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Diamondbacks, Brewers involved in six-player swap

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired left-hander Doug Davis from Milwaukee on Saturday in a six-player deal that sent catcher Johnny Estrada to the Brewers. Right-handers Greg Aquino and Claudio Vargas also went to Milwaukee, while the Diamondbacks obtained a pair of youngsters, left-hander Dana Eveland and outfielder Dave Krynzel.

The 31-year-old Davis is 62-63 with a 4.35 ERA in eight major league seasons. He was 11-11 with a 4.91 ERA in 34 starts last season with Milwaukee and, like Estrada, is arbitration eligible.

The 30-year-old Estrada hit .301 with 11 home runs and 71 RBIs during his only season with Arizona. The switch-hitting former All-Star had the sixth-best batting average among NL catchers.

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Mets acquire Shawn Green from Arizona

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

Outfielder Shawn Green was traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Mets for Triple-A pitcher Evan McLane.

In addition to pursuing Green, the Mets spoke with the Giants about a trade for outfielder Moises Alou.

Green was hitting .283 with 11 home runs and 51 RBIs this season. The two-time All-Star once hit four homers in a game, and has four seasons of at least 100 RBIs.

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Nationals Trade Livan Hernandez to Diamondbacks

Monday, August 7th, 2006

Nationals right-hander Livan Hernandez has been traded to the Diamondbacks for two minor-league pitchers.

Hernandez has made 24 starts for Washington this season, going 9-8 with a 5.34 ERA.

But he knows a thing or two about pennant races, having helped the Florida Marlins win the 1997 World Series, earning MVP honors for the NLCS along the way. He also was a member of the San Francisco Giants’ starting rotation when they reached the 2002 World Series before losing to the Angels.

In return, the Nationals will receive two Class AA pitchers — left-hander Matt Chico, 23, and right-hander Garrett Mock, 23.

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Mets acquire El Duque from Arizona

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

The pitching-thin New York Mets acquired Orlando Hernandez from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. The Mets traded reliever Jorge Julio to get Hernandez.

Listed at 36 years old, Hernandez was struggling in his first season in the National League. He was just 2-4 with a 6.11 ERA in nine starts for the West-leading Diamondbacks.

Julio was 1-2 with a 5.06 ERA in his first season with the Mets. He struck out 33 in 21 1-3 innings, and had pitched better of late after a rough beginning.

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D-Backs agree to deal with outfielder DaVanon

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

Free-agent outfielder Jeff DaVanon agreed Tuesday to a $525,000, one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks

The 32-year-old appeared in 108 games for the Los Angeles Angels last year and saw action at all three outfield positions. A switch-hitter, had a .231 batting average with two home runs and 15 RBI.

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Eric Byrnes signs with Diamondbacks

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

Outfielder Eric Byrnes has agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million contract with Arizona and promises to bring energy and enthusiasm to the Diamondbacks.

Byrnes, 29, slumped to a .226 batting average in a nomadic 2005 season that had him playing for Oakland, Colorado and Baltimore. In 2004, Byrnes hit .283 for Oakland with 20 home runs and 73 RBIs.

The Diamondbacks signed Byrnes to play center field, the position he loves most.

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Blue Jays, D-Backs reach tentative deal on Glaus

Friday, December 23rd, 2005

The Blue Jays have reached a tentative agreement to obtain third baseman Troy Glaus from the Diamondbacks.

In return for Glaus, the Diamondbacks are expected to acquire second baseman Orlando Hudson and right-hander Miguel Batista. The Jays also might receive a prospect in the deal.

Glaus, 29, had the power to invoke the limited no-trade protection in his contract to block a trade to Toronto, but he apparently has agreed to waive that right and approve the deal.

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D-Backs looking to ship Glaus to Red Sox or Blue Jays

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

The Red Sox and Blue Jays are the front-runners for Glaus, according to an official from one of the interested clubs. Both the Sox and Jays likely would move Glaus to first base, a position he has not played in the majors.

Glaus, 29, has limited no-trade protection in the four-year, $45 million contract he signed with the Diamondbacks last off-season. He would need to approve a deal to the Blue Jays, according to a source with knowledge of his contract. It is not known whether the other suitors are on his no-trade list.

Glaus batted .258 with 37 homers and 97 RBIs in his first season with the Diamondbacks, appearing in 149 games. Friends of his believe that he might be even more productive in ’06. Glaus was unable to work on his upper body last off-season while recovering from shoulder surgery.

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Confirmed: Braves Trade Estrada to the D-backs

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005

Estrada has been traded to the DiamondBacks for 2 relief pitchers.  This seems to be an effort to replace Farnsworth who signed with the Yankees a week ago.

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