Crystal Lake Sandgnats and Canton Longshoremen

June 7th, 2010

Crystal Lake receives:
Canton's 1st round 2010 draft pick (SS Chris 'Jitters' Long - 6th pick)

Canton receives:
SP Jason Pugh (21, AA) - minor league contract
Crystal Lake's 1st round 2010 draft pick (RF Bob Collins - 23rd pick)

Since Then:

Charleston Statesmen and Arlington Bureaucrats

May 30th, 2010

Charleston receives:
SP Víctor 'Alibi' Matos (32, ML) - $17.6/$18.2/$18.9 (PO)

Arlington receives:
3B Ralph Gunther (23, AA) - minor league contract
Charleston's 2nd round 2010 draft pick (RF Bryan Hennessey - 22nd pick)
Charleston's 3rd round 2010 draft pick (CL Sergio Días - 22nd pick)

Since Then:

West Virginia Coal Sox and San Antonio Calzones of Laredo

May 16th, 2010

West Virginia receives:
SP Jeremy Hann (21, DL) - minor league contract
SP Jorge Rosário (19, AA) - minor league contract
MR Luis Sánchez (20, AA) - minor league contract
MR Stanley Hughes (20, A) - minor league contract
SP Jerry Collette (20, SS-A) - minor league contract
MR Juan Salazar (19, SS-A) - minor league contract

San Antonio receives:
West Virginia's 7th round 2010 draft pick via Charleston (C José Gonzáles - 22nd pick)

Since Then:

San Antonio Calzones of Laredo and Manchester Maulers

May 2, 2010

San Antonio receives:
CL Bob Page (20, SS-A) - minor league contract
Manchester's 3rd round 2010 draft pick (SP Mike Petersen - 18th pick)

Manchester receives:
CF Scott Moss (22, ML) - $0.39/$0.39/$0.39/$0.39/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration

Since Then:

San Antonio Calzones of Laredo and Tempe Knights

April 25th, 2010

San Antonio recieves:
MR Ray Stokes (22, AAA) - minor league contract
Tempe's 2nd round 2010 draft pick (SP Kenny Bender - 8th pick)

Tempe recieves:
3B Lorenzo Luján (22, AAA) - minor league contract
C Mitsuoki Nagata (19, SS-A) - minor league contract
$1,500,000 cash
San Antonio's 8th round 2010 draft pick (1B Dan Basinger - 3rd pick)
San Antonio's 11th round 2010 draft pick (MR Jorge Hernández - 3rd pick)

Since Then:

Connecticut Nutmeggers and San Antonio Calzones of Laredo

December 18th, 2009

Connecticut receives:
LF Brooks Erickson (29, ML) - $0.0/$10.0/$11.0/$12.0
San Antonio's 5th round 2010 draft pick (CL Fernando Arellano - 3rd pick)

San Antonio receives:
1B Tom Kirkland (28, ML) - $5.0/$5.0
1B Ricardo Lopez (23, AA) - minor league contract

Since Then:

Tempe Knights and San Antonio Calzones of Laredo

December 17th, 2009

Tempe receives:
1B Takahiro Yoshida (26, ML) - $0.69/$0.69
C Chad Hull (24, AAA) - minor league contract
SS Allen 'Horse' Robinson (27, AAA) - minor league contract
SP Tu-an Sima (23, AAA) - minor league contract
SP Barney Sharp (23, AAA) - minor league contract
LF José Maldonado (22, AA) - minor league contract
San Antonio's 1st round 2010 draft pick via Palm Springs (LF José Hernández - 21st pick)
San Antonio's 4th round 2010 draft pick via Charleston thru Manchester (SS Tim Green - 18th pick)
San Antonio's 9th round 2010 draft pick (C César Santiago - 3rd pick)
San Antonio's 10th round 2010 draft pick (SP Fred Wright - 3rd pick)

San Antonio receives:
1B Octávio Pexego (27, ML) - $8.2
SP Patrick 'Cosmos' Hunter (24, AAA) - minor league contract
CF Jeffrey Thomas (19, A) - minor league contract

Since Then:

Palm Springs Codgers and Reno Tenpinners

December 17th, 2009

Palm Spring receives:
2B Mario Salinas (23, AA) - minor league contract
Reno's 7th round 2010 draft pick (CL Domingo Rivera - 9th pick)

Reno receives:
MR César Ortega (27, AAA) - minor league contract
Palm Springs' 10th round 2010 draft pick (CF David Weaver - 21st pick)

Since Then:

Aurora Borealis and Florida Featherheads

December 17th, 2009

Aurora receives:
2B Mark 'Ice Cold' Richardson (26, ML) - $11.4
Florida's 10th round 2010 draft pick (SP Larry Olsen - 13th pick)

