Todays Transactions 2010

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The Arizona Diamondbacks trade P Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels for P's Joe Saunders Patrik Corbin and Rafael Rodriguez and a player to be named later

The Cincinnati Reds release OF Gary Matthews Jr.

The Detroit Tigers release P Billy Buckner

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The Atlanta Braves sign C David Ross to a 2yr contract extension

The Pittsburgh Pirates sign P Travis Chick to a minor league contract

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The Cleveland Indians trade 3B Jhonny Peralta to the Detroit Tigers for P Giovanni Soto

The Florida Marlins release P Nate Robertson

The Los Angeles Angels sign P Ryan Voglesong to a minor league contract

The Los Angeles Dodgers sign IF Juan Castro to a minor league contract

The Seattle Mariners release P Joe Nelson

The Texas Rangers release P Geoff Geary

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THE HOUSTON ASTROS TRADE RHP ROY OWSWALT TO THE PHILLADELPHIA PHILLIES FOR LHP J.A. HAPP AND TWO MINOR LEAUGERS!

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THE HOUSTON ASTROS TRADE RHP ROY OWSWALT TO THE PHILLADELPHIA PHILLIES FOR LHP J.A. HAPP AND TWO MINOR LEAUGERS!

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2. If you're going to post something....spell check. Brutal. (but, you did spell "J.A." correctly).
3. Just read along and let rsox do his thing here.

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Miguel Tejada traded to the Padres: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/spor..._league_a.html

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The Baltimore Orioles name Buck Showalter manager

The Chicago White Sox sign P Jon Adkins to a minor league contract

The Florida Marlins trade 3B Jorge Cantu to the Texas Rangers for P's Omar Poveda and Evan Reed

The Houston Astros trade P Roy Oswalt to the Philadelphia Phillies for P J.A. Happ SS Jonathan Villar and OF Anthony Gose

The Kansas City Royals trade OF Scott Podsednik to the Los Angeles Dodgers for P Elisaul Pimentel and C Lucas May

The Minnesota Twins acquire P Matt Capps from the Washington Nationals for C Wilson Ramos and P Joe Testa

The Pittsburgh Pirates release P Brendan Donnelly

The San Diego Padres acquire 3B Miguel Tejada from the Baltimore Orioles for P Wynn Pelzer

The Toronto Blue Jays trade 1B Brett Wallace to the Houston Astros for OF Anthony Gose

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The Baltimore Orioles name Buck Showalter manager

The Houston Astros trade P Roy Oswalt to the Philadelphia Phillies for P J.A. Happ SS Jonathan Villar and OF Anthony Gose

The Toronto Blue Jays trade 1B Brett Wallace to the Houston Astros for OF Anthony Gose

Can't blame the 'stros for this move. Roy was unhappy anyway. Happ has made one start after missing three months with an elbow injury and finished runner-up for the NL Rookie of the Year award last season.

Happ 2009 stats w/ Philly: 12-4, 2.93 era, 23 starts, 166 IP, 119 SO

The 19 year old Gose is fast, stealing 36 bases and hitting .263 for advanced Class A Clearwater. Brett Wallace, a 23 year old who hit .301 with 18 HR and 61 RBIs at AAA Las Vegas. Villar, also 19, stole 38 bases and batted .272 for Class A Lakewood.

The Astros had also pressed hard for Lakewood's first baseman Jonathan Singleton, considered Philly's best minor league hitting prospect, where he was hitting .312 with 18 doubles and 12 HR.

Great move by the Orioles! Buck was the right guy for them, almost you could say a perfect fit since he has a proven record of rebuilding teams.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks trade P Edwin Jackson to the Chicago White Sox for P's Daniel Hudson and David Holmberg

The Chicago Cubs release P Bob Howry

The Pittsburgh Pirates acquire OF Mitch Jones from the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later

The Texas Rangers acquire IF Cristian Guzman from the Washington Nationals for P's Tanner Roark and Ryan Tatusko

The Toronto Blue Jays acquire 1B Mike Jacobs from the New York Mets for a player to be named later

The Washington Nationals sign P Orlando Hernandez to a minor league contract

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By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com

07/31/10 1:05 PM ET

CLEVELAND -- The Cardinals have improved their rotation, the Padres have boosted their batting order and the Indians have pulled in another prospect.

The three teams pulled off a swap mere hours before Saturday's 4 p.m. ET non-waiver Trade Deadline, as right-hander Jake Westbrook and cash was sent from the Indians to the Cardinals, outfielder Ryan Ludwick was dealt from the Cards to the Padres and Double-A right-hander Corey Kluber was sent from the Padres to the Tribe. Minor League lefty Nick Greenwood was shipped from the Padres to the Cardinals.

