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The deadline is over, here are today's moves.
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1:03 PM - PIRATES ACQUIRE DBACKS CATCHER CHRIS SNYDER AND PROSPECT FOR SS BOBBY CROSBY, OF RYAN CHURCH AND RHP D.J. CARRASCO.
- The Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh Pirates agreed on a deal today that will send catcher Chris Snyder, cash, and minor league shortstop Pedro Ciriaco to Pittsburgh for shortstop Bobby Crosby, outfielder Ryan Church, and pitcher D.J. Carrasco. Ciriaco was the Dbacks' 27th best prospect says Baseball America. I can't believe the overhaul the Dbacks got for Snyder. He's a solid player but he's no Joe Mauer behind the plate.I like Carrasco in this deal. In 2010 he's completely re-invented himself, posting a 3.88 ERA with a 7.3 K/9 rate. He's under control through 2012, but is a non-tender candidate. Good bullpen fix-up for Arizona.
Snyder, 29, is hitting .231 with 10 home runs and 32 RBIs while splitting time behind the plate with Miguel Montero. He makes about $4.5 million this season. He has $8.18 million left through 2011, and has an option for 2012.
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11:04 AM - RAYS ACQUIRE RHP CHAD QUALLS FROM DBACKS- The Tampa Bay Rays acquired relief pitcher Chad Qualls from the Dbacks today for a player to be named later. Tampa will pay the rest of Qualls' salary and he will be in uniform tonight for the Rays' game against the Yankees.
Qualls has struggled a little this year. His ERA, 8.29, is not as bad as one may think, as he has settled down since struggling mightily in the beginning of the season. In 38.0 innings, he has 34 strikeouts.
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2:24 PM - DODGERS ACQUIRE LHP TED LILLY & SS RYAN THERIOT FOR INF BLAKE DEWITT, TWO MINOR LEAGUERS, AND CASH
- As I noted last night, the Yankees and Dodgers were two teams interested in acquiring Ted Lilly. Rumors are still flowing and it's likely Lilly could go to either team today.- The New York Yankees are no longer pursuing Ted Lilly, but the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds remain in the mix. They also do not want to acquire Pirates' reliever Octavio Dotel.
- The Cubs and Dodgers are moving closer to completing a deal. Ryan Theriot and Lilly will go to Los Angeles.
- A deal is close to being complete. If the sides can reach an agreement, Theriot and Lilly will head to Chavez Revine for INF Blake DeWitt and another player. Money should be a major topic here.- Done deal. The Dodgers will acquire Lilly and Theriot while sending the Cubs $2.5 million, DeWitt and pitching prospects Brett Wallach and Kyle Smit. Lilly will jump into the Dodgers rotation, while Theriot will give the Dodgers a solid everyday second baseman. Good deal for
the Dodgers and a good deal for the Cubs getting value from both players.DeWitt, 24, is almost a carbon copy of Theriot with slightly more power. He's hitting .270 with 1 home run and 30 RBIs this season in 82 games for the Dodgers. Wallach, 21, is 6-0 at Single-A with a 3.72 Era while Smit, 22, is 5-3 with a 2.35 ERA at A+/AA.
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3:51 PM - YANKEES TO MAKE MOVES. BERKMAN OFFICIAL, ACQUIRE RHP KERRY WOOD FROM INDIANS
- The Yankees will make one or two more trades today, as sources say that they are taking one last look through the bullpen and bench markets. Wes Helms is no longer on their radar. Austin Kearns, who was acquired yesterday, will be in uniform tonight, ditto Lance Berkman when his deal is official at 1:30 PM due to his 10-5 rights.
- It's now official: Berkman and cash will head to the Yankees for RHP Mark Melancon and INF Jimmy Paredes. Berkman should be in the starting lineup tonight. The trade of Berkman allows the Astros to purchase top prospect and newly acquired Brett Wallace from Triple-AAA.
