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2009 MLB Trade Deadline Tracker

Posted Jul 19, 2009 8:00AM By FanHouse Newswire (RSS feed)

Filed Under: MLB Rumors, MLB Transactions, MLB Inside Scoop, MLB Trade Deadline

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Who went where before the July 31 deadline? Here are the deals that went down.

Transaction Roundup

Date Transaction
July 31 Padres trade RHP Jake Peavy to the White Sox for LHP Clayton Richard, LHP Aaron Poreda and minor league RHP Dexter Carter and RHP Adam Russell
Analysis: "In our division," [White Sox GM] Williams said, "this thing is going to go down to winning games in September, and we want to be as strong as we can possibly be in September, and that is what we're focused on." More
July 31 Nationals trade 1B Nick Johnson to Marlins for minor league RHP Aaron Thompson
Analysis: [Johnson's] got a .408 on-base percentage. The Marlins will presumably move Jorge Cantu to third and Emilio Bonifacio to the bench. More
July 31 Nationals trade LHP Joe Beimel to Rockies for minor league RHP Ryan Mattheus and RHP Robinson Fabian
July 31 Reds trade UT Jerry Hairston Jr. to Yankees for minor league C Chase Weems
July 31 Blue Jays trade 3B Scott Rolen to Reds for 3B Edwin Encarnacion, RHP Josh Roenicke and minor league RHP Zach Stewart
Analysis: Rolen, who is hitting .320 this year and has a sterling defensive reputation, is signed through 2010 at $11 million, so this move is likely geared toward building the club for next season. More
July 31 Red Sox trade 1B Adam LaRoche to Braves for 1B Casey Kotchman
July 31 Indians trade C/1B Victor Martinez to Red Sox for RHP Justin Masterson, minor league LHP Nick Hagadone and a player to be named later
Analysis: Boston has a team .317 on-base percentage since the All-Star break, with just 55 runs and eight homers in 13 games. More
July 31 Athletics trade SS Orlando Cabrera to the Twins for minor league SS Tyler Ladendorf
Analysis: The A's had little incentive to keep him because they agreed when they signed him not to offer him arbitration, so they would not have gotten any compensation picks for him if he left as a free agent. More
July 31 Dodgers trade RHP Claudio Vargas to Brewers for minor league UT Vinny Rottino
July 31 Mariners trade LHP Jarrod Washburn to Tigers for LHP Luke French and minor league LHP Mauricio Robles
Analysis: There weren't any impact bats available at the ... so the Detroit front office began exploring bolstering its rotation instead. Justin Verlander, Edwin Jackson and Rick Porcello have been very good, but Armando Galarraga had struggled and Luke French was filling the fifth spot. More
July 30 Pirates trade LHP John Grabow and LHP Tom Gorzelanny to Cubs for RHP Kevin Hart, RHP Jose Ascanio and minor league IF Josh Harrison
Analysis: Gorzelanny and Grabow are the fourth and fifth players on the Pirates 40-man roster moved in the last two days alone and the eighth and ninth traded since the beginning of May. More
July 30 Orioles trade LHP George Sherrill to Dodgers for minor league 3B Josh Bell and RHP Steve Johnson
Analysis: L.A. starters average the second fewest innings per game in the NL. Manager Joe Torre has made 322 pitching changes, third-most in the league, and has asked a reliever to go more than an inning 90 times, by far the most in the NL. More
July 29 Pirates trade 2B Freddy Sanchez to Giants for minor league RHP Tim Alderson
Analysis: The Giants offense still lacks middle-of-the-order punch, but they have added two experienced big-league hitters in spots where they have struggled to find any production throughout the season. More
July 29 Indians trade LHP Cliff Lee and OF Ben Francisco to Phillies for minor league RHP Jason Knapp, RHP Carlos Carrasco, SS Jason Donald and C Lou Marson
Analysis: Philadelphia has been trying for most of the season to bolster its rotation. Now it has last year's AL Cy Young Award winner, giving it a 1-2-3 -- all left-handed -- of Lee, Cole Hamels and Jamie Moyer. More
July 29 Pirates trade RHP Ian Snell and SS Jack Wilson to Mariners for IF Ronny Cedeno and minor leaguers C/1B Jeff Clement, RHP Ben Pribanic, RHP Brett Lorin and RHP Nathan Adcock