Florida receives:
1B Naoaki Kichida (26, ML) - $7.3
2B Ricardo Gabriel (23, AAA) - minor league contract
Aurora's 8th round 2010 draft pick (CL Doug Collins - 24th pick)

Since Then:

Crystal Lake Sandgnats and Palm Springs Codgers

December 17th, 2009

Crystal Lake receives:
Palm Springs 19th round 2010 draft pick (no pick - end of draft)
$43 cash

Palm Springs receives:
Crystal Lake's 18th round 2010 draft pick (MR Myles Dealey - 23rd pick)
Crystal Lake's 20th round 2010 draft pick (no pick - end of draft)

Since Then:

Fargo Dinosaurs and Tempe Knights

December 15th, 2009

Fargo receives:
SS Cipriano Carnossi (35, ML) - $4.0/$4.0
Tempe's 4th round 2010 draft pick (RF Junior Gladney - 8th pick)

Tempe receives:
2B Miguel 'Warrior' Velasco (28, ML) - $0.39/$0.39/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration
RF Luis Lopez (26, ML) - $0.39/$0.39/$0.39/$0.39/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration

Since Then:

Florida Featherheads and Tempe Knights

December 15th, 2009

Florida receives:
SP Orlando Maldonado (27, AAA) - minor league contract
Tempe's 5th round 2010 draft pick (SS Randy Davis - 8th pick)

Tempe receives:
SP Dave Cox (30, ML) - $1.0/$1.0

Since Then:

London Underground and Connecticut Nutmeggers

December 15th, 2009

London receives:
MR Chris McKinney (27, ML) - $0.39/$0.39/$0.39/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration
SP Francisco 'Yogi' Robles (19, SS-A) - minor league contract
Connecticut's 7th round 2010 draft pick (TBA)

Connecticut receives:
CL Rafael Hernández (25, ML) - $4.5/arbitration/arbitration
London's 8th round 2010 draft pick (CF Michael Gill - 14th pick)

Since Then:

Aurora Borealis and Manchester Maulers

December 15th, 2009

Aurora receives:
1B Martín Bido (23, AAA) - minor league contract
SP Miguel 'Sugar Bear' García (22, AA) - minor league contract
Manchester's 1st round 2010 draft pick (CF Dale Griffith - 18th pick)

Manchester receives:
C Juan Jose Benítez (22, AAA) - minor league contract
3B Todd Hanna (23, AAA) - minor league contract

Since Then:

San Antonio Calzones of Laredo and Kentucky Thoroughbreds

December 15th, 2009

San Antonio receives:
3B Barry Murdock (23, ML) - $2.7

Kentucky receives:
SS Dan Howard (23, AA) - minor league contract
3B Rod Young (22, A) - minor league contract
San Antonio's 1st round 2010 draft pick (2B Leslie 'Three Finger' McDonald - 3rd pick)

Since Then:

Florida Featherheads and Reno Tenpinners

December 14th, 2009

Florida receives:
Reno's 4th round 2010 draft pick (3B Corbin Hickman - 9th pick)

Reno receives:
LF Alejandro Torres (31, ML) - $0.39/arbitration/arbitration
Florida's 5th round 2010 draft pick (3B Jimmy Lord - 13th pick)

Since Then:

New Orleans Trendsetters and West Virginia Coal Sox

July 31st, 2009

New Orleans receives:
SP Rocky Reed (28, ML) - $6.8/$7.0/$7.5

West Virginia receives:
SP José Morales (34, ML) - $6.9
New Orleans' 3rd round 2010 draft pick (1B Ángel Cortéz - 20th pick)
New Orleans' 6th round 2010 draft pick (2B Dan Campbell - 20th pick)

Since Then:
Reed underperformed in '09 with New Orleans after the trade. With New Orleans, he went 3-4 with a 4.35 ERA in 10 starts. Possessing subpar velocity, control, and overall stuff, , Reed relies on his stellar pitch movements and defense to succeed. Overall, he is a solid number 3 type starter.

Morales struggled mightily in '09 with West Virginia after the trade. In 10 starts, he went 1-6 with a 7.51 ERA. Despite his poor '09 performance with West Virginia, Morales is considered a decent middle to back-end rotation starter. Lacking quality stuff and velocity, the southpaw relies on his control to be successful.

