MLB Week In Review

A bunch of pre-holiday acquisitions to recap this past week...

• In perhaps the biggest news of the week, the Washington Nationals traded for LHP Gio Gonzalez and RHP Robert Gilliam from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for righties Brad Peacock and AJ Cole, lefty Tom Milone, and catcher Derek Norris.
• The Cincinnati Reds acquired reliever Sean Marshall from the Chicago Cubs. Travis Wood, Dave Sappelt, and Ronald Torreyes were sent to the Cubs to complete the deal.
• The Texas Rangers won the rights to negotiate with Japanese superstar Yu Darvish. If the Rangers sign Darvish, they will need to send a cheque of 51.7 Million to the Nippon Ham Fighters of the NPB.
• The Chicago White Sox agreed to a 5 year/65 Million dollar extension with lefty John Danks. A very hefty price tag for a very average pitcher.
• The St. Louis Cardinals signed outfielder Carlos Beltran to a 2 year/26 Million dollar contract. He will man the Cards OF with fellow slugger Matt Holliday and projected leadoff hitter Jon Jay.
• The Washington Nationals agreed to sign utility player Mark DeRosa to 1 year deal to bolster their bench. It is a Major League deal.

There are still many skilled players left on the market. Players like Roy Oswalt, Hiroki Kuroda, Yoenis Cespedes, Ryan Madson, and of course, The Prince remain. Fielder that is.


Merry Christmas & happy holidays to everyone.