| Transactions Year 2 (2003) |
| Boston Trades: 2003 August Draft Pick (Tagg Bozied) Houston Trades: 300k Commentary: I probably should have asked for more money in this trade... oh well. Boston Trades: Mike Bordick, Shane Halter, 250k Yankees Trade: Frank Thomas Boston Trades: Tim Wakefield Texas Trades: Ben Grieve Clause: IF Grieve hits below .265 or hits below 20 HR Texas gives me 500k *Applied* IF Wakefield starts below 25 games I give him 500k *Not Applied* Boston Trades: Tim Drew, Casey Fossum Texas Trades: Troy Percival Boston Trades: Scott Spiezio Texas Trades: Ramon Vazquez Boston Trades: Jeff Kent and 225k White Sox Trade: Shannon Stewert, Kris Honel, Alex Cintron, and Dan Wright *Clause* Kent must hit .300 30 HR, and 100 RBI or I give up 225k Stewert must hit .300, 10 HR, and 20 SB or I receive 225k Both clauses were applied so no money changes hands Boston Trades: Omar Vizquel, Hideo Nomo, Tanyon Sturtz, and 750k New York Trades: Ed Rogers, Peter Bergeron, Shawn Wooten, Danny Borrell, and Robinson Cano *Clause* When Nomo is withdrawn from New York's team by demotion, trade, or just loss in FA Boston receives 400k back in compensation. (applied) Commentary: Robinson Cano and a lot of trash... yuck. Boston Trades: Ugueth Urbina Houston Trades: Estaban German, Adam Everett, and Mike Woods *Clause:* If Urbina does not save 30 games or hold 15 I give Houston my first round amateur pick of 2004. In return I receive his 3rd round amateur pick. If German does not play in 100 games in 2004 or 50 games in 2003 I receive 600k. (Urbina saved them but German did not play 50 games in 2003 so I got 600k Boston Trades: Jacque Jones, 2003 September Monthly Pick (Jonny Peralta) New York Trades: Adam Kennedy, Bud Smith, Bernabel Castro |
| TRADES 2003 - 2004 Offseason |
| I trade: Sidney Ponson I receive: (from Seattle): 2nd, (Chris Lambert) 3rd, (Jay Rainville) and 6th round amateur picks (Adam Lind) (all 2004), 2004 April Monthly (Nate Robertson), 2004 May Monthly (Jeff Francis) and Darin Erstad. Commentary: I really feel bad for Seattle with the way this turned out. Everyone thought Ponson had finally broke out and would be an ace for years to come, instead he fell apart. In return I acquired through the picks four quality prospects (one who has already began to live up to expectations in Francis), an average young pitcher in Robertson and a moneysucker in Erstad. I trade: Jeff Bagwell I receive: (from Los Angeles): Dave Roberts and Joe Thurston *CLAUSE*: Roberts has to play 130 games and Thurston has to play 110 games or I get 750 k and 2nd round amateur draft pick and 7th round draft pick for 2006. If either one doesn't happen the clause goes into affect. APPLIED (2nd: Matthew Antonelli 7th: Tim Norton) I trade: John Thomson amateur pick 105 (Sean Marshall) in 2003 I receive: (from Texas): Francisco Cordero *CLAUSE*: If Cordero doesn't record 25 saves in 2004 then Texas gives me their June and July monthly pick (in 2005) for my 2004 6th round amateur pick. Not Applied Commentary: It should be noted that pick 105 was the last pick in the 2003 draft. |