diamondhoggers.com - 12/10/2008
—
Ryan Freel has seen his time as a Cincinnati Red come to an end . The guy was always a fan favorite of ours. He played hard. He played everywhere. He put dip and tabacky in his upper jowls. There was the opening day DUI in 2005 where he partied a bit too hard after the big win. There was ...
Freel traded for Ramon Hernandez
redreporter.com 12/9/2008 — It looks like it's a done deal. From Rosenthal :
The Reds have reached preliminary agreement with the Orioles on a trade that will send catcher Ramon Hernandez to Cincinnati for outfielder Ryan Freel and two prospects, according to a ...
Bye, bye, Farney
baseballchurch.blogspot.com 12/10/2008 — It's been fun, except when you were running into walls and getting concussions and ripping your body to shreds. You really did make some heckuva plays. And who can forget Ryan Freel Dirty Shirt Night at GAB(p)? Anytime you lose one of your longtime ...
O’s/Reds Trade —
The Sommer Frieze
No, it isn’t as big as the Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas deal of Dec. 1965, but the Orioles and Reds have made a deal. Going to Cincy is C Ramon Hernandez, (.257-15-65, OPS+ 86, 32) and going to the Orioles are two prospects and Ryan Freel (.298-0-10, 131 AB, 32).
Pending a physical, ...
The Most Important Trade Ever —
FanGraphs Baseball
Throughout the baseball off-season, much focus is directed towards where the big name players will go. Will CC Sabathia sign with the Yankees? Do the Angels have enough to retain Mark Teixeira ? Where will Derek Lowe end up? And who will give A.J. Burnett that elusive fifth year?
Then there ...
Another catching market shift —
Extra Bases
LAS VEGAS -- The Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles injected a bit of life into the winter meetings by making a deal. The O's get utilityman Ryan Freel, two minor league infielders, and $1 million. The Reds get catcher Ramon...
Reds Acquire Ramon Hernandez from Orioles for Ryan Freel —
straitpinkie.com
Today the Reds announced the acquisition of C Ramon Hernandez and cash from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for IF/OF Ryan Freel and minor league infielders Justin Turner and Brandon Waring.
Hernandez, 32, last season for the Orioles made 133 appearances, including 119 starts behind the ...
Reds get Ramon Hernandez for Freel and 2 prospects —
Dunn and Dunner
I'm late to the game for this since I was at work all day, but the deal mentioned yesterday is official as it needs to be for me to say its official. Reds.com LAS VEGAS --- The Reds appear to be "very, very close" to acquiring catcher Orioles catcher Ramon Hernandez in a trade for utility ...
Reds Acquire C Hernandez —
Hot Foot
The Reds and Astros have struck a deal that will send veteran backstop Ramon Hernandez to the Reds, in exchange for utility man Ryan Freel and two prospects.
Hernandez his .257 with 15 homers and 65 RBI in 2008 for the O’s.
Hernandez is a productive player, and is probably better than ...
The Reds Make a Trade That Doesn't Involve Jermaine Dye —
FanHouse
by Pat Lackey Clearly, reports that the Reds were going to open the winter meetings with a splash by trading for Jermaine Dye were premature. Still, Walt Jocketty has been active this week and on the second day of the activity in Vegas it looks like he has pulled the trigger on a trade, even ...
Ramon Hernandez trade “all but complete.” Wait, what? —
Redleg Nation
Why? :
According to a source here, the Orioles have made substantial progress over the past 24 hours on the prospective deal that would send Ramon Hernandez to the Cincinnati Reds for fourth outfielder Ryan Freel and a mid-level prospect.
There is a general manager’s meeting going on ...
Rumor: O’s-Reds trade done —
River Avenue Blues
Ken Rosenthal says the rumored Ramon Hernandez for Ryan Freel deal has been agreed to, and is pending MLB approval because of the money changing hands. We’ll update with more as we get it. The Matt Wieters Era begins.
Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog
Rosenthal: K-Rod to the Mets —
Lone Star Ball
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Mets and K-Rod have agreed to a 3 year, $37 million deal.
He also says that the Reds have agreed to a deal with the Orioles for catcher Ramon Hernandez, with the O's picking up a chunk of Ramon's salary and getting Ryan Freel and "two prospects."
I can't ...
Monday night update: What things look like right now —
Red Reporter
I'm going to steal a lot of this from John Fay since he put up a broad report this evening:
It sounds like the rumor right now with the most teeth is the one with the Orioles where Ramon Hernandez and Ryan Freel are the principles:
Walt Jocketty did not confirm the Reds are talking to the ...
Freel for Ramon Hernandez? —
Dunn and Dunner
MASN's Roch Kubatko apparently thinks that maybe the Reds and O's have discussed a Freel for Hernandez swap. It's possible that they won't have to eat as much of his contract as originally anticipated, because one of the interested teams also is looking to dump salary. In return, the Orioles ...
