The Cleveland Indians have acquired versatile infielder Mark DeRosa in a trade with the Chicago Cubs.
The Indians sent minor league pitchers Jeff Stevens, Chris Archer and John Caub to Chicago on Wednesday for DeRosa.
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D'Backs Acquire Schoeneweis From Mets
The Mets have traded reliever Scott Schoeneweis to the Diamondbacks.
New York received right-hander Connor Robertson in Friday's swap and agreed to pay $1.6 million of Schoeneweis' $3.6 million salary for 2009.
Schoeneweis was 2-6 with a 3.34 ERA in 73 games this year.
Tigers Acquire Edwin Jackson From Tampa Bay
The Tigers acquired right-hander Edwin Jackson from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for outfielder Matt Joyce.
"I'm starting to feel a lot better about our starting pitchers," Dombrowski said Wednesday night. "I'm also feeling better about the depth."
Yankees Send Cabrera To Brewers For Cameron
According to two major league sources, the Yankees will send Melky Cabrera to the Brewers for Mike Cameron on Thursday.
Cabrera had a disappointing 2008 season, posting a .249 average with eight homeruns and 37 RBIs.
Cameron hit .243 with 25 HRs and 70 RBIs last season. He will earn $10 million in 2009 and is an ideal stop-gap until the Yankees' blue-chip prospect Austin Jackson is ready to take over in center field.
Putz Traded To Mets
The Mets have acquired the hard-throwing reliever J.J. Putz from the Mariners.
The deal involves three teams and sees the Mets trading seven players, including Aaron Heilman, Endy Chavez and Joe Smith. The Indians have dealt Franklin Gutierrez to the Mariners.
Putz was the closer in Seattle and will set up Francisco Rodriguez on the Mets.
"All I kept on hearing on the streets of New York when I go get bagels in the morning: 'Omar, address the bullpen,'" Minaya said. "Well, to Mets fans: We've addressed the bullpen."
Putz talked to the media about the trade. "It's not the ideal situation, but having the two of us at the back of the bullpen will be pretty strong. I will not change my approach at all. I will close the game in eighth and give the ball to Frankie. The Mets organization is built to win right now and that's new for me."
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Pirates And Phillies Swap Catchers
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired catcher Jason Jaramillo from Philadelphia in exchange for catcher Ronny Paulino.
Jaramillo hit .266 (112-for-421) with 20 doubles, eight home runs, 39 RBI and 48 runs scored in 115 games with Triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2008. Jaramillo, who entered the season tabbed by Baseball America as Philadelphia?s 10th-best prospect, also took home International League mid-season All-Star honors in 2008 while leading all catchers with 113 games played.
Report: Tigers Acquire Laird From Rangers For Prospects
The Tigers late Sunday night acquired catcher Gerald Laird from the Rangers in exchange for Class AA pitcher Guillermo Moscoso and a second prospect, a source told the FoxSports.com web site.
Cardinals Trade For Greene
The Cardinals addressed another concern Thursday night, taking advantage of the Padres? sell-off mode by acquiring shortstop Khalil Greene for minor leaguers, according to an Associated Press report.
The Padres get minor league right-hander Mark Worrell and a prospect to be named from a pool of three players, two pitchers and one position player.