Report: Brewers acquire Sabathia from Indians

newgroom422 posted 7/7/2008 from msn.foxsports.com [flag]

The Brewers have won the C.C. Sabathia sweepstakes. The Indians have agreed to trade the ace Sabathia and two lower-level minor leaguers for a package that includes top prospect Matt LaPorta and other minor leaguers, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. [link]

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Report: Matt Laporta Dealt to Cleveland for Sabathia!
Published 7/6/2008 by Joe Hamrahi at Baseball Digest Daily
Report: Matt Laporta Dealt to Cleveland for Sabathia! by Joe Hamrahi on Sun 06 Jul 2008 07:51 PM EDT | Permanent Link FoxSports.com is reporting that the Milwaukee Brewers have dealt Matt LaPorta and 2 lower level prospects to the Cleveland Indians for C.C. Sabathia . I've yet to receive confirmation of the trade but I've put in a call to Matt and hope to hear back from his soon. More details to come... Posted to: Main Page Joe Hamrahi Major League News

Trade Speculator - Goodbye Carstens - Part II
Published 7/7/2008 by Brandon Heikoop (noreply@blogger.com) at The Outsiders Look at the Insides of Baseball
Via Baseball Digest Daily, FoxSports.com is reporting that the Milwaukee Brewers have dealt Matt LaPorta and 2 lower level prospects to the Cleveland Indians for C.C. Sabathia. I've yet to receive confirmation of the trade but I've put in a call to Matt and hope to hear back from his soon. More details to come...It will be interesting to see who the two additional prospects are, as well as to hear LaPorta's take on the trade. It does, however, sound as if the Brewers stood pat in not willing to deal both LaPorta and Alcides Escobar, thus crushing my dreams of seeing the greatest middle ...

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wrigleyville23 found this 7/6/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

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Au Revoir, Big Fella…We Will Miss You

RockKing posted 7/7/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

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RockKing posted 7/7/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

Though slated as the starting pitcher for Tuesday’s game against the Tigers, Anthony Castrovince’s MLB.com blog reports that an unconfirmed deal has been made. According to a Major League source, the Indians and Brewers have completed a trade in which Sabathia, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, would be sent to Milwaukee for Double-A [...]

C.C. Sabathia Explains Why He's Moving to Milwaukee to the Old Lady in his Apartment Building Who Knows Nothing About Baseball

toddsoda posted 7/7/2008 from thedaveburbarevolution.blogspot.com

Miss Royer: Carsten, why would you do such a thing? Sabathia: Well, the baseball team I play for here in Cleveland actually traded me to another team up in Wisconsin. So, I gotta go play for them now. Miss Royer: A baseball team traded you? But what about your job here in Ohio? What will you do for money? Sabathia: (laughing) Well, the baseball team in Milwaukee will pay me Miss Royer. Ju

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