Baseball Digest Daily

Dec. 4
St. Louis Cardinals - Signed RHP Chris Carpenter to a five-year contract extension through the 2011 season with a club option for 2012.
San Francisco Giants - Signed INF Rich Aurilia to a two-year contract. Re-signed INF Pedro Feliz to a one-year contract.
Seattle Mariners - Signed OF Jose Guillen to a one-year contract with an option for 2008.

Dec. 5
Chicago White Sox - Re-signed INF/OF Pablo Ozuna to a one-year contract.
Colorado Rockies - Signed RHP LaTroy Hawkins to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2008.
Los Angeles Dodgers - Re-signed RHP Takashi Saito to a one-year contract.

Dec. 6

Baltimore Orioles - Acquired INF/OF Freddie Bynum from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later. Signed C Paul Bako to a one-year contract.
Cleveland Indians - Signed RHP Joe Borowski to a one-year contract with a club option for 2008. Signed OF David Dellucci to a three-year contract.
Los Angeles Dodgers - Signed C Mike Lieberthal to a one-year contract with a club option for 2008.
New York Mets - Acquired RHP Ambiorix Burgos from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for RHP Brian Bannister.
Oakland Athletics - Signed LHP Alan Embree to a two-year contract through 2008 with a club option for 2009.
Philadelphia Phillies - Acquired RHP Freddy Garcia from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for RHP Gavin Floyd and a player to be named later.
San Francisco Giants - Signed C Bengie Molina to a three-year contract.

Dec. 7
Atlanta Braves - Acquired RHP Rafael Soriano from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for LHP Horacio Ramirez.
Chicago Cubs - Acquired RHP Kevin Hart from the Baltimore Orioles as the player to be named later in the December 6th trade of INF/OF Freddie Bynum.
Chicago White Sox - Acquired LHP Gio Gonzalez from the Philadelphia Phillies as the player to be named later in the Dec 6 trade of RHP Freddy Garcia.
Cincinnati Reds - Acquired OF Josh Hamilton (Rule 5 Draft selection) from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash considerations.
Detroit Tigers - Acquired LHP Edward Campusano (Rule 5 Draft selection) from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for cash considerations.
Kansas City Royals - Signed RHP Gil Meche to a five-year contract.
Oakland Athletics - Acquired OF Ryan Goleski (Rule 5 Draft selection) from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for LHP Jay Marshall (Rule 5 Draft selection) and cash considerations.
Philadelphia Phillies - Acquired RHP Alfredo Simon (Rule 5 Draft selection) from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for C Adam Donachie (Rule 5 Draft selection) and cash considerations.
Seattle Mariners - Acquired RHP Sean White (Rule 5 Draft selection) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations.
Texas Rangers - Acquired C Salomon Manriquez (AAA Phase Rule 5 Draft selection) from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash considerations.

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Atlanta - Seattle Deal Official

by Joe Hamrahi on Thu 07 Dec 2006 11:47 AM EST

The Atlanta Braves and Seattle Mariners completed a two-player trade today, as the Braves acquired right-handed relief pitcher Rafael Soriano from the Mariners in exchange for left-handed pitcher Horacio Ramirez.

Soriano, who turns 27 on December 19, established career highs in nearly every statistical category in 2006, despite not pitching the final month of the season due to a concussion. He worked in 53 games and posted a 2.25 ERA with 65 strikeouts and just 21 walks in 60 innings pitched. He was hit on the right side of the head by a line drive off the bat of the Angels’ Vladimir Guerrero on August 29 at Safeco Field. Soriano’s ERA ranked ninth among all American League relievers, while his .204 opponents’ batting average ranked 10th.

“One of our primary objectives this off-season was to bolster our bullpen,” Braves Executive Vice President and General Manager John Schuerholz said. “In 2006 Rafael established himself as a very reliable pitcher and we obviously feel that we have improved our pitching staff with his addition.”

In his five-year career, Soriano is 4-8 with a 2.89 ERA and a .212 opponents’ batting average. He boasts 177 strikeouts and just 53 walks in 171 innings pitched.

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