- Buster Olney tweets that the Yankees are closing in on a deal for Indians' reliever Kerry Wood. Wood, 33, a former standout with the Cubs, is returning from injury this season. His injuries have led to a 6.30 ERA in 23 games. A deal is close to being completed.- Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets that the deal is done. Permission must be granted from the Commissioner's office now due to the amount of money Cleveland is giving the Yankees. It's unaware of who the Yankees are trading to Cleveland and how much the Indians will cover. Wood is a free agent at the end of the season and will likely spell the end of Yankees' RHP reliever Chan Ho Park.
- The Yankees will pick up $1.5 million of Wood's $3.6 million owed and will send either cash or a player to be named later says Joel Sherman.
- Yup, Park designated for assignment.
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2:33 PM - METS LOOKING FOR PITCHING, CONSIDERING MYERS AND ZAMBRANO
- The New York Mets, Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox are both exploring deals for Houston Astros' pitcher Brett Myers. Earlier this morning, the Mets rejected a trade of RHP Bobby Parnell and catcher Josh Thole for Myers. The Astros are also fielding offers for pitcher Wandy Rodriguez.
- Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle says the Astros are not trading Myers or Rodriguez.
- The Chicago Cubs rejected a deal this morning that would have sent RHP Carlos Zambrano to the New York Mets for second baseman Luis Castillo and LHP Oliver Perez. Zambrano's contract was an issue as the Mets wanted cash in the deal, but the Cubs didn't want Castillo. Zambrano is open to a trade, though it will be difficult to move him.
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1:07 PM - THREE-TEAM-TRADE: PADRES ACQUIRE OF RYAN LUDWICK, CARDINALS ACQUIRE RHP JAKE WESTBROOK AND INDIANS GET TWO PROSPECTS
- The San Diego Padres are deep in talks to acquire outfielder Ryan Ludwick from the St. Louis Cardinals. Ludwick would definitely be a tremendous upgrade for the Padres and would strike fear in the lineup.- The Cardinals and Cleveland Indians are moving closer to a deal that would send RHP Jake Westbrook to St. Louis. A third team is reported to be involved as money is an issue.
- Tom Krasovic of AOL FanHouse hears that the third team involved in the Jake Westbrook-to-the-Cardinals discussions is the San Diego Padres, who are also negotiating to acquire Ludwick from the Cardinals. It's said that it will likely be a three team deal, sending Westbrook and two prospects from San Diego to the Cardinals, Ludwick to the Padres, and prospects to the Indians. It's a complicated deal, but anything could happen.
- Joel Sherman of the New York Post says that the Padres have fallen out of the talks. The Indians and Cardinals are still discussing. Buster Olney of ESPN says there is still life to a three-way tade.
- Contrary to earlier reports, a deal has been reached and approved by the union. The Padres will trade pitching prospect Corey Kluber to the Indians and pitching prospect Nicholas Greenwood to the Cardinals, while the Cardinals receive Westbrook and the Padres get Ludwick. Good trade that helps all sides. I wasn't expecting this.Ludwick, 31, is hitting .281 with 11 home runs and 43 RBIs for the Cardinals this season while battling injuries. He has recently lost playing time due to the blazing emergence of young outfielder Jon Jay, making him expendable. He makes $8 million next season and is under control through 2011.
Westbrook, 32, is 6-7 with a 4.65 ERA for the Indians this season. It is his first full year back since he had Tommy John Surgery in 2008. He is owed $3.9 million for the rest of the season before hitting free agency.
Double-AA right-hander Kluber, 24, and Single-A left-hander Greenwood, 22, were both drafted by the Padres, Kluber in 2007 and Greenwood in 2009. In 21 games for Single-A, Greenwood is 4-4 with a an ERA of 4.15, while Kluber is 6-6 with a 3.45 ERA in 22 games for Double-AA.
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10:01 AM - ROSS THE BOSS
- The Florida Marlins' Cody Ross is unlikely to be traded says Ken Rosenthal. The Marlins haven't found a deal that they like, and now with Chris Coghlan's injury, they will likely hold onto Ross for depth reasons.
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3:20 PM - WILL THERE BE A "DUNN DEAL?"
- The Washington Nationals are drawing interest on Adam Dunn. Their demands in a trade haven't changed and teams are only showing minimal interest, making the trade a longshot due to the new teams involved. Jayson Stark of ESPN says a trade is less than 50-50.
