washington.nationals.mlb.com - 8/17/2008
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WASHINGTON -- The Nationals traded right-handed relief pitcher Luis Ayala to the Mets on Sunday morning for a player to be named later, but that player is expected to be infielder Anderson Hernandez. Ayala requested the trade weeks ago because he wanted a change of scenery, due to personal problems. Ayala has struggled this season, compiling a 1-8 record with a 5.77 ERA in 62 appearances. ...
Mets Trade for Luis Ayala
metstoday.com 8/17/2008 — That’s right — the Mets have chosen to “bolster” their bullpen with a man sporting a 5.77 ERA.
Good luck with that.
The Mets traded Anderson Hernandez to the Nationals for Ayala , who in 62 games and 57 innings this season ...
Mets Add Luis Ayala —
Amazin' Avenue
The Mets have acquired right-handed reliever Luis Ayala from the Washington Nationals in exchange for all-field no-hit shortstop Anderson Hernandez. The trade will be completed once Hernandez clears waivers, which he will considering that he's a terrible baseball player. I'll admit to not understanding how the trade waivers work, exactly, because in theory some other team that didn't want ...
Mets Acquire Luis Ayala —
Mets Prospectus
According to multiple sources, the Mets have acquired RHP Luis Ayala from the Nationals for SS/2B Anderson Hernandez . The 30 year old Luis Ayala is currently having his worst big league season of his career. In 62 games this year Ayala has an ERA of 5.78. It's worth noting that from 2003-2007 Ayala only had an ERA over 3 (3.19) ONCE. Anderson Hernandez, 25, was hitting just .202 in AAA New ...
Breaking News: Mets get Luis Ayala, Lock up Division* —
Major League Jerk
Reuniting with Brian Schneider will totally get Luis Ayala's season back on track . /sincere
It’s Sunday. If this happened on Tuesday, I would not be writing this. The Mets traded with the Washington Nationals to get get Luis Ayala for a player to be named later . It is a good move. Ayala has sucked this year but he does have past success as a major league reliever. The player to ...
Mets trade for Luis Ayala —
24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan
The Mets announced before todays game with the Pirates that they traded Anderson Hernandez for relief pitcher Luis Ayala of the Nationals. Luis was having a bad year for the Nationals going 1-8 with a era over 5. This I'm sure was predicated with Billy Wagner not being ready to come off the DL . Luis Ayala will be with the Mets in time for mondays afternoon game.
Mets grab reliever from Nationals —
SmackCaster SmackBlog
First, the Atlanta Braves promote Matt DeSalvo, who was 2-11 at Class AAA. Now the New York Mets think they can solve their bullpen woes with Luis Ayala, who struggled to a 1-8 mark and 5.77 ERA in 62 appearances with the godawful Washington Nationals. Know the Nats are terrible, but 1-8 is 1-8. Can’t imagine Ayala will be the remedy to the rumblins in Jerry Manuel’s stomach every ...
Mets Add Luis Ayala From Nationals —
Marvin's Mets
The Washington Nationals have traded RHP Luis Ayala to the Mets for a player to be named later, who is expected to be Anderson Hernandez, a former starting 2B of the NY Mets, who has not yet cleared waivers. "I'm surprised. It's a little bit late for a trade," Ayala said. "But for me, I passed my best times in this organization." Hernandez hit .301 during his time with the New Orleans ...
Mets Trade Anderson Hernandez to Washington for Luis Ayala —
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
The Nationals traded right-handed relief pitcher Luis Ayala to the Mets on Sunday morning for a player to be named later, but that player is expected to be infielder Anderson Hernandez.
Ayala requested the trade weeks ago because he wanted a change of scenery, due to personal problems.
Ayala has struggled this season, compiling a 1-8 record with a 5.77 ERA in 62 appearances.
