Astros' Oswalt traded to Phillies; Tejada, Cantu also move
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July 31, 2010, Saturday
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THE Philadelphia Phillies signed pitcher Roy Oswalt from the Houston Astros in the boldest move of Thursday's trades in Major League Baseball.
Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps also moved ahead of today's deadline for swaps.
Philadelphia got Oswalt and about US$11 million from Houston for pitcher J A Happ and two speedy minor leaguers. "I'm excited," Phillies ace Roy Halladay said. "It says a lot that this team is dedicated to winning."
Oswalt agreed to waive his no-trade clause and approved the deal to the two-time defending National League champions. Still throwing hard at 32, the three-time All-Star was 6-12 despite a 3.24 ERA for the Astros.
The NL West-leading San Diego Padres acquired infielder Tejada from Baltimore for a minor league pitcher. At 36, the former AL MVP was hitting .269 with seven homers and 39 RBI for the last-place Orioles, who earlier in the day hired Buck Showalter as their new manager.
The AL West-leading Texas Rangers added another bat for the playoff push, acquiring Cantu from the Florida Marlins for two minor league pitchers. Cantu hit .262 with 10 home runs and 54 RBIs for Florida this season.
The Minnesota Twins made a big push to solidify their bullpen that has been without closer Joe Nathan all season, acquiring Capps from the Washington Nationals for prized catching prospect Wilson Ramos and minor league pitcher Joe Testa.
Capps is 3-3 with a 2.74 ERA for the Nationals.
Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps also moved ahead of today's deadline for swaps.
Philadelphia got Oswalt and about US$11 million from Houston for pitcher J A Happ and two speedy minor leaguers. "I'm excited," Phillies ace Roy Halladay said. "It says a lot that this team is dedicated to winning."
Oswalt agreed to waive his no-trade clause and approved the deal to the two-time defending National League champions. Still throwing hard at 32, the three-time All-Star was 6-12 despite a 3.24 ERA for the Astros.
The NL West-leading San Diego Padres acquired infielder Tejada from Baltimore for a minor league pitcher. At 36, the former AL MVP was hitting .269 with seven homers and 39 RBI for the last-place Orioles, who earlier in the day hired Buck Showalter as their new manager.
The AL West-leading Texas Rangers added another bat for the playoff push, acquiring Cantu from the Florida Marlins for two minor league pitchers. Cantu hit .262 with 10 home runs and 54 RBIs for Florida this season.
The Minnesota Twins made a big push to solidify their bullpen that has been without closer Joe Nathan all season, acquiring Capps from the Washington Nationals for prized catching prospect Wilson Ramos and minor league pitcher Joe Testa.
Capps is 3-3 with a 2.74 ERA for the Nationals.
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