What in the fuck!
Dodgers acquire Thome and Garland
Posted on: September 1, 2009 12:43
The Los Angeles Dodgers are going for the jugular in the NL West: Still maintaining a six-game divisional lead over Colorado and San Francisco when the evening started, the Dodgers struck late Monday night to acquire slugger Jim Thome from the Chicago White Sox and starting pitcher Jon Garland from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The moves not only answered, but upstaged, their closest rivals on a day that saw a flurry of moves as contenders scrambled to acquire stretch-run help before the midnight EDT post-season roster deadline: Colorado acquired starter Jose Contreras from the White Sox and, earlier in the day, the Giants signed two-time All-Star Brad Penny.
The Dodgers acquired Thome for minor-league infielder Justin Fuller, and the White Sox are including cash to cover a pro-rated portion of the remainder of Thome's $13 million salary for 2009.
The Dodgers acquired Garland for a player to be named later, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. That trade is not expected to be announced until following tonight's Diamondbacks-Dodgers game.
Clearly, White Sox general manager Kenny Williams is disgusted and has lost patience with his slumping club. When he acquired ace pitcher Jake Peavy from San Diego and outfielder Alex Rios from Toronto several weeks ago, they were deals both to help the Sox now and in the future. Both Peavy and Rios are signed long term.
Now, the emphasis clearly is on the future. In addition to dumping Thome and Contreras, the White Sox also shopped outfielder Jermaine Dye and set-up man Scott Linebrink earlier Monday, according to sources.
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Dodgers acquire Thome and Garland
Posted on: September 1, 2009 12:43
The Los Angeles Dodgers are going for the jugular in the NL West: Still maintaining a six-game divisional lead over Colorado and San Francisco when the evening started, the Dodgers struck late Monday night to acquire slugger Jim Thome from the Chicago White Sox and starting pitcher Jon Garland from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The moves not only answered, but upstaged, their closest rivals on a day that saw a flurry of moves as contenders scrambled to acquire stretch-run help before the midnight EDT post-season roster deadline: Colorado acquired starter Jose Contreras from the White Sox and, earlier in the day, the Giants signed two-time All-Star Brad Penny.
The Dodgers acquired Thome for minor-league infielder Justin Fuller, and the White Sox are including cash to cover a pro-rated portion of the remainder of Thome's $13 million salary for 2009.
The Dodgers acquired Garland for a player to be named later, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. That trade is not expected to be announced until following tonight's Diamondbacks-Dodgers game.
Clearly, White Sox general manager Kenny Williams is disgusted and has lost patience with his slumping club. When he acquired ace pitcher Jake Peavy from San Diego and outfielder Alex Rios from Toronto several weeks ago, they were deals both to help the Sox now and in the future. Both Peavy and Rios are signed long term.
Now, the emphasis clearly is on the future. In addition to dumping Thome and Contreras, the White Sox also shopped outfielder Jermaine Dye and set-up man Scott Linebrink earlier Monday, according to sources.
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270335/16925228