Westbrook had been scheduled to make the Indians' 1:07 p.m. start against the Blue Jays on Saturday, so the deal gained momentum in the late morning. Westbrook was officially scratched less than an hour before first pitch, with rookie right-hander Josh Tomlin taking his place.

The 32-year-old Westbrook is 6-7 with a 4.65 ERA in 21 starts this season. He made his return from 2008 Tommy John surgery on Opening Day this year. The right-hander is 69-71 with a 4.34 ERA in 221 career appearances, including 181 starts. All but three of his career appearances have been with the Indians, who acquired him from the Yankees in 2000.

Ludwick, 31, has revived his career as a member of the Cardinals since signing with the organization as a Minor League free agent in 2007. He was an All-Star in '08 and in four seasons with St. Louis hit .280 with a .349 on-base percentage and a .507 slugging percentage.

In 2010, Ludwick has a .281/.343/.484 line with 11 home runs, 43 RBIs and 44 runs scored in 77 games. He missed nearly a month with a strained left calf, returning last weekend for the Cards' series against the Cubs.

Rookie Jon Jay has impressed the Cards in his first 48 games and will see more time with Ludwick, a third-year arbitration-eligible player this winter, out of the picture.

The Indians did not appear motivated to deal Westbrook earlier this week, but the Cardinals, who long had an interest in Westbrook, were persistent. The Padres helped make the deal happen by shipping Kluber to the Tribe.

Kluber, 24, has spent the entire 2010 season at Double-A San Antonio, where he was 6-6 with a 3.45 ERA. He has struck out 136 and walked 40 in 122 2/3 innings in 22 games, including 21 starts. He leads the Texas League in strikeouts.

The Padres took Kluber in the fourth round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft.

Greenwood, a 14th-round pick of the Padres in 2009, was 4-4 with a 4.15 ERA in 21 appearances (17 starts) with Class A Fort Wayne, racking up 65 strikeouts in 95 1/3 innings.

Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. He blogs about baseball at CastroTurf. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks trade C Chris Snyder and IF Pedro Ciriaco to the Pittsburgh Pirates for P D.J. Carrasco IF Bobby Crosby and OF Ryan Church

The Atlanta Braves acquire OF Wilkin Ramirez from the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later

The Baltimore Orioles trade P Will Ohman to the Florida Marlins for P Rick Vanden Hurk

The Chicago Cubs trade P Ted Lilly and IF Ryan Theroit to the Los Angeles Dodgers for P's Kyle Smit and Brett Wallach and 2B Blake DeWitt

The Cleveland Indians trade P Kerry Wood to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later or cash and acquire P Corey Gluber from the San Diego Padres as part of a 3 team trade with SD and Stl

The Houston Astros trade 1B Lance Berkman to the New York Yankees for P Mark Melancon and IF Jimmy Paredes

The Kansas City Royals trade P Kyle Farnsworth and OF Rick Ankiel to the Atlanta Braves for P's Jesse Chavez and Tim Collins and OF Gregor Blanco

The Los Angeles Dodgers trade P James McDonald and OF Andrew Lambo to the Pittsburgh Pirates for P Octavio Dotel

The New York Yankees acquire OF Austin Kearns from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later or cash

The Pittsburgh Pirates trade P Javier Lopez to the San Francisco Giants for P Joe Martinez and OF John Bowker

The San Diego Padres acquire OF Ryan Ludwick from the St.Louis Cardinals for P Nick Greenwood as part of a 3 team trade With Cle and Stl

The San Francisco Giants acquire P Ramon Ramirez from the Boston Red Sox for P Dan Turpen

The St.Louis Cardinals acquired P Jake Westbrook from the Cleveland Indians as part of a 3 team trade with Cle and SD

The Tampa Bay Rays acquire P Chad Qualls from the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named later

The Texas Rangers trade C Jarrod Saltalamacchia to the Boston Red Sox for P Roman Mendez 1B Chris McGuiness and a player to be named later

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The Houston Astros sign P Brett Myers to a 2yr contract extension

The New York Yankees release IF Chad Tracy

The Philadelphia Phillies release OF Chris Duffy

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The Los Angeles Dodgers sign P Bobby Livingston to a minor league contract

The Milwaukee Brewers sign OF Corey Hart to a 3yr contract extension

The St.Louis Cardinals sign P Nate Robertson to a minor league contract

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Cincinnati Reds optioned down RHP Carlos Fisher and call up RHP Russ Springer

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The Colorado Rockies claim IF Wes Hodges off waivers from the Cleveland Indians

The Oakland A's claim 1B Jeff Larish off waivers from the Detroit Tigers

The San Diego Padres sign P Mike Koplove to a minor league contract