sports.espn.go.com - 12/11/2008
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The Baltimore Orioles have traded catcher Ramon Hernandez to the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Ryan Freel and a pair of minor leaguers.
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cincinnati.reds.mlb.com - 12/9/2008
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cincinnati.reds.mlb.com —
LAS VEGAS --- Getting catching help was something
the Reds considered premium this offseason and Ramon Hernandez
was on the short list from the start. After weeks of on and off talks, the Reds completed a trade on Tuesday that brought Hernandez to ...
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Reds complete swap for O's Hernandez | reds.com: News
google.com - 12/10/2008
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google.com —
1 day ago LAS VEGAS (AP) The Cincinnati
Reds plugged a hole behind the plate, acquiring Ramon
Hernandez from the Baltimore Orioles for frustrated utilityman Ryan Freel and two minor leaguers Tuesday. The rebuilding Orioles also receive infield ...
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The Associated Press: Reds send Freel to Orioles in deal ...
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... James Skelton has his drawbacks as a prospect. Obviously-- if he didn't, a. he wouldn't be available to pick in Rule 5, and b. he'd be Matt Wieters, who's good enough to force his team to trade a league average catcher for a pile of lame. He's not great defensively, I noted that he has little power, and all things being equal you might like that strikeout rate to come down a little (striking out a lot in the minors sometimes indicates that a player won't hit for average in the majors). But he's probably better than your backup catcher. He's almost certainly ...
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blue-collarbaseball.blogspot.com 12/10/2008 — Ryan Freel is no longer a member of the Cincinnati Reds, nor is his "little friend" Farney . The Reds completed a trade to send Freel to the Baltimore Orioles for veteran catcher, Ramon Hernandez. Obviously Freel was a BCB favorite. He was a small, ...
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