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December 31, 2008
Mark Joins Kerry
Mark DeRosa

Mark DeRosa
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The Cubs sent Mark DeRosa to the Indians today, teaming him one again with Kerry Wood:
The Cubs acquired three pitching prospects from the Indians for DeRosa -- left-hander John Stevens, who was added to the 40-man roster, lefty John Gaub and right-hander Chris Archer.

The addition of three prospects could signal the rekindling of talks with San Diego for right-hander Jake Peavy, now that Colorado has agreed in principle to take starter Jason Marquis for Luis Vizcaino, opening up a spot in the rotation.

DeRosa is a versatile players with a an above average OBA, meaning the Indians can use him wherever they see fit. He played six different positions in each of the last two seasons.

According to Baseball Reference, John Stevens is really Jeff Stevens and a righty. He's posted great strikeout and walk number in his career and keeps the ball in the park. Gaub is a lefty and strikes out a ton of low minor batters but shows little control. Archer is very young, but also not very impressive. Looks like a good trade, as the Cubs get a pitcher who should be useful this year, a good prospect and one that needs a good bit of polishing. The Indians get a solid offensive player who gives them a lot of flexibility in the field. A nice way for both teams to end the year.


Posted by David Pinto at 02:36 PM | Trades | TrackBack (0)
Comments

This is ONLY good for the Cubs if its a precursor to a Peavy deal.

Stevens = Jose Ceda. Ceda was traded for Kevin Gregg. Stevens gets DeRosa??!?!?

Posted by: Boomer at December 31, 2008 03:33 PM

So why did the Indians trade for Valbuena?

Posted by: algionfriddo at December 31, 2008 03:51 PM

This is a one-year deal, as DeRosa is in the last year of his contract. Valbuena was expected to start the year at Columbus anyway. He might get the nod in 2010, or maybe Wes Hodges or somebody else from the minors. DeRosa is a bridge to them.

Are the Indians going to non-tender Andy Marte? He actually started to hit at the end of the season. The Indians might have succeeded in getting all of his struggling years and none of the productive ones, as they did with Brandon Philips.

Posted by: JJ at December 31, 2008 07:41 PM
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