NL Central Trades

The month of July proved to be a busy one for the NL Central..

Astros

• Acquired center fielder Jordan Schafer, southpaw Double-A starter Brett Oberholtzer, righty Double-A starter Paul Clemens, and righty Triple-A reliever Juan Abreu from the Braves in exchange for Michael Bourn and cash.
• Acquired prospects Jarred Cosart, Jonathan Singleton, Josh Zeid, and a player to be named later from the Phillies for Hunter Pence and $2MM.
• Acquired right-handed pitchers Henry Sosa and Jason Stoffel from the Giants for Jeff Keppinger.

Brewers

• Acquired infielder/outfielder Jerry Hairston Jr. from the Nats for Double-A outfielder Erik Komatsu.
• Acquired Felipe Lopez from the Rays for cash considerations.
• Received cash considerations from the Braves for catcher Wil Nieves.
• Acquired Francisco Rodriguez and cash from the Mets for two players to be named later.  The Mets will choose the players from a list of five Brewers minor leaguers by a date in September.

Cardinals

• Acquired Rafael Furcal from the Dodgers for Alex Castellanos and roughly $2.5MM.
• Acquired starter Edwin Jackson, relievers Marc Rzepczynski and Octavio Dotel, outfielder Corey Patterson, and three players to be named later or cash considerations from the Blue Jays for center fielder Colby Rasmus and pitchers Trever Miller, Brian Tallet, and P.J. Walters.

Cubs

• Acquired minor leaguer outfielder Abner Abreu and reliever Carlton Smith from the Indians for right fielder Kosuke Fukudome and about $3.9MM.

Pirates

• Acquired right fielder Ryan Ludwick from the Padres for a player to be named later.
• Acquired Derrek Lee from Baltimore for minor league first baseman Aaron Baker.
  

Reds

• Acquired outfielder Bill Rhinehart and left-hander Chris Manno from the Nationals for Jonny Gomes and cash considerations.