Analysis: Everyone knows the Pirates are rebuilding, but it was a real surprise to see Wilson headed to Seattle. The Mariners adding veterans and payroll? Are they actually buyers at this deadline? More
July 29 Mariners trade OF Wladimir Balentien to Reds for minor league RHP Robert Manuel
July 28 Red Sox trade OF Mark Kotsay and cash considerations to White Sox for OF Brian Anderson
Analysis: This is one of those trades where the teams are hoping a change of scenery will be best for each player. More
July 27 Indians trade 1B Ryan Garko to Giants for minor league LHP Scott Barnes
Analysis: [Brian] Sabean said the Giants were particularly interested in Garko because of his career numbers against left-handed pitchers. He has a .318 average and a .906 OPS in his career against lefties. More
July 24 Athletics trade OF Matt Holliday to Cardinals for minor league 3B Brett Wallace, OF Shane Patterson and RHP Clayton Mortensen
Analysis: Making the deal without giving up anyone from their current big-league squad likely makes the Cardinals the favorites in the very tight NL Central. More
July 23 Indians trade RHP Rafael Betancourt to Rockies for minor league RHP Connor Graham
Analysis: Colorado relievers are 14th in the NL with a 4.86 ERA. Take out closer Huston Street and that figure jumps to 5.29. More
July 22 Red Sox trade SS Julio Lugo to Cardinals for 1B Chris Duncan and a player to be named or cash
Analysis: The former Red Sox has had some problems defensively this year, but his .719 OPS in 2009 is 14 points higher than the American League average for shortstops. More
July 22 Pirates trade 1B Adam LaRoche to Red Sox for minor league SS Argenis Diaz and RHP Hunter Strickland
Analysis: With LaRoche, Boston can play Kevin Youkilis at third base in place of [Mike] Lowell, who missed time earlier this month with a hip strain (he had surgery on the hip last year). More
July 19 Diamondbacks trade 2B Felipe Lopez to Brewers for minor league OF Cole Gillespie and RHP Roque Mercedes
Analysis: Lopez is hardly the difference-making starting pitcher the Brewers are likely to need to come out on top in [the NL Central] race, but it's easy to forget how good Rickie Weeks was before he was lost for the season. More
July 10 Mets trade OF Ryan Church to the Braves for OF Jeff Francoeur and cash considerations
Analysis: "[Francoeur's] gone backward," the scout told FanHouse. "He's too tight, too stiff. It's going to be a project." More
July 10 Mariners trade SS Yuniesky Betancourt to Royals for minor league RHP Danny Cortes and LHP Derrick Saito
Analysis: [Seattle] should be credited for turning an uneven shortstop into two pitching prospects, both of whom have promise. More
July 7 Diamondbacks trade RP Tony Pena to White Sox for minor league IF Brandon Allen
Analysis: Firesale time? Arizona is well out of the NL West race despite a good young core and could look to deal off spare parts over the rest of July. Consider Pena only the beginning.
July 5 Padres trade OF Scott Hairston to Athletics for minor leaguers RHP Craig Italiano and RHP Ryan Webb
Analysis: There's no real word from Oakland about [Matt] Holliday specifically, but it certainly looks like a precursor-type move -- especially with the news that Hairston will begin in center and eventually shift to a corner. More
June 30 Pirates trade IF/OF Eric Hinske to Yankees for minor leaguers OF/C Eric Fryer and RHP Casey Erickson
Analysis: [Hinske's] been a part of the last two AL pennant-winning teams in Boston and Tampa Bay, so maybe the Yankees are hoping he can bring some of that World Series mojo with him to the Bronx. More
June 30 Pirates trade OF Nyjer Morgan and LHP Sean Burnett to Nationals for OF Lastings Milledge and RHP Joel Hanrahan
Analysis: [Morgan] gives the Nationals a better defensive alternative in center field. More
June 30 Indians trade IF/OF Mark DeRosa to Cardinals for RHP Chris Perez and a player to be named later
Analysis: [DeRosa] provides the kind of versatility Cards manager Tony La Russa uses well. More

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