Transaction Analysis

Transaction Analysis: March 14-22, 2000

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...

Transaction Analysis: September 14-22, 1999

by Christina Kahrl 9/25

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Purchased the contract of C Rod Barajas from El Paso (Double-A); placed LHP Bryan Shouse on the 60-day DL. [9/18] Claimed LHP Jeff Kubenka off of waivers from the Dodgers. [9/20] It’s a bit surprising that the Snakes didn’t have a third catcher up sooner. Greg Colbrunn really isn’t much more than an...

Transaction Analysis: September 8-13, 1999

by Christina Kahrl 9/16

ANAHEIM ANGELS Activated LHP Mike Holtz from the DL. [9/10] As is the theme for the Halos, this has been a wasted year for Holtz. He entered the year with a golden opportunity to clinch a spot as a situational lefty, and he hasn’t done it. He could still be useful to somebody. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS...