San Antonio Calzones of Laredo and Tempe Knights

June 30th, 2007

Tempe receives:
SP Lorenzo Herrera (23, ML) - $0.663/arbitration
SP Ernie Lowe (24, AA) - minor league contract
MR Whit Andrews (21, A) - minor league contract
2B Richard Hebert (25, AAA) - minor league contract
C Jeff Black (34, AA) - minor league contract
C Tim Peterson (29, A) - minor league contract
SS Jaime Dueñas (27, AA) - minor league contract

San Antonio receives:
SP Jesús González (26, ML) -$2.7/$2.7/$2.7/$3.2
SP Cristián Básquez (34, ML) - "unknown"
LF Manny Díaz (27, A) - minor league contract
RF Oscar Simpson (21, A) - minor league contract
SS Jeff Watson (21, AAA) - $0.38/$0.38/$0.38/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration
SS Dave Hatfield (22, AAA) - minor league contract

Since Then:
González went 5-8 with a 3.60 ERA in 16 games with San Antonio. He has since been traded to Manchester (10/27/07) and New Jersey (11/06/08). He has pitched well for Manchester and New Jersey serving as a middle rotation starter.
Básquez was shortly released (8/08/07). He has since signed a 3 year deal with the Toa Baja Gringos of the Liga Dominicana de Béisbol Invernal League.
Díaz was released on 9/25/07 and subsequently signed a minor league deal with the San Juan Sharks of the Liga Dominicana de Béisbol Invernal League.
Simpson remains in San Antonio's farm system and projects to be a career minor leaguer.
Watson retired after never playing an inning for San Antonio.
Hatfield is out of baseball.


Herrera was released on 9/01/08. He signed a 3 year deal with El Ray Vampiros of the Alianza Béisbol Al Sur de la Frontera League.
Lowe was released on 6/23/08. He went on to sign a minor league deal with Bakersfield.
Andrews was traded to West Virginia on 12/17/08.
Hebert was released on 9/01/08. He went on to sign a 3 year deal with La Vega Luchadors de las Calles of the Liga Dominicana de Béisbol Invernal League.
Black has since been out of baseball.
Peterson retired after the '07 season after appearing in only 12 games with Tempe.
Dueñas has been out of baseball since the '08 season after playing 2 seasons with Tempe's farm system.