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Mets trade for Luis Ayala —
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog
Why? Anderson Hernandez is heading to Washington for Luis Ayala as the Mets try to sure up their bullpen issues. I'm not a fan of Ayala, and I feel this actually hurts the Mets pen. Obviously, they're not giving up much, as A-Hern was never going to amount to much of anything. I guess this is goodbye to Eddie Kunz...for now. Ayala, you have a lot to prove to me before I begin to trust you. ...
Mets Trade For Luis Ayala —
Hot Foot
According to the Washington Times , the Mets have traded middle infielder Anderson Hernandez to the Washington Nationals for relief pitcher Luis Ayala .
Ayala, 30, is 1-8 on the season with a 5.77 ERA in 57.2 innings pitched. Prior to this season, Ayala had a career 3.19 ERA over four seasons in 274.2 innings pitched. He is also an impending free agent.
Anderson Hernandez was only hitting ...
Ayala Traded —
Nationals Farm Authority
From the Nationals …
The Washington Nationals today acquired shortstop Anderson Hernandez from the New York Mets in exchange for right-handed reliever Luis Ayala. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden made the announcement.
The switch-hitting Hernandez—once ranked among the Mets’ top 10 prospects, Hernandez peaked at No. 8 entering the 2006 season [...]
Mets Acquire Luis Ayala —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
The Washington Times is reporting that the the Nationals have traded relief pitcher Luis Ayala to the Mets for Anderson Hernandez .
Ayala, who will be a eligible for free agency for the first time this off-season, has a 5.77 ERA with 36 strike outs and 22 walks in 57.2 innings this season. He is making $1.7MM this season. Hernandez is hitting .203/.262/.307 in triple-A, and is expected to ...
Mets make a trade: Ahern for Ayala —
Mets Fever
Well it's not the player I expected ( Al Reyes) but at least they made a move and acquired a relief arm. It was said at the deadline that Omar was attempting to acquire Luis Ayala but that the price was too high. The Nats have been obsessed with finding a young starting quality 2B, they set Jon Rauch to Arizona for 2B Emilio Bonifacio who is now their starter while hitting .228, if he fails ...
Mets Trade for Luis Ayala —
Mets Merized Online
From NY Sports Dog : The Mets have made a trade, acquiring RHP Luis Ayala from the Nationals in exchange for 2B Anderson Hernandez . Ayala is expected to join the team in Pittsburgh tomorrow. Luis Ayala Stats: Career: Batting | Pitching | Fielding SEASON TEAM G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO W L SV HLD BLSV ERA 2003 Mon 65 0 0 0 71.0 65 ...
Mets Trade for Luis Ayala —
NY Sports Dog
The Mets have made a trade, acquiring RHP Luis Ayala from the Nationals in exchange for 2B Anderson Hernandez. Ayala is expected to join the team in Pittsburgh tomorrow.
Career: Batting | Pitching |...
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News: Mets acquire Ayala from Nats —
MetsBlog.com
The Mets have acquired RHP Luis Ayala from the Nationals in exchange for 2B Anderson Hernandez.
Ayala is expected to join the team in Pittsburgh tomorrow.
Ayala had a 5.77 ERA this season with Washington.
The Daily News reported earlier in the week that the Mets had expressed interest in Ayala, who SI.com’s Jon Heyman mentioned the Mets had been trying to acquire during the Trade ...
Luis Ayala - woo hoo —
Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs
With Billy Wagner out, the lead bullpen arm is Aaron Heilman, who is 2-7 with a 5.56 ERA and has been overworked with 65 appearances. Now he has help - from someone with an even worse record. Luis Ayala is 1-8 with an ERA of 5.77. And he’s been ...
Nationals deal reliever Ayala to Mets —
FOXSports.com News for MLB
The Washington Nationals traded right-handed reliever Luis Ayala to the Mets on Sunday for a player to be named, a move designed to provide depth to New York's struggling bullpen.
The player going to the Nationals is expected to be minor league ...
Nationals trade RHP Ayala to Mets (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
The Washington Nationals traded right-handed reliever Luis Ayala to the Mets on Sunday for a player to be named, a move designed to provide depth to New York's struggling bullpen. The player going to the Nationals is expected to be minor league ...