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Moriarty9 · 06-26-2008, 11:51 PM

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Winter Meetings open with flurry
Monday, December 12, 2011

NEW ORLEANS - The first day of the annual Winter Meetings has come and gone, as have a number of player transactions.
The Boston Red Sox quickly accepted a trade offer made by the Baltimore Orioles today, sending 26-year-old minor league secondbaseman Dale Reed to Baltimore for reliever Rafael Betancourt, minor leaguer Marcos Delgado and cash considerations.
Reed is a very strong defensive ballplayer who can play all four infield positions. He hit .291 with three homers and 21 RBI with 10 stolen bases in 66 games with AAA Pawtucket last season. In 171 Major League games, Reed has hit .220 with four home runs, 51 RBI, 114 runs and 46 stolen bases in 57 attempts. He last played in the big leagues with Boston in 2010, hitting .368 with six RBI over 19 at bats.
Betancourt, 36, struggled to a 1-3, 4 save, 5.68 ERA performance in 46 games with the Orioles last year. In his 10 year career, eight of which were spent with the Houston Astros, Betancourt has gone 45-37 with 160 saves and a 3.70 ERA in 587 games.
Delgado, 22, was a 17th round draft pick in 2009. He went 7-5 with a 3.48 ERA in 15 starts with Class A Modesto last season.
Left-handed reliever Hong-Chih Kuo will be changing the color of his socks this year as the former Boston Red Sox hurler signed a two-year deal with the Chicago White Sox tonight.
Kuo, 30, will earn $6.48 million in each of the two years in his contract as a set-up man for closer Matt Lindstrom.
The southpaw went 2-3 with 27 saves and a 2.06 ERA in 54 games with Boston last season.
The San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics agreed to a four-player trade that sends pitchers Ryan Dempster and Mike Price to Oakland in exchange for minor league infielders Pedro Arellano and Dylan Starks.
Dempster, 34, went 2-3 with 15 saves and a 3.31 ERA in 54 games with the A's last season and has gone 78-87 with 90 saves and a 4.40 ERA over his 14-year career with the Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs and Oakland.
Price, 23, was a 20th round draft pick by Oakland last year and spent the season in Class A ball.
Arellano, 26, has worked as a utility infielder but is naturally a secondbaseman. He hit .231 with three homers and 13 RBI in 104 at bats with San Diego last year. In 80 big league games, he has hit .238 with five home runs and 19 RBI.
Starks is a 21-year-old firstbaseman who has seen some time at secondbase and shortstop in the minor leagues. A round 7 draft pick by San Diego in 2010, Starks hit .305 with two home runs and 56 RBI in 105 games in Class A last season.
The St. Louis Cardinals re-signed 24-year-old firstbaseman Juan Cortez to a two-year extension that will pay him $10.32 million annually. Cortez has just three years in the big leagues but has hit .264 with 89 home runs and 286 RBI in 470 games. Last season, earning an All Star selection, he hit .280 with 38 homers, 107 RBI and 99 runs.
The Cleveland Indians re-signed outfielder Juan Rivera to a four-year deal worth just less than $72.5 million. The fourth year of the contract is a player option that Rivera holds and he will receive $900,000 in any season in which he wins the MVP. Rivera has been with the Indians since 2006 and hit .299 with 32 home runs, 93 RBI and 92 runs scored in 129 games last year. A lifetime .294 hitter with 196 homers, he has also played for the Montreal Expos and Anaheim Angels in his 13 year career.
"This is where I wanted to stay and I'm fortunate the organization felt the same way about me," Rivera said.
All indications were that reliever George Sherrill was set to return to the San Francisco Giants until the 34-year-old agreed today to a two-year deal with the Florida Marlins. The Marlins offered a sizeable paycheck and the closer's role. Sherrill will earn $6.13 million annually over the life of the contract. He went 1-5 with two saves and a 3.18 ERA in 49 games with San Francisco this year. He last closed with the Giants in 2007, recording 24 saves in 58 games. In his seven-year career - which had been spent with the Giants - Sherrill has gone 28-31 with 64 saves and a 3.39 ERA.
The Cincinnati Reds sent pitching prospect Marcos Melendez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for reliever Greg Kerr.
Melendez, 24, went 8-3 with two saves and a 2.28 ERA in 106 2/3 innings with Class A Everett last season.
Kerr, a 25-year-old southpaw, went 1-1 with one save and a 3.60 ERA in 28 relief appearances with the Pirates last season.

