MLB: Braves acquire Ankiel, and Farnsworth from Royals In a move to power up the offense and solidify the bullpen the Braves added OF Rick Ankiel, and P Kyle Farnsworth. The Atlanta Braves acquired OF Rick Ankiel, P Kyle Farnsworth, and cash from the Kansas City Royals for P Jesse Chavez, OF Gregor Blanco, and…
MLB: Red Sox land catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia from the Rangers The Boston Red Sox acquired the backup catcher they have been looking for in Jarrod Saltalamacchia. The Texas Rangers traded C Jarrod Saltalamacchio to the Red Sox for 1B Chris McGuiness, P Roman Mendez, cash, and a player to be named later. With health concerns…
MLB: Giants bolster bullpen by adding relief pitchers Javier Lopez, and Ramon Ramirez The San Francisco Giants added to there bullpen to make a run at the NL West division being behind only 2 games. In the first deal the Giants acquired lefty reliever Javier Lopez from the Pirates for P Joe Martinez, and OF…
MLB: Marlins acquire Will Ohman from the Orioles The Marlins acquired lefty relief pitcher Will Ohman from the Baltimore Orioles for P Rick VandenHurk. Will Ohman is having an good season for the Orioles. Ohman has a 3.30 ERA, 15 Holds, and 29 K’s. the Marlins are currently 7 games back from the Atlanta Braves…
MLB: Yankees acquire Kerry Wood, maybe to be new setup man The Cleveland Indians trade P Kerry Wood to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and cash. Kerry Wood who is just coming off the DL hasn’t faired well this season. His ERA is 6.30 in 20 innings of work….
MLB: Pirates acquire catcher Chris Snyder from the D’Backs The Pirates acquired C Chris Snyder, SS Pedro Ciriaco, and cash from the Arizona Diamondbacks for SS Bobby Crosby, OF Ryan Church, and P D.J. Carrasco. The Pittsburgh Pirates will have to move once starting catcher Ryan Doumit once he comes off the DL to the…
MLB: Cardinals get Westbrook, Padres get Ludwick, Indians get Kluber in a 3 way trade The Cardinals, Padres, and Indians completed a 3 way trade in which the Cardinals acquire P Jake Westbrook from the Indians, and Padres P Nick Greenwood, the Padres acquire OF Ryan Ludwick from the Cardinals, and the Indians acquire P…
MLB: Dodgers land Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot from the Cubs The Dodgers acquired P Ted Lilly and 2B/SS Ryan Theriot from the Chicago Cubs for 2B/3B Blake Dewitt, P Brett Wallach and P Kyle Smit. The Dodgers acquired one of the most sought left handers at the trade deadline in P Ted Lilly. Ted…
MLB: Rays acquire Chad Qualls from the Diamondbacks The Diamondbacks unload yet another player. They trade P Chad Qualls to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later. This move is unusual in which Chad Qualls has a 8.29 ERA, but we will see how Qualls does in the American League. He…
MLB: Yankees acquire Berkman from Astros and Kearns from Indians, News, and Rumors The Houston Astros trade 1B Lance Berkman to the New York Yankees for P Mark Melancon and INF Jimmy Paredes The Cleveland Indians trade OF Austin Kearns to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later The Nationals wanted…
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