Tuesday, July 31, 2012
MLB trade craze
Well it appears the Los Angeles Dodgers made a big splash this trade deadline as they were clear buyers the whole way through, obtaining Hanley Ramirez, Shane Victorino, Randy Choate as well as Brandon League. The Los Angeles Angels also made some noise acquiring Zack Greinke and Paul Maholm adding to that already dangerous rotation. The White Sox also were able to require Kevin Youkilis earlier and towards the deadline they got Fransico Liriano and Brett Myers. Now the clear sellers and non contenders. The Phillies gave away so much talent for prospects in their future. They sent Hunter Pence to the San Fransico Giants and Shane Victorino to the Dodgers. This will leave a huge void to fill for the Phils for next season and a large rebuilding process along with it. The Miami Marlins another suprise bottom dwelling team became sellers by giving up Hanley Ramirez, Gaby Sanchez, Omar Infante, Anibal Sanchez, and Edward Mujica, but the Marlins were able to return excellent prospects even a couple first rounders/first round picks. And the Chicago Cubs who were clearly looking for future talent traded Reed Johnson, Geovany Soto, and Ryan Dempster to the Texas Rangers. Some teams made no moves at all as they were in between buying and selling, these teams are the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, and even the Oakland Athletics could've been buyers as well, but the GM's for these teams had said they could stay put for now and let it all unravel.
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