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Moriarty9 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 413	Winter Meetings: Day 1 dgs Winter Meetings open with flurry Monday, December 12, 2011 NEW ORLEANS - The first day of the annual Winter Meetings has come and gone, as have a number of player transactions. The Boston Red Sox quickly accepted a trade offer made by the Baltimore Orioles today, sending 26-year-old minor league secondbaseman Dale Reed to Baltimore for reliever Rafael Betancourt, minor leaguer Marcos Delgado and cash considerations. Reed is a very strong defensive ballplayer who can play all four infield positions. He hit .291 with three homers and 21 RBI with 10 stolen bases in 66 games with AAA Pawtucket last season. In 171 Major League games, Reed has hit .220 with four home runs, 51 RBI, 114 runs and 46 stolen bases in 57 attempts. He last played in the big leagues with Boston in 2010, hitting .368 with six RBI over 19 at bats. Betancourt, 36, struggled to a 1-3, 4 save, 5.68 ERA performance in 46 games with the Orioles last year. In his 10 year career, eight of which were spent with the Houston Astros, Betancourt has gone 45-37 with 160 saves and a 3.70 ERA in 587 games. Delgado, 22, was a 17th round draft pick in 2009. He went 7-5 with a 3.48 ERA in 15 starts with Class A Modesto last season. Left-handed reliever Hong-Chih Kuo will be changing the color of his socks this year as the former Boston Red Sox hurler signed a two-year deal with the Chicago White Sox tonight. Kuo, 30, will earn $6.48 million in each of the two years in his contract as a set-up man for closer Matt Lindstrom. The southpaw went 2-3 with 27 saves and a 2.06 ERA in 54 games with Boston last season. The San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics agreed to a four-player trade that sends pitchers Ryan Dempster and Mike Price to Oakland in exchange for minor league infielders Pedro Arellano and Dylan Starks. Dempster, 34, went 2-3 with 15 saves and a 3.31 ERA in 54 games with the A's last season and has gone 78-87 with 90 saves and a 4.40 ERA over his 14-year career with the Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs and Oakland. Price, 23, was a 20th round draft pick by Oakland last year and spent the season in Class A ball. Arellano, 26, has worked as a utility infielder but is naturally a secondbaseman. He hit .231 with three homers and 13 RBI in 104 at bats with San Diego last year. In 80 big league games, he has hit .238 with five home runs and 19 RBI. Starks is a 21-year-old firstbaseman who has seen some time at secondbase and shortstop in the minor leagues. A round 7 draft pick by San Diego in 2010, Starks hit .305 with two home runs and 56 RBI in 105 games in Class A last season. The St. Louis Cardinals re-signed 24-year-old firstbaseman Juan Cortez to a two-year extension that will pay him $10.32 million annually. Cortez has just three years in the big leagues but has hit .264 with 89 home runs and 286 RBI in 470 games. Last season, earning an All Star selection, he hit .280 with 38 homers, 107 RBI and 99 runs. The Cleveland Indians re-signed outfielder Juan Rivera to a four-year deal worth just less than $72.5 million. The fourth year of the contract is a player option that Rivera holds and he will receive $900,000 in any season in which he wins the MVP. Rivera has been with the Indians since 2006 and hit .299 with 32 home runs, 93 RBI and 92 runs scored in 129 games last year. A lifetime .294 hitter with 196 homers, he has also played for the Montreal Expos and Anaheim Angels in his 13 year career. "This is where I wanted to stay and I'm fortunate the organization felt the same way about me," Rivera said. All indications were that reliever George Sherrill was set to return to the San Francisco Giants until the 34-year-old agreed today to a two-year deal with the Florida Marlins. The Marlins offered a sizeable paycheck and the closer's role. Sherrill will earn $6.13 million annually over the life of the contract. He went 1-5 with two saves and a 3.18 ERA in 49 games with San Francisco this year. He last closed with the Giants in 2007, recording 24 saves in 58 games. In his seven-year career - which had been spent with the Giants - Sherrill has gone 28-31 with 64 saves and a 3.39 ERA. The Cincinnati Reds sent pitching prospect Marcos Melendez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for reliever Greg Kerr. Melendez, 24, went 8-3 with two saves and a 2.28 ERA in 106 2/3 innings with Class A Everett last season. Kerr, a 25-year-old southpaw, went 1-1 with one save and a 3.60 ERA in 28 relief appearances with the Pirates last season.