Rumors for trades
Orioles trade Jeremy Guthrie to Rockies
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The Baltimore Orioles have traded right-handed pitcher Jeremy Guthrie to the Colorado Rockies for Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun reports.
“Jeremy is excited to join the Rockies, and I see this as a positive result for all parties,” Guthrie’s agent, Brodie Van Wagenen, said in a statement. “Negotiations with the Orioles were steady yet slow, and an arbitration hearing seemed possible and even likely. Once informed of the trade, Jeremy decided to make a showing of good faith and agreed to a deal within the Rockies’ payroll structure, since he felt it important that his relationship with his new team get off on the right foot. Jeremy is excited about a fresh start with a new organization and a contending team close to home.”
Guthrie then agreed to a one-year deal with the Rockies for $8.2mm, thus avoiding arbitration.
Guthrie will be a free agent after the 2012 season and according to Connolly, he had been rumored to be on the trading block.
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Indians Acquire Kevin Slowey From Rockies
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The Cleveland Indians have acquired Kevin Slowey from the Rockies in exchange for Zach Putnam and cash according to a tweet by Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports.
Slowey, 27, is a career 39-29 and a 4.66 ERA in 100 career appearances all for the Minnesota Twins. He was previously traded to the Rockies this off-season in exchange for RHP Daniel Turpen.
Putnam, 24, was 1-1 with a 6.14 ERA in 8 appearances last season. He also made his Major League debut last year.
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Colorado Rockies acquire Marco Scutaro
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The Colorado Rockies have acquired Marco Scutaro from the Boston Red Sox for Clayton Mortenson, Jim Bowden of ESPN.com reports (Troy Renck of the Denver Post reported deal was close first).
Both sides had been talking about the deal for the last few days with one of the issues being how much of Scutaro’s $6mm salary Colorado would take on which now appears to be all of it.
The deal may pave the way for Boston to sign Roy Oswalt as they were looking to shed payroll to sign him.
Scutaro posted a career high .299 avg in 445 plate appearances last season.
Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe notes that Nick Punto and Mike Aviles will likely platoon at shortstop instead of bringing up defensive wiz Jose Iglesias from the minors initially at the start of the season.
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Rockies acquire Moscoso and Outman from Athletics
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The Colorado Rockies have acquired right-handed pitcher Guillermo Moscoso and left-handed pitcher Josh Outman from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for outfielder Seth Smith, according to a Tweet by the Colorado Rockies.
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Yankees acquire Michael Pineda from Mariners for Jesus Montero
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The New York Yankees have acquired Michael Pineda and Jose Campos from the Seattle Mariners for Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi Jon Heyman of CBSSports reports.
Pineda who in his rookie season went 9-10 with a 3.74 era and averaging just over a strikeout per inning. He will now slot in behind CC Sabathia and in front of Ivan Nova in the Bronx Bombers rotation.
Campos, 21, posted a 2.32 era at single-A this year and possess an “electric” fastball.
Montero, saw limited action after being called up in September, but didn’t waste the opportunity to display his talent and power. In 61 at-bats, he hit .328 with 4 home runs and 12 RBI’s. He will most likely take over the full time DH role.
Noesi, who only has 56 big-league innings under his belt, was considered by many at one time as one of the Yankees top prospects (#7 in 2011 per BA). Last year at Triple-A, he posted a 3.28 era while averaging just over 7 strikeouts a game.
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Cubs acquire Anthony Rizzo
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The Chicago Cubs have acquired Anthony Rizzo and Zach Cates from the San Diego Padres for Andrew Cashner and prospect Kyung-Min Na, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports reports.
Rizzo who appeared to be blocked now by the recent acquisition of Yonder Alonso will be reunited with his old bosses, Jed Hoyer and Theo Epstein who drafted him in the sixth round of the 2007 draft while in Boston. Rizzo was traded to the Padres last offseason as a piece of the Adrian Gonzalez trade.
Rizzo hit only .141 in 151 at-bats but posted better numbers at Triple-A hitting .331.
Cashner posted a 1.69 ERA in 10 2/3 innings as he was dealt with rotator cuff issues this past season.
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Rockies acquire Chad Tracy from Rangers
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The Colorado Rockies have acquired infielder Chad Tracy from the Texas Rangers in exchange for right-handed pitcher Greg Reynolds, the team announced via Twitter.
The Rockies have also agreed to a one-year contract with third baseman Casey Blake.
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Cubs to trade Carlos Zambrano to Marlins
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The Chicago Cubs have agreed to trade Carlos Zambrano to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Chris Volstad, Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com reports. The deal is pending a physical.
Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun Sentinel adds that the deal is not finalized, but the Marlins have agreed to pick up $2.5 million of Zambrano’s $18 million salary for 2012.
Zambrano went 9-7 with a 4.82 ERA last season with the Cubs. Zambrano appeared on his way out of Chicago as he was suspended twice by the team for his actions and comments.
Back in October, Zambrano first made it known that he wanted to join Ozzie Guillen down in Miami during a radio interview.
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Orioles acquire Jai Miller from Athletics
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According to a team announcement, the Baltimore Orioles have acquired Jai Miller from the Oakland Athletics for cash.
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Rangers acquire Brad Snyder from Orioles
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The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Brad Snyder from the Baltimore Orioles for cash, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.
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