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Omar Minaya Trade Profile (Mets)

Omar Minaya's made so many trades in recent years that I decided to break up his trade profile into two posts. I covered his 25 deals as the Expos' GM here. Minaya jumped to the large-market Mets in 2004, and by my count has made another 25 trades. Download new_york_mets_minaya.xls; it should be Minaya's entire trade record. Minaya kicked off the new year in 2005 by sending backup catcher Vance Wilson to the Tigers for infielder Anderson Hernandez. The Mets already had Mike Piazza and Ramon Castro on hand to catch that year. Wilson went on to become a 150...

Bonds And #755

An interesting fact occurred to me today after noticing Barry Bonds cranked #755 off Clay Hensley. Hensley tested positive for performance enhancers back in April of 2005. Seems more fitting than if Bonds had nailed one off Greg Maddux. Sometimes we forget the little people busted for performance enhancers. Fortunately Baseball's Steroid Era is keeping track. Is it possible that Bonds could crank #756 off a once-juiced pitcher too? Probably not, unless he enters a long slump until the Giants face the Brewers on the 24th. In that case he could nail one off Derrick Turnbow.

Diamondbacks Acquire Joe Kennedy Off Waivers

UPDATE: According to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, there are some indications that the Diamondbacks intended some of these claims as blocks and didn't want the players. Josh Byrnes has a growing collection of August waiver pickups, adding Joe Kennedy today to go with Byung-Hyun Kim and Jeff Cirillo. Kennedy provides another credible back-end rotation option for the Diamondbacks, and he cost only money (about $880K remains on his contract this year). I like the strategy here. Who knows, the Diamondbacks might not be done yet. Guys like Armando Benitez, Kyle Farnsworth, and Sammy Sosa could receive the same...

Orioles Interested In Fernando Cabrera

The Indians have ten days to waive, trade, or release 25 year-old reliever Fernando Cabrera. By my count they'll need to do something by Friday. The best option would be to work out a trade, and the Orioles called to inquire. The O's would have to put Cabrera on the 25-man roster, or else try to pass Cabrera through waivers themselves. It would make more sense to carry Cabrera than Paul Shuey, so this shouldn't be a problem.

Jack Wilson Will Waive No-Trade Clause

Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson has a six-team limited no-trade clause, but he recently let the team know that he'll waive it for any deal. Apparently he just wants out of Pittsburgh. Dejan Kovacevic isn't sure if the team has placed him on waivers yet. But I'm sure they will and he should get through unclaimed. As far as I've read, almost every player in baseball is put on waivers in August just to mask those that the team is actually trying to trade. There's no risk to this because you can pull a player back if he's claimed. Kovacevic says...

Diamondbacks Claim Byung-Hyun Kim Off Waivers

Not only did the D'Backs snag Jeff Cirillo today, but they brought back an old friend in 28 year-old hurler Byung-Hyun Kim. The Diamondbacks traded Kim to the Red Sox for Shea Hillenbrand back in May of 2003. With Yusmeiro Petit and Micah Owings filling out the back end of the rotation, the Diamondbacks needed to add some depth. I like that the D'Backs are willing to spend a few bucks to strengthen the back end of their roster. Kim will make approximately another $800,000, and the Marlins were happy to be free of it. Kim's always posted a nice...

Mariners Still Talking Extension With Guillen?

According to Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times, the Mariners are offering something like two years plus an option to right fielder Jose Guillen. Guillen is hitting .286/.357/.439 as the Mariners' #3 hitter. Back in mid-July, I speculated that it might require something like three years and $36MM to retain Guillen. Guillen still has a decent shot at 100 RBI. I think that still holds some weight among decision-makers, like it or not. Guillen's actually probably a touch below average offensively for a right fielder. I'm not sure what to make of Guillen's platoon split - he's been far better...

Minor Moves: Cirillo, Elarton, Clayton

Some minor moves occurred recently. Let's catch up. The Diamondbacks claimed 37 year-old infielder Jeff Cirillo off waivers from the Twins. I still remember when Cirillo was a perennial .320 hitter and regular third baseman for the Brewers and Rockies. This looks like a salary dump, with the Twins not wanting to pay the $550,000 or so due to Cirillo for the remainder of the season. The Indians signed Scott Elarton to a minor league contract. Elarton was last semi-useful in Cleveland back in '05, when he posted a 4.61 ERA in 181 innings. Currently, southpaw groundballer Aaron Laffey is...

Jack Wilson May Still Be Dealt

Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported yesterday that the Tigers and Pirates continue to discuss shortstop Jack Wilson. Passing Wilson through waivers shouldn't be a problem; no team would want his entire contract dumped on them. Kovacevic describes the current state of the deal: "One source intimately familiar with the matter said that a deal was virtually done Tuesday and that the Pirates would receive two of Detroit's top six prospects, including an unnamed pitcher ready to join the major-league staff. But the sides haggled on how much of Wilson's contract the Pirates would pick up, the source added,...

Nats Just Messing With Reds On Dunn?

John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer has an interesting tidbit today: did Jim Bowden engage Wayne Krivsky in talks about Adam Dunn just to string him along and waste his time? Fay's source says Bowden never intended to trade for Dunn, but strung Krivsky along in some sort of childish maneuver. The Reds still have a pending grievance regarding reliever Gary Majewski, who they believe was damaged goods when they received him. Is bad blood lingering, or can the two clubs play nice? Chris Needham doesn't buy Fay's story.