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Moriarty9 · 03-02-2009, 08:36 PM

Winter meetings have busy open
Hot stove heats up in annual off-season event
December 9, 1999

ORLANDO — A handful of signings and trades took place as the annual winter meetings opened up at the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando.

Left-handed reliever Mike Magnante, 34, signed a two-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds worth $4.34 million annually. Magnante was acquired by the Reds from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for infielder Chris Stynes on June 28. He went 6-2 with three saves and a 2.99 ERA in 72 games with Cinncinati and Atlanta, going 5-1 with three saves and a 2.40 ERA in 43 games.

Dave Mlicki and the Seattle Mariners agreed to terms on a two-year pact worth $4.1 million. He went 12-11 with a 4.53 ERA in 32 starts for Seattle this season. He owns a 59-50 record over his big league career, primarily as a starter.

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a trade today, sending outfielder Alex Ochoa to Toronto for shortstop Tomas Perez. Ochoa hit .292 with 14 home runs and 75 RBI in 148 games with Arizona and is owed $450,000 for the 2000 season. He is arbitration-eligible for 2001. Perez hit .265 with seven home runs and 23 RBI in 87 games with the Blue Jays. He appeared in 54 games at the AAA level, hitting .261 with 11 homers and 49 RBI.

The Blue Jays also acquired reliever Dean Crow from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Midre Cummings. Crow, 27, went 7-4 with two saves and a 3.82 ERA in 81 games for Colorado. Cummings was apparently the odd-man-out with Ochoa coming to Toronto. The left-handed hitting corner outfielder hit .251 with two home runs and 19 RBI in 223 at bats over 100 games with Toronto. Cummings is owed $740,000 in 2000, the final year of his current contract.

In the Lone Star State, the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers made a deal. Eric Moody will join the Astros bullpen while infielder Pat Kelly will fight for a job with the Rangers. Moody went 2-3 with one save and a 4.74 ERA in 60 relief appearances with Texas. Kelly, 32, hit .252 with three home runs and 18 RBI in 123 at bats over 84 games with Houston. He spent much of the season in the Astros' minor league system, playing at both the AA and AAA levels.

The New York Mets and San Francisco Giants made a swap as well. Infielder Pat Meares will head to Queens while reliever Ryan Karp and minor league outfielder George Lombard head west. Meares hit .270 with five homers and 32 RBI in 96 games with the Giants last year; also appearing in 42 games with their AAA affiliate. Karp went 3-1 with three saves and a 3.97 ERA in 67 games for the Mets while Lombard spent the season in AA and AAA. He hit a total of 22 home runs and 85 RBI in 109 games in the New York minor leagues this year. The Giants also receive more than $540,000 in cash as part of the deal.

The Kansas City Royals and Florida Marlins agreed to a deal that sends future Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. to the Royals, along with cash, in exchange for infielder Shane Halter. Ripken, 39, hit .280 with five home runs and 34 RBI in just 243 at bats with Florida last season. He worked primarily as a third baseman, but made 29 appearances and three starts at shortstop, as well as a small amount of time at first and second.

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Moriarty9 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,855 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	Winter meetings have busy open Hot stove heats up in annual off-season event December 9, 1999 ORLANDO — A handful of signings and trades took place as the annual winter meetings opened up at the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando. Left-handed reliever Mike Magnante, 34, signed a two-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds worth $4.34 million annually. Magnante was acquired by the Reds from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for infielder Chris Stynes on June 28. He went 6-2 with three saves and a 2.99 ERA in 72 games with Cinncinati and Atlanta, going 5-1 with three saves and a 2.40 ERA in 43 games. Dave Mlicki and the Seattle Mariners agreed to terms on a two-year pact worth $4.1 million. He went 12-11 with a 4.53 ERA in 32 starts for Seattle this season. He owns a 59-50 record over his big league career, primarily as a starter. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a trade today, sending outfielder Alex Ochoa to Toronto for shortstop Tomas Perez. Ochoa hit .292 with 14 home runs and 75 RBI in 148 games with Arizona and is owed $450,000 for the 2000 season. He is arbitration-eligible for 2001. Perez hit .265 with seven home runs and 23 RBI in 87 games with the Blue Jays. He appeared in 54 games at the AAA level, hitting .261 with 11 homers and 49 RBI. The Blue Jays also acquired reliever Dean Crow from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Midre Cummings. Crow, 27, went 7-4 with two saves and a 3.82 ERA in 81 games for Colorado. Cummings was apparently the odd-man-out with Ochoa coming to Toronto. The left-handed hitting corner outfielder hit .251 with two home runs and 19 RBI in 223 at bats over 100 games with Toronto. Cummings is owed $740,000 in 2000, the final year of his current contract. In the Lone Star State, the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers made a deal. Eric Moody will join the Astros bullpen while infielder Pat Kelly will fight for a job with the Rangers. Moody went 2-3 with one save and a 4.74 ERA in 60 relief appearances with Texas. Kelly, 32, hit .252 with three home runs and 18 RBI in 123 at bats over 84 games with Houston. He spent much of the season in the Astros' minor league system, playing at both the AA and AAA levels. The New York Mets and San Francisco Giants made a swap as well. Infielder Pat Meares will head to Queens while reliever Ryan Karp and minor league outfielder George Lombard head west. Meares hit .270 with five homers and 32 RBI in 96 games with the Giants last year; also appearing in 42 games with their AAA affiliate. Karp went 3-1 with three saves and a 3.97 ERA in 67 games for the Mets while Lombard spent the season in AA and AAA. He hit a total of 22 home runs and 85 RBI in 109 games in the New York minor leagues this year. The Giants also receive more than $540,000 in cash as part of the deal. The Kansas City Royals and Florida Marlins agreed to a deal that sends future Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. to the Royals, along with cash, in exchange for infielder Shane Halter. Ripken, 39, hit .280 with five home runs and 34 RBI in just 243 at bats with Florida last season. He worked primarily as a third baseman, but made 29 appearances and three starts at shortstop, as well as a small amount of time at first and second.