Transaction Analysis

Transaction Analysis: March 23-31, 2000

ANAHEIM ANGELS Released RHP Tom Candiotti. [4/1] Purchased the contracts of LHP Kent Mercker and SS Benji Gil. [4/2] Activated LHP Jarrod Washburn from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Edmonton. [4/9] Optioned RHP Mike Fyhrie to Edmonton; placed SS Gary DiSarcina on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 4/9 (bruised thumb); activated RHP Ramon...

Transaction Analysis: March 23-31, 2000

by Christina Kahrl 4/03

(Ed. note: Chris is on vacation this week. TA will resume, with a twice-a-week schedule, on April 11.) ANAHEIM ANGELS Acquired RHP Kent Bottenfield and 2B Adam Kennedy from the Cardinals in exchange for CF Jim Edmonds. [3/23] Assigned RHPs Brett Hinchliffe, Greg Keagle, Steve Mintz and 2B Keith Luuloa to their minor-league camp; optioned...

Transaction Analysis: March 14-22, 2000

by Christina Kahrl 3/24

ANAHEIM ANGELS Optioned RHP Matt Wise to Edmonton; optioned RHPs Elvin Nina and Scot Shields and C Jason Dewey to Erie (Double-A); optioned OF Elpidio Guzman to Lake Elsinore (A); assigned RHP Steve Green and C Shawn Wooten to their minor-league camp. [3/14] Released LHP Greg Cadaret. [3/16] Released IFs Archi Cianfrocco and Carlos Garcia....

Transaction Analysis: March 7-13

by Christina Kahrl 3/15

ANAHEIM ANGELS Assigned OFs Darren Blakely, Nathan Haynes and Juan Tolentino and IF Brian Oliver to their minor-league camp. [3/8] No surprises here, as the Angels demote two of their latest Norm Hutchins clones (Blakely and Tolentino), and the lone prospect they got from the A’s in the Oliveras/Velarde deal. Haynes may yet grow up...

Transaction Analysis: February 25-March 6, 2000

by Christina Kahrl 3/08

ANAHEIM ANGELS Assigned C Bryan Graves to their minor-league camp. [3/6] ATLANTA BRAVES MLB announced that it has fined the Braves $100,000 and banned them from signing players from the Dominican Republic for six months as punishment for signing SS Wilson Betemit before his 16th birthday. [2/25] MLB announced that an arbitrator has reduced the...

Transaction Analysis: February 16-24, 2000

by Christina Kahrl 2/25

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Agreed to terms with RHP Brad Clontz on a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. [2/17] Signed OF Turner Ward and RHP Jim Corsi to minor-league contracts with NRIs to spring training. [2/20] Bringing in Clontz and Corsi helps to create a broader competition in camp for the right-handed setup and middle-relief jobs. Neither of...

Transaction Analysis: February 5-15, 2000

by Christina Kahrl 2/17

ANAHEIM ANGELS Signed RHP Mark Petkovsek to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. [2/10] It’s nice to see a guy like Petkovsek, who didn’t make the majors to stay until he was almost 30, finally get a payday of sorts. While he did have the benefit of finally being left alone in a single role with...

Transaction Analysis: January 25-February 4, 2000

by Christina Kahrl 2/10

ANAHEIM ANGELS Signed LHP Kent Mercker and RHP Eric Weaver to minor-league contracts with spring-training NRIs. [1/26] Signed IF Carlos Garcia to a minor-league contract with a spring-training NRI. [1/31] Signed SS Benji Gil to a minor-league contract with a spring-training NRI. [2/1] Signed DH Todd Greene to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. [2/4] Given...

Transaction Analysis: January 18-24, 2000

by Christina Kahrl 1/26

ANAHEIM ANGELS Signed OF Orlando Palmeiro to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. [1/18] Signed IF Archi Cianfrocco and RHP Brett Hinchliffe to minor-league contracts with spring-training NRIs. [1/19] Signed RHPs Tom Candiotti and Steve Mintz to minor-league contracts with spring-training NRIs. [1/24] Bringing in both Hinchliffe and Candiotti underscores how desperate the Angels’ starting pitching...

Transaction Analysis: January 10-17, 2000

by Christina Kahrl 1/20

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Signed RHP Matt Mantei to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration; signed RHP Mike Morgan to a minor-league contract, with a spring-training NRI. [1/14] Is anyone amused that the D’backs seriously underestimated Mantei’s salary expectations, crippling the effort to get him signed to a multi-year deal? Given his spotty health record, this may actually...

Transaction Analysis: December 28, 1999-January 8, 2000

by Christina Kahrl 1/11

ANAHEIM ANGELS Signed LHP Greg Cadaret to a minor-league contract. [1/5] Signed 2B/3B Scott Spiezio to a one-year contract, and IFs Pat Kelly and Jason Bates to minor-league contracts. [1/7] Unless Keith Luuloa convinces a Disney exec that Sneezy was the Hawaiian-American dwarf, Spiezio has a lock on the Angel second-base job. There are a...

Transaction Analysis: December 17-27

by Christina Kahrl 12/29

Looking for the Lost Transaction Analysis? Click here. ANAHEIM ANGELS Non-tendered INF Andy Sheets, making him a free agent. [12/20] Sheets went from being a very useful utility infielder for the Padres to a completely worthless regular for the Angels, with the added upset that getting him to replace Gary DiSarcina last spring cost the...

Transaction Analysis: October 30-November 19

by Christina Kahrl 12/28

Amidst the chaos of a Prospectus autumn it came, destined to be buried deep on a hard drive, next to the Excel 95 version of a long-forgotten office pool. As with so much lost treasure before it, a long and arduous search was undertaken, a search by men strong of breath and wide of waist....

Transaction Analysis: December 9-December 15, 1999

by Christina Kahrl 12/16

Looking for the Lost Transaction Analysis? Click Here. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Signed SS Tony Womack to a four-year contract extension. [12/12] Acquired RHP Brad Clontz from the Pirates for a PTBNL. [12/13] Acquired SS Luis Ordaz from the Cardinals for CF Dante Powell. [12/15] Talk about hedging your bets: the Snakes give Tony Womack a few...

Transaction Analysis: October 6-October 24, 1999

by Christina Kahrl 11/02

ANAHEIM ANGELS Exercised their options on CFs Garret Anderson and Jim Edmonds for 2000. [10/7] Designated RHP Pep Harris and 2B/SS Justin Baughman for assignment; outrighted LHP Steve Mintz to Edmonton. [10/11] Outrighted RHPs Pep Harris and Steve Sparks, 2B/SS Justin Baughman, 1B Chris Pritchett, OF Matt Luke, and C Steve Decker to Edmonton. [10/13]...

Transaction Analysis: September 25-October 5, 1999

by Christina Kahrl 10/12

ANAHEIM ANGELS Announced the resignation of GM Bill Bavasi, and shunted him off to a position as special assistant to team president Tony Tavares. [10/1] Any chance Bill has an evil twin, Scuzzie? Scuzzie would have no moral qualms about fixing this team’s problems. Tim Belcher under contract? Not if he tragically disappears during a...