So, today was the trade deadline and some unexpected trades went down. Lets look at what all happened.
The Red Sox acquired catcher Victor Martinez from the Cleveland Indians for pitchers Justin Masterson, Nick Hagadone, and Bryan Price. Also, the Red Sox acquired first baseman Casey Kotchman from the Atlanta Braves for first baseman Adam LaRoche and cash. -- Good trade for both. The Braves got the better player but the Red Sox wanted a bench player. LaRoche was to good to be sitting on the bench so they got some extra cash out of him. This is kind of a weird trade because this is kind of like the Church, Francoeur deal but the Braves are on the other side of the deal. They got a power hitter for a better average guy. You dont see many of these one guy for one guy trades anymore but the Braves have done it twice. I think its kind of funny how LaRoche was in Boston for a total of 9 days. The Red Sox acquired him from the Pirates on July 22 and then traded him July 31. Adam just cant find a team.
The White Sox acquired pitcher Jake Peavy from the San Diego Padres for pitchers Aaron Poreda, Clayton Richard, Dexter Carter, and Adam Russell. -- WOW! I did not see this one coming! Jake Peavy is a great pitcher and although he's been on the DL I think he'll be just as good when he comes back, which will be soon. I ChiSox made a good move here.
The Reds acquired third baseman Scott Rolen from the Toronto Blue Jays for pitchers Josh Roenicke, Zachary Stewart and third baseman Edwin Encarnacion. -- Woah.. I've heard some people saying the Reds made a good move here but I disagree. Scott Rolen is old. He doesn't have many years left. Yes, he has better stats, but the Reds need to look to the future, and Rolen wont be there in the future, he'll be retired. Do they think they have a shot this year? Encarnacion has potential. I would have kept him. Not to mention the Reds lost two decent pitchers.
The Marlins aqcuired first baseman Nick Johnson and cash from the Nationals for a pitching prospect, left-hander Aaron Thompson. -- Very good pick up for the Florida Marlins. I guess for the Nationals it doesnt really matter what they do at this time. It will be a while before they contend. But the Marlins should be very excited about having another bat in the line up. Its just what they needed. I dont think they could have made a better move. Watch out for the Marlins, they're already hot and this is just going to make them hotter.
Well I'm not going to go through and comment on every trade but heres the rest of the trades from today:
The Rockies acquired pitcher Joe Beimel and cash from the Washington Nationals for pitchers Ryan Mattheus and Robinson Fabian.
The Tigers acquired pitcher Jarrod Washburn from the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Luke French and Mauricio Robles.
The Dodgers acquired catcher Vinny Rottino from the Milwaukee Brewers for pitcher Claudio Vargas.
The Yankees acquired infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. from the Cincinnati Reds for catcher Chase Weems.
The A's traded shortstop Orlando Cabrera to the Minnesota Twins for shortstop Tyler Ladendorf.
The Rays caimed catcher Jose Lobaton from the San Diego Padres.
Well there you have it. The day in review. And after all that Halladay goes nowhere, remaining in Toronto. So many wasted words. I think it was the smart thing to do for them though. Wow this was a long post! Congratulations if you read all of it and thank you very much! See you around.
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