January 3rd, 2007
Fargo receives:
LF Juan Solarzano (34, ML) - $5.0/$5.0
Aurora receives:
MR Todd Sizer (21, ML) - $0.4/$0.4/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration
Since Then:
Sizer slowly improved before being traded to Canton.
Solarzano had two good seasons for Fargo and retired.
November 30, 2007
November 29, 2007
San Antonio Calzones of Laredo and Tempe Knights
January 3rd, 2007
Tempe receives:
LF Alfredo López (28, AAA)- Minor League Contract
SP Daniel Sutton (32, AAA) - $1.3/$1.3
San Antonio receives:
SS Roberto Martínez (25, AAA) - $0.38/$0.38/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration
CL Robbie Bates (22, AA) - Minor League Contract
Since Then:
Martínez remains with San Antonio as a veteran utility infielder.
Bates was released by San Antonio. Tempe signed Bates to a minor league deal where he currently plays for their SS-A affiliate.
López was released by Tempe. He currently plays for Ciudad Acuña Mariachis in the Alianza Béisbol Al Sur de la Frontera League.
Sutton was released by Tempe. He currently plays for Ciudad Juárez Velas in the Alianza Béisbol Al Sur de la Frontera League.
Tempe receives:
LF Alfredo López (28, AAA)- Minor League Contract
SP Daniel Sutton (32, AAA) - $1.3/$1.3
San Antonio receives:
SS Roberto Martínez (25, AAA) - $0.38/$0.38/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration
CL Robbie Bates (22, AA) - Minor League Contract
Since Then:
Martínez remains with San Antonio as a veteran utility infielder.
Bates was released by San Antonio. Tempe signed Bates to a minor league deal where he currently plays for their SS-A affiliate.
López was released by Tempe. He currently plays for Ciudad Acuña Mariachis in the Alianza Béisbol Al Sur de la Frontera League.
Sutton was released by Tempe. He currently plays for Ciudad Juárez Velas in the Alianza Béisbol Al Sur de la Frontera League.
San Antonio Calzones of Laredo and Aurora Borealis
January 3rd, 2007
Aurora receives:
LF Chris Weaver (26, ML) - $19.0/$19.0/$19.0
San Antonio receives:
SP Jorge 'Tattoo' Gallegos (32, ML) - $10.8/$12.0/$13.2
SP Tim Higgins (32, ML) - $8.4/$9.0/$9.6/$10.3
Since Then:
Gallegos was traded along with SS Marcos Sotelo and a 2009 8th round draft pick to Palm Springs for MR Cristo Román and 2B Juan García (7/31/08).
Higgins was traded along with MR Héctor Nieves to West Virginia for RF Will Thomas and SP Flobert Hoeks (7/14/08).
Weaver remains one of the best players in the game. He has been an All-Star and All-Leather Award winner.
Aurora receives:
LF Chris Weaver (26, ML) - $19.0/$19.0/$19.0
San Antonio receives:
SP Jorge 'Tattoo' Gallegos (32, ML) - $10.8/$12.0/$13.2
SP Tim Higgins (32, ML) - $8.4/$9.0/$9.6/$10.3
Since Then:
Gallegos was traded along with SS Marcos Sotelo and a 2009 8th round draft pick to Palm Springs for MR Cristo Román and 2B Juan García (7/31/08).
Higgins was traded along with MR Héctor Nieves to West Virginia for RF Will Thomas and SP Flobert Hoeks (7/14/08).
Weaver remains one of the best players in the game. He has been an All-Star and All-Leather Award winner.
Reno Tenpinners and Florida Featherheads
January 3rd, 2007
Florida receives:
LF Donnie Sutton (25, ML) - $4.9
Reno receives:
LF Carlos Hernandez (30, ML) - $11.0
Since Then:
Hernandez signed a 2/$1.5 extension after a bad 2007 season and has been great ever since, posting a VORP of 24.3 in '08 and is having his best season yet in '09.
Sutton had a mediocre 2007 season and signed with Palm Springs in the off-season, where he turned into a superstar the next year.
Florida receives:
LF Donnie Sutton (25, ML) - $4.9
Reno receives:
LF Carlos Hernandez (30, ML) - $11.0
Since Then:
Hernandez signed a 2/$1.5 extension after a bad 2007 season and has been great ever since, posting a VORP of 24.3 in '08 and is having his best season yet in '09.
Sutton had a mediocre 2007 season and signed with Palm Springs in the off-season, where he turned into a superstar the next year.
