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Ramon Hernandez Traded For Ryan Freel
7:52pm: Scott Miller says the Orioles are sending $3MM to the Reds, not $1MM as previously reported. Kubatko says it's $2MM.
4:34pm: MLB.com's Mark Sheldon adds that the Orioles will receive prospects Brandon Waring and Justin Turner and will send $1MM to the Reds.
2:39pm: Rosenthal says an agreement has been reached to send Hernandez to Cincy for Freel and two prospects. The Orioles are sending over $1MM, so the deal requires approval of the commissioner's office. I can see how this might work out for both clubs; each player had worn out his welcome.
By the way, Tom Haudricourt rejects the idea that the Brewers were interested.
2:29pm: The Orioles would send cash to Cincy to offset Hernandez's salary. This deal might be announced soon. Walt Jocketty said "we'll have something" later when questioned.
1:56pm: John Perrotto believes a Hernandez for Freel deal will be announced today.
TUESDAY, 12:30pm: Seems that a deal for Hernandez is close, though Roch Kubatko says the Brewers jumped into the mix. Kubatko still thinks Hernandez will be traded to the Reds.
MONDAY, 9:37pm: Walt Jocketty slyly lifted his eyebrows when asked about this rumor, according to MLB.com's Mark Sheldon.
7:11pm: Rosenthal says the Reds would also kick in a prospect in this deal, but want the O's to pay a significant portion of Hernandez's salary.
6:01pm: John Fay of the Cincy Enquirer says he's heard the Hernandez for Freel rumor from both sides.
12:21pm: According to Roch Kubatko of MASN Online, one of the teams interested in catcher Ramon Hernandez would like to swap contracts. The team would send the Orioles a utility guy who can play the infield and outfield.
Kubatko goes on to note that the Reds and Astros are looking for catching. Connecting the dots, Kubatko may have been talking about Ryan Freel above. Hernandez has $9MM left on his contract, while Freel has $4MM.
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according to cbssportsline the reds will recieve 3 million from the o's
Posted by: redsfan | December 09, 2008 at 07:42 PM
OK now that is a good deal for the REDS. I am a lot happier than I was in earlier posts but I don't think Hernandez is the catcher that we need to develop our pitching but he may just make me a fan yet. GO WALT JOCKETTY. Keep going and add more to this, pretty please.
Posted by: Robert | December 09, 2008 at 08:19 PM
Hernandez is a lazy defensive catcher. He waves at balls instead of moving his body. His pitch selection, particulary with Daniel Cabrera, was awful. Cabrera misses by 6-8 inches on every pitch, yet for the last three years Hernandez sets up 3 inches off the outside corner. No wonder Cabrera leads the league in walks every year. He got benched in September for not running out a grounder. Oh, and he makes $9 mil.
Freel, OTOH, is a huge upgrade from Payton, Fahey, et al. The O's have a habit of carrying one utility guy to play 3-5 positions (remember Chris Gomez when he was here?). Plus, with Payton gone there was really no other legitimate CF on the team. Plus prospects (even if they are marginal)! Yahoo!
Posted by: mstrchef13 | December 10, 2008 at 01:58 PM
"I think this is a great deal for MacPhail. Ya know, sometimes he takes forever to make moves, but like the Bedard move I think he's done a very nice job here."
Let me recap quickly all of MacPhail's major moves. Tejada for 5 prospects a day before the Mitchell Report, and, his Age Gate news broke. He got back Luke Scott who outperformed Tejada at the plate in addition to 2 good arms that contributed to the majors in 07 (Albers and Sarfate). The best of which is Patton and he's due to compete for a rotation spot this year. Bedard for 5 prospects. The best of the bunch might be Adam Jones but it also netted the Os closer, Sherrill, and solid ML contributor Mickilio. They also got an elite pitching prospect in Tillman and a decent arm with upside in Butler. Now they get Freel and 2 C prospects for Ramon and cash. I think it will open up the versatility for other moves and upgrades team speed. It also boosts infield depth in the minors. MacPhail also traded Trachsel for Rocky Cherry (who remains in the picture as far as bullpen depth) and Scott Moore at 3B. The fact that he resigns Trax the following year really makes it getting something for nothing. All in all so far, I can't say the Os did anything but gain in every trade so far for the Os.
Throw in the great drafting, draft-and-follows, above-slot signings, and International Scouting upgrades, MacPhail has been doing a bang up job. He inherited a middle of the road system with some bright spots but, today's farm system is a a true strong system now.
Posted by: basemonkey | December 10, 2008 at 02:51 PM