Arlington Bureaucrats and Kalamazoo Badgers

July 31st, 2009

Arlington receives:
SP Pedro 'No Name' Chávez (26, AAA) - minor league contract
3B Roberto Ortíz (21, A) - minor league contract
Kalamazoo's 4th round 2010 draft pick (SP David Gutiérrez - 17th pick)

Kalamazoo receives:
MR John Page (27, ML) - $0.39/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration

Since Then:
Chávez started 5 games with Arlington during his September callup in '09. In 25.1 innings pitched, he went 1-3 with a 5.68 ERA for Arlington. Showing flashes of brilliance in previous years, Chávez's inconsistency and inability to put it altogether makes him an unreliable below average pitcher. He needs to prove he belongs in the big leagues soon before his opportunities wear thin.
Ortíz's play down at Class-A in '09 tapered off after the trade. Defensively, he has the tools to develop into a versatile utility infielder. Offensively, he has shown low minor league pitcher but it remains to be seen if he can continue to hit at higher levels. Rated with limited upside, Ortiz at best projects as a fringe big league player.

Page appeared in 24 relief appearances with Kalamazoo in '09 after the trade. He went 0-0 with a 4.44 ERA in those appearances. Overall, Page has been a dominant reliever in year's past but has shown some vulnerability in '09. Possessing good stuff and amazing movement on his pitches, Page's inconsistent control makes him vulnerable. It remains to be seen if '09 was an off year or a trend.

Charleston Statesmen and Tempe Knights

July 31st, 2009

Tempe receives:
SS Cipriano Carnossi (35, ML) - $4.0/$4.0/$4.0
LF Waylon Whaley (29, ML) - $4.9/$4.9/$5.5
C Jerry Miller (22, AA) - minor league contract
$4,000,000 cash

Charleston receives:
MR Vaughan Farris (24, ML) - $1.8/$2.0
CF Dan Lewis (29, ML) - $9.8
3B Sergio 'Boot' Rosales (20, ML) - $0.39/$0.39/$0.39/$0.39/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration
Tempe's 3rd round 2010 draft pick via Crystal Lake (LF Miguel Martínes - 23rd pick)
Tempe's 7th round 2010 draft pick (CL Jason Brooks - 8th pick)

Since Then:
Carnossi batted .228 with 4 homers and 31 RBIs in '09 with Tempe in 55 games. At the tail end of his career, there is not much to be expected from Carnossi. A former All-Leather award winner, Carnossi can still hold his own defensively but his hitting is just average.
Whaley was outstanding after the trade for Tempe in '09. In 56 games, he batted a blistering .352 with 5 homers and 32 RBIs. After putting up mediocre numbers in '07 and '08, Whaley exploded onto the scene in '09. Lacking pure homerun power, Whaley terrorizes opposing pitchers with his smooth swing and power in the gaps. It remains to be seen if '09 was a breakout year or career year for Whaley.
Miller played well at Tempe's AA affiliate in '09. For the most part, Miller has shown the ability to hit throughout his college and minor league career. It remains to be seen if this will translate at the big league level. Defensively, he is above average. With catcher being always a premium position, Miller has the chance to become at the very least a big league backup catcher.

Farris went 0-1 with a 5.14 in 7 relief appearances with Charleston before fracturing his elbow (9/19/09). Currently a mediocre reliever, Farris has the potential to mature into an above average pitcher if he can put it altogether. Possessing good big league stuff and life on his fastball, it is optimistic that Farris can put up better numbers in the future.
Lewis struggled in '09 in a bench role with Charleston. Appearing in only 37 games with Charleston, the outfielder batted a paltry .200 average with 0 homeruns and 0 RBIs. He did however steal 10 bases in those 37 games. A frustrating player, Lewis features several attractive tools including good power, excellent speed, and amazing defensive fundamentals. Despite his raw tools, he has struggled throughout his career to hit consistently at the big league level. More disappointingly as '09, he has regressed with each season.
Rosales, who was traded twice in a span of a month, struggled at Charleston's Class-A affiliate in '09. A good defensive corner infield with raw power, Rosales will need to improve on his contact the next few minor league season in order to make the jump the big leagues.

Manchester Maulers and West Virginia Coal Sox

July 25th, 2009

Manchester receives:
MR Terry Farmer (37, ML) - $1.5/$1.5

West Virginia receives:
Manchester's 5th round 2010 draft pick (SP Paul Willis - 18th pick)

Since Then:
Farmer pitched well for Manchester in '09. In 10 relief appearances, he held opponents to a 2.38 ERA and 1.15 WHIP while not recording a win or loss. Overall, Farmer has been inconsistent in his career. He has shown the ability to be a lockdown reliever while other times shown to be mediocre. Not possessing eye-glaring talent, Farmer probably is more suited as a solid middle reliever than prime time late inning reliever.