November 28, 2007
New Orleans Trendsetters and Fargo Dinosaurs
January 3rd, 2007
Fargo receives:
SP Javier Aguilar (28, ML) - $8.2
New Orleans receives:
2B Leonard Martin (23, ML) - $0.38/$0.38/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration
C Rodney McDonald (30, AAA) - minor league contract
Since Then:
Martin continues to start at shortstop for New Orleans. He won the PEBA Championship in 2008 with New Orleans.
McDonald was released by New Orleans and has been bouncing around various minor league organizations.
Aguilar was let go as a free agent and moved on to play with the Liga Dominicana de Béisbol Invernal and Alianza Béisbol Al Sur de la Frontera leagues.
Fargo receives:
SP Javier Aguilar (28, ML) - $8.2
New Orleans receives:
2B Leonard Martin (23, ML) - $0.38/$0.38/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration
C Rodney McDonald (30, AAA) - minor league contract
Since Then:
Martin continues to start at shortstop for New Orleans. He won the PEBA Championship in 2008 with New Orleans.
McDonald was released by New Orleans and has been bouncing around various minor league organizations.
Aguilar was let go as a free agent and moved on to play with the Liga Dominicana de Béisbol Invernal and Alianza Béisbol Al Sur de la Frontera leagues.
Canton Longshoremen and San Antonio Calzones of Laredo
January 3rd, 2007
San Antonio receives:
2B Danny Grimes (25, AA) - Minor League Contract
Canton receives:
CF Tim Eaton (21, AAA) - Minor League Contract
Since Then:
Eaton split 2007 between AAA and Canton, and had a breakout year at AAA in 2008, after which he was traded to Tempe.
Grimes had a disappointing 2007 at AA and was claimed on waivers by Tempe in late 2008.
Commentary:
A huge win for the Longshoremen here, even though they would later flip Eaton to Tempe.
San Antonio receives:
2B Danny Grimes (25, AA) - Minor League Contract
Canton receives:
CF Tim Eaton (21, AAA) - Minor League Contract
Since Then:
Eaton split 2007 between AAA and Canton, and had a breakout year at AAA in 2008, after which he was traded to Tempe.
Grimes had a disappointing 2007 at AA and was claimed on waivers by Tempe in late 2008.
Commentary:
A huge win for the Longshoremen here, even though they would later flip Eaton to Tempe.
San Antonio Calzones of Laredo and West Virginia Coal Sox
January 3rd, 2007
West Virginia receives:
C Rex Groves (26, ML) - $4.7
San Antonio receives:
MR José 'Spanky' Ortíz (23, ML) - $0.38/$1.4/arbitration
1B Jon Hays (25, ML) - $0.38/$0.38/$0.38/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration
Since Then:
Ortíz was traded to Crystal Lake for C Chad Hall and a 2009 8th round draft pick (7/31/08). Ortíz is one of the league's better setup man.
Hays was traded to Florida with SP Chet Parker for C Víctor Salgardo, and CF Dong-ju Yo. Hays currently plays in Florida's minor league system.
Rex Groves has bounced around playing for Crystal Lake and London serving as a backup catcher.
West Virginia receives:
C Rex Groves (26, ML) - $4.7
San Antonio receives:
MR José 'Spanky' Ortíz (23, ML) - $0.38/$1.4/arbitration
1B Jon Hays (25, ML) - $0.38/$0.38/$0.38/arbitration/arbitration/arbitration
Since Then:
Ortíz was traded to Crystal Lake for C Chad Hall and a 2009 8th round draft pick (7/31/08). Ortíz is one of the league's better setup man.
Hays was traded to Florida with SP Chet Parker for C Víctor Salgardo, and CF Dong-ju Yo. Hays currently plays in Florida's minor league system.
Rex Groves has bounced around playing for Crystal Lake and London serving as a backup catcher.
November 27, 2007
Canton Longshoremen and Connecticut Nutmeggers
January 3rd, 2007
Connecticut receives:
C Jeff Cline (29, ML) - $16.3/$18.2/$20.0
Canton receives:
C Eric Morse (26, ML) - $4.4
Since Then:
Morse has went on to play for Omaha (2008) and Crystal Lake (2009). He was selected to the 2008 PEBA All-Star Game and has established himself as one of the league's present day great catchers.
Cline was traded to New Orleans in October 2007. He has appeared in the 2007 and 2008 PEBA All-Star games along with winning the PEBA Championship in 2008 with New Orleans.
Connecticut receives:
C Jeff Cline (29, ML) - $16.3/$18.2/$20.0
Canton receives:
C Eric Morse (26, ML) - $4.4
Since Then:
Morse has went on to play for Omaha (2008) and Crystal Lake (2009). He was selected to the 2008 PEBA All-Star Game and has established himself as one of the league's present day great catchers.
