Trades

MLB: Mets Deal for Gary Matthews, Jr.

Just days after Carlos Beltran revealed to the Mets that he had arthroscopic knee surgery and may not be ready by opening day the team went out and acquired Gary Matthews, Jr. from the Los Angeles Angels for relief pitcher Brian Stokes.

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MLB: Yankees Deal for Javier Vazquez

The New York Yankees have acquired Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan from the Braves for Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn, and $500,000 in cash. It is an interesting deal for the Yankees, to say the least, and I am kind of torn on whether it is a good move for them or not.

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MLB: Breaking Down Halladay to Philly, Lee to Seattle

After months of speculation Toronto has apparently agreed to finally trade ace right-hander Roy Halladay to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for three prospects. The Phillies, in turn, have agreed to send ace lefty Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for three prospects. The deal is contingent upon Halladay agreeing to a contract extension with Philadelphia and passing a team physical.

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MLB: Rafael Soriano Dealt to the Rays

The Atlanta Braves dealt relief pitcher Rafael Soriano to the Tampa Bay Rays for fellow reliever Jesse Chavez, whom the Rays just acquired a little over a month ago when they dealt second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates.

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MLB: Mike Lowell to the Rangers

The Red Sox and the Rangers have reached an agreement on a trade that would bring Mike Lowell to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Max Ramirez.

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MLB: Rangers Deal Millwood, Harden on the Way?

The Texas Rangers agreed to trade starting pitcher Kevin Millwood and $3 million to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for reliever Chris Ray. On the heels of that deal comes word that the Rangers and free agent pitcher Rich Harden are close to coming to terms on a contract.

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MLB: Granderson to the Yankees?

The rumored house cleaning in Detroit seems to be commencing as ESPN's Buster Olney is reporting that the team is on the verge of trading both Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson in a three way deal involving the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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MLB: J. J. Hardy Dealt to Minnesota

J. J. Hardy became the second arbitration eligible player to be dealt in as many days when he was sent to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for 23-year old center fielder Carlos Gomez.

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MLB: Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

The trade deadline has come and passed for 2009 and there were some big names changing uniforms this week including a stunner that nobody saw coming. PopPickle is here to fill you in on who the winners and losers were at the deadline including a couple of teams that made some interesting moves to say the least.

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MLB: Red Sox Acquire Victor Martinez Deal LaRoche

The Boston Red Sox made two deal within the last couple of hours leading up to the trade deadline. The marquee deal has the Sox sending Justin Masterson along with pitching prospects Bryan Price and Nick Hagadone to the Inidans in exchange for Victor Martinez. The second deal has them sending recently acquired Adam LaRoche to the Atlanta Braves for Casey Kotchman.

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MLB: Twins Acquire Shortstop Cabrera from Oakland

The Minnesota Twins acquired shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the Oakland A's in exchange for minor league shortstop Tyler Ladendorf. With Nick Punto and Alexi Casilla both struggling to hit their own weight this season the Twins felt like they needed to bolster their offensive output from the middle infield.

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MLB: Tigers Land Jarrod Washburn

The Detroit Tigers obtained veteran lefty Jarrod Washburn from the Seattle Mariners in a trade deadline deal on Friday. In exchange for Washburn the Mariners are getting a pair of pitching prospects in Luke French and Mauricio Robles.

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MLB: Giants Acquire Pirates’ Sanchez

The San Francisco Giants acquired All Star second baseman Freddy Sanchez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for pitching prospect Tim Alderson in a deal announced after the two teams squared off Wednesday afternoon.

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MLB: Mariners Land Wilson and Snell From Pirates

The Mariners sent shortstop Ronny Cedeno and four minor league prospects, including Jeff Clement the 3rd overall pick in the 2005 draft, to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jack Wilson and Ian Snell. The deal is an interesting one given the Mariners were seen as a team likely to start selling off pieces as they slowly fade out of the playoff race.

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MLB: Phillies and Indians Agree on Deal for Cliff Lee

After weeks of speculation as to whether the Phillies would land Roy Halladay or not ESPN is reporting that the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a deal that would send ace Cliff Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco to Philly in exchange for four prospects: Carlos Carrasco, Lou Marson, Jason Knapp, and Jason Donald.

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