This is beginning to look like the trade that would never end.

In addition to disposing of Coco Crisp and acquiring top third-base prospect Andy Marte from the Boston Red Sox on Friday night, the Indians shipped Arthur Rhodes to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for outfielder Jason Michaels.

That might not be the extent of Indians' General Manager Mark Shapiro's machinations. Cincinnati Reds interim General Manager Brad Kullman confirmed that Shapiro is proposing a deal that would bring power-hitting outfielder Austin Kearns to Cleveland and send right-handed starter Jake Westbrook to the Reds.

This precise swap reportedly was turned down last week by then-Cincinnati GM Dan O'Brien, before he was fired by new owner Bob Castellini. With a new man in the Reds front office, the attitude has changed. []

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2 Comments:

• So since MIchael would have cost the Yankees Wang+, I guess that means either:
  
  Rhodes is better than Wang.
  There IS a Yankee tax.

  By  Mr. Faded Glory, at 12:42 AM   <$BlogItemControl$>

• Dahling, are you going to ST this year?

  By  Anonymous, at 9:46 PM   <$BlogItemControl$>

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