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Wednesday, December 26, 2007 |
Padres Sign Mark Prior, Rangers Trade Volquez For Hamilton
Catching up after a couple days of inactivity...
- Mark Prior has signed with his hometown Padres for 1 year/$1M, with performance bonuses to $4.5M.
- Another of the DVD trio left Texas, as the Rangers shipped Edinson Volquez and Danny Herrera to Cincinnati for CF Josh Hamilton. (Also via AP.) The three — John Danks, Volquez, and Thomas Diamond — started last year as three of the Rangers' top five prospects, but the team traded Danks for Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Salty's .251/.290/.431 in 2007 came half-time at first, where his value is substantially lower than behind the plate. Jim Callis liked this deal for the Rangers:
Rangers Question Please! TEXAS: A couple of Rangers questions, What is your take on the Hamilton/Volquez trade and what is your take on the state of the Rangers minor league system? THANKS!
Jim Callis: Rangers have really restocked their system in the last year via trades and the draft. I loved that deal from the Texas side. I know the Reds have more outfielders than they know what to do with, and I guess they felt like Hamilton's body won't hold up after all the abuse he has subjected it to. But I don't believe in Volquez.
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