (AAA)
RHP Steven Jackson, Tennessee (AA)

Jan. 2 • Harris Joins Third Team In Seven Months
Devil RaysReds
Acquire:
INF Brendan Harris, Cincinnati		Acquire:
cash considerations

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