- Edwin Jackson could still be traded for Dunn, but it would require one or two more players says Jon Heyman of SI.
- Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports says Jackson for Dunn is far from dead.
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1:51 PM - THE MANNY MARKET
- Perhaps the biggest news of the day is the White Sox failed run at trading for the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez. According to Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi, "The White Sox wanted the Dodgers to pay all but $1 million of the approximately $6.7 million remaining on Ramirez's contract and did not offer a player in return, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions." Ramirez is currently on the 15-day disabled list. The Rays, interested in acquiring a right-handed bat, also inquired on Ramirez but were shut-down by Los Angeles.
- The White Sox have jumped back into the Manny mix and were told that they would need to part with second baseman Dayan Viciedo for Ramirez. The market is heating up. The Rays and a mystery team are still involved.
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3:55 PM - JOHNSON, DOWNS OR FRASOR BAY BOUND?
- The San Francisco Giants are in talks to acquire the Dbacks' second baseman Kelly Johnson and one of the Toronto Blue Jays' relief duo of Scott Downs or Jason Frasor.
- The Dbacks rejected an offer of pitcher Joe Martinez plus another player for Johnson.
- The Dbacks, Giants and Blue Jays are reportedly talking about a three-team trade. Kelly Johnson is rumored to be coveted by the Giants, and major league home run leader Jose Bautista could head to San Francisco as well, ditto that for the Jays' relievers. That's pure speculation on my part, as names haven't been released yet. Thanks Jon Paul Morosi.
- The Giants traded Martinez for Pirates LHP Javier Lopez says Andrew Baggarly of CSN.
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3:14 PM - RAYS AND ORIOLES TALKING ABOUT A DEAL? DOWNS? LEAGUE? MARLINS INTERESTED
- There's rumblings between the Rays and Baltimore Orioles. Could Luke Scott or Will Ohman be heading to Tampa?
- The Rays are also interested in the Blue Jays' Downs and the Seattle Mariners' RHP reliever Brandon League. Both will not come cheap.
- A deal for either Downs or League is unlikely today says Jayson Stark of ESPN.
- The Dodgers are now involved in trade talks for Scott, as are the Rays, tweets Tom Krasovic.
- It's not the Dodgers, it's a mystery team says Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports.
- The Florida Marlins are interested in trading for League.
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4:13 PM - BRAVES ACQUIRE ANKIEL, FARNSWORTH
- David O'Brien of the Atlanta Constitution reports the Braves could be poised to make a deal.
- Jerry Crasnick of ESPN says that the Mariners approached the Braves about a trade of 2B Chone Figgins to Atlanta.
- The Braves have acquired RHP reliever Kyle Farnsworth and OF Rick Ankiel from the Kansas City Royals says CBS's Danny Knobler. The Royals will get reliever Jesse Chavez, OF Gregor Blanco and LHP Tim Collins.
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3:48 PM - RED SOX DESIGNATE OF JEREMY HERMIDA FOR ASSIGNMENT- Outfielder Jeremy Hermida, who was acquired from the Florida Marlins in a trade over the off season, was designated for assignment today by the Boston Red Sox says Heidi Watney of NESN. Hermida, 26 has spent most of his career under-performing since being a first round pick in 2002. He was hitting just .203 before succumbing to injuries.
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4:15 PM - METS, RED SOX DISCUSSING RHP RAMON RAMIREZ, GIANTS ACQUIRE HIM
- Ken Rosenthal tweets they're discussing a deal.
- The Giants have acquired Ramirez says WEEI's Rob Bradford.
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3:57 PM - DODGERS ACQUIRE RHP RELIEVER OCTAVIO DOTEL
- The Dodgers are interested says Ken Rosenthal.
- Rosenthal tweets the Dodgers acquired Dotel for Lamb(?) and young pitcher James McDonald.
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4:10 PM - MARLINS ACQUIRE LHP WILL OHMAN, BRAVES ACQUIRE WILKIN RAMIREZ
- The Marlins acquired Ohman from the Orioles for a player to be named later or cash.
- Ditto for the Braves and Ramirez.
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