Cline was traded to New Orleans in October 2007. He has appeared in the 2007 and 2008 PEBA All-Star games along with winning the PEBA Championship in 2008 with New Orleans.
San Antonio Calzones of Laredo and New Jersey Gothic Knights
January 3rd, 2007
New Jersey receives:
San Antonio's 2nd round 2007 draft pick (1B Anthony Hough - 6th pick)
San Antonio receives:
SP Jerry Whitfield (37, ML) - $9.0/$10.0/$11.0
Since Then:
Whitfield finished his final season with San Antonio compiling a 16-5 record with a 3.43 ERA in 2007.
Hough was drafted in the 2nd Round by New Jersey via San Antonio. He plays for New Jersey's AAA team and is Baseball America's #31 prospect as of 1/29/09.
New Jersey receives:
San Antonio's 2nd round 2007 draft pick (1B Anthony Hough - 6th pick)
San Antonio receives:
SP Jerry Whitfield (37, ML) - $9.0/$10.0/$11.0
Since Then:
Whitfield finished his final season with San Antonio compiling a 16-5 record with a 3.43 ERA in 2007.
Hough was drafted in the 2nd Round by New Jersey via San Antonio. He plays for New Jersey's AAA team and is Baseball America's #31 prospect as of 1/29/09.
November 26, 2007
New Jersey Gothic Knights and West Virginia Coal Sox
January 3rd, 2007
West Virginia receives:
2B Tom Kirkland (25, ML) - $3.6/arbitration
SP Rocky Reed (26, ML) - $3.9
New Jersey receives:
1B Rubén Cruz (24, ML) - $4.4
West Virginia's 3rd round 2007 draft pick (SP Barney Sharp - 4th pick)
Since Then:
Cruz won the IL Royal Raker Award and PEBA Championship in 2007. He has been voted an All-start three times so far in his career. As one of the league's best hitter, he went on to sign a 6-year extension worth $73 million with New Jersey. He is still a productive hitter, now with the Duluth Warriors, and has a career triple-slash of .305/.391/.500 over 9 seasons.
Barney Sharp was drafted in the 3rd Round by New Jersey via West Virgina and spent time in the Calzone's organization before being traded again to Tempe where he earned his first major league call-up. He was a very important member of the Knight's rotation for four seasons and won the 2012 Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance Planetary Extreme Championship with the Tempe Knights. Since then he has spent time with the Manchester Maulers and currently a Connecticut Nutmegger.
- Total WAR for NJ: 24.8
Kirkland signed a 4-year extension worth $20 million. He was voted to the All-star Team in 2009 and retired before the 2013 season. He remained a productive player until the end of his career, but was unable to find work after the 2011 season. The majority of his five year career was with West Virginia
Reed signed a 4-year extension worth $27.7 million. He remained a solid pitcher through the 2011 season, but then served as a back-end starter for the remainder of his PEBA career. After playing overseas in 2015, Rocky called it a career and retired with 72 career wins. His best years were with West Virginia and New Orleans.
- Total WAR for WV: 20.7
West Virginia receives:
2B Tom Kirkland (25, ML) - $3.6/arbitration
SP Rocky Reed (26, ML) - $3.9
New Jersey receives:
1B Rubén Cruz (24, ML) - $4.4
West Virginia's 3rd round 2007 draft pick (SP Barney Sharp - 4th pick)
Since Then:
Cruz won the IL Royal Raker Award and PEBA Championship in 2007. He has been voted an All-start three times so far in his career. As one of the league's best hitter, he went on to sign a 6-year extension worth $73 million with New Jersey. He is still a productive hitter, now with the Duluth Warriors, and has a career triple-slash of .305/.391/.500 over 9 seasons.
Barney Sharp was drafted in the 3rd Round by New Jersey via West Virgina and spent time in the Calzone's organization before being traded again to Tempe where he earned his first major league call-up. He was a very important member of the Knight's rotation for four seasons and won the 2012 Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance Planetary Extreme Championship with the Tempe Knights. Since then he has spent time with the Manchester Maulers and currently a Connecticut Nutmegger.
- Total WAR for NJ: 24.8
Kirkland signed a 4-year extension worth $20 million. He was voted to the All-star Team in 2009 and retired before the 2013 season. He remained a productive player until the end of his career, but was unable to find work after the 2011 season. The majority of his five year career was with West Virginia
Reed signed a 4-year extension worth $27.7 million. He remained a solid pitcher through the 2011 season, but then served as a back-end starter for the remainder of his PEBA career. After playing overseas in 2015, Rocky called it a career and retired with 72 career wins. His best years were with West Virginia and New Orleans.
- Total WAR for WV: 20.7
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