Transaction Analysis

Transaction Analysis: June 12-18

ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed RHP Ken Hill on the 15-day DL (elbow – bone spurs); purchased the contract of C Ben Molina from Midland (AA). [6/12] Purchased the contract of RHP Steve Sparks from Vancouver; optioned C Ben Molina to Midland (AA); outrighted 2B Carlos Garcia to Vancouver. [6/15] The chicanery involved was getting a backup...

Transaction Analysis: June 8-11

by Christina Kahrl 6/12

BALTIMORE ORIOLES Acquired RHP Pete Smith from San Diego for RHP Eric Estes; designated RHP Richie Lewis for assignment. [6/9] When he’s going good, Pete Smith has a lot in common with Scott Kamieniecki: adequacy. He’ll enter to Orioles rotation, moving Sid Ponson back to the bullpen. That still won’t be enough to really shore...

Transaction Analysis: June 5-8

by Christina Kahrl 6/09

BALTIMORE ORIOLES Purchased the contract of LHP Radhames Dykhoff from Bowie (AA); sent RHP Bobby Munoz outright to Rochester. [6/5] Activated RHP Mike Mussina from the DL; placed RHP Terry Mathews on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 6/2 (shoulder stiffness); placed OF Jeffrey Hammonds on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 6/3 (back spasms); purchased the...

Transaction Analysis: June 1-4

by Christina Kahrl 6/05

ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed RHP Jack McDowell on the 15-day DL (elbow); recalled LHP Jarrod Washburn from Vancouver. [6/1] Recalled CF Orlando Palmeiro from Vancouver; optioned INF Frank Bolick to Vancouver. [6/4] Losing Black Jack (again) isn’t the problem, and adding Washburn to the rotation isn’t a bad turn for the Angels either. The bad break...

Transaction Analysis: May 27-31

by Christina Kahrl 6/01

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Placed C Jorge Fabregas on the 15-day DL (sprained ankle); recalled RF Karim Garcia from Tucson. [5/31] With Kelly Stinnett and Damian Miller around, the D-backs have two better catchers than Fabregas, healthy or not, so they’re not in bad shape. In turn, they’re taking the roster spot and making a silk purse...

Transaction Analysis: May 22-26

by Christina Kahrl 5/28

ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed LHP Allen Watson on the 15-day DL (strained elbow); recalled 3B/1B Frank Bolick from Vancouver. [5/24] Thanks to a few handy off-days this week, the Angels aren’t really going to be hurt much in the short term by placing the combustible Watson (7.69 ERA) on the DL. Jack McDowell will continue to...

Transaction Analysis: May 19-21

by Christina Kahrl 5/22

ANAHEIM ANGELS Activated RHP Jack McDowell from the 15-day DL; optioned 3B/1B Frank Bolick to Vancouver. [5/21] Black Jack’s return has bumped Jason Dickson from the rotation, which will hopefully let Dickson work on his assortment while giving him a lighter workload so that he can get back to where he was last season. With...

Transaction Analysis: May 15-18

by Christina Kahrl 5/19

ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed UT Randy Velarde on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 5/15 (elbow); recalled SS/2B Justin Baughman from Vancouver. [5/16] It looks like Velarde’s elbow woes are of the career-ending variety, which means the Angels have to get away from the ugly temporary solutions at second (Carlos Garcia, Paco Martin, or Craig Shipley), and...

Transaction Analysis: May 11-14

by Christina Kahrl 5/15

ANAHEIM ANGELS Activated UT Randy Velarde from the 15-day DL; placed INF Carlos Garcia on the 15-day DL (broken bat, er… strained hamstring). [5/13] Velarde’s return has apparently lasted all of two days, since he’s already complaining about soreness in his bum elbow. Garcia’s bat will take a lifetime to heal up, which leaves Paco...

Transaction Analysis: May 8-10

by Christina Kahrl 5/11

ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed RHP Mike James on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 5/5 (torn muscle – forearm); recalled LHP Jarrod Washburn from Vancouver; announced that RHP William Vanlandingham cleared waivers and his contract was optioned to Vancouver. [5/8] Activated RF Tim Salmon from the DL; optioned LHP Jarrod Washburn to Vancouver. [5/9] Salmon’s return is...

Transaction Analysis: May 5-7

by Christina Kahrl 5/08

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Recalled C Damian Miller from Tucson; optioned LHP Ricky Pickett to Tucson. [5/6] An interesting development. To add a third catcher (who isn’t decisively better than Fabregas or Stinnett), they dump their lone lefty reliever after barely using him. It might mean that they’ll be trading for a new fifth starter after Daal’s...

Transaction Analysis: May 1-4

by Christina Kahrl 5/05

ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed RF Tim Salmon on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 4/23 (foot); purchased the contract of LHP Greg Cadaret from Vancouver. [5/1] Recalled RHP Pep Harris from Vancouver; optioned LHP Rich Robertson to Vancouver. [5/4] As long as Omar Olivares in the rotation, and as long as Terry Collins is pretending that nothing...

Transaction Analysis: April 27-30

by Christina Kahrl 5/01

ANAHEIM ANGELS Sold 1B Troy Neel‘s contract to the Orix Blue Wave (Japanese Leagues). [4/28] Placed RHP Jack McDowell on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 4/27 (inflamed right elbow); activated INF Craig Shipley from the DL. [4/30] In Black Jack’s absence, Omar Olivares will step into the rotation, and Shigetoshi Hasegawa may finally get some...

Transaction Analysis: April 24-26

by Christina Kahrl 4/28

BALTIMORE ORIOLES Placed RHP Scott Kamieniecki on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 25 (groin strain & inflamed elbow); recalled RHP Nerio Rodriguez from Rochester. [4/26] It’s easy to take potshots at the Orioles and say that Billy Gardner is no Davey Johnson or that Doug Johns is a waste of time, but matters aren’t...

Transaction Analysis: April 20-23

by Christina Kahrl 4/24

ATLANTA BRAVES Optioned RHP Paul Byrd to Richmond, and recalled OF Damon Hollins from Richmond. [4/23] When you’re the Braves, I guess you feel you can afford to waste a roster spot for five days to get two mopup innings of relief, because that’s all they got out of Byrd; considering that their bullpen had...

Transaction Analysis: April 15-19

by Christina Kahrl 4/20

ANAHEIM ANGELS Placed INF Craig Shipley on the 15-day DL (irritated nerve – right hand); activated 1B Chris Pritchett from 15-day DL and optioned him to Vancouver; recalled LHP Rich Robertson from Vancouver. [4/16] Activated RHP Pep Harris from the DL and optioned him to Lake Elsinore (A). [4/18] Losing Shipley may make the pickup...