The Baltimore Orioles trade

MI Young Jr., Eric, $0.5m (P-2013)
RP Soriano, Rafael, $2.5m (2012)
X-RP Soriano, Rafael, Cash Exchanged on Contract (2011), $1.0m in 2011

to the Yankees for

OF Garcia, Jonathon, $0.5m (P-n/a)
MI Gennett, Scooter, $0.5m (P-n/a)


The Baltimore Orioles do this trade to get rid of Part of Soriano's deal for this year.  I was planning on cutting him after the trade deadline If I couldn't trade him.  Trading him gets rid of more salary then if I cut him this year and also gets rid of next years salary.  Young was recently called up to the majors but I don't see him ever being more than a utility player.  I will happily exchange these two players for two younger prospects.

The baltimore Orioles confirm.  The chance to move two fringe MLB players for prospects with higher upside was not an oppurtunity we could pass up.  Romine is a decent catcher that is blocked by the depth at C in the yankees system and may not get a shot in the MLB for a while but should be good when he gets there.  Sweeney was a draftee last year and had a decent showing in rookie ball after being drafted.  Yambati is a high upside pitcher in the royals system who will hopefully take a step forward this year in a deep system.

Over the salary cap / Date updated
Tampa Bay / 5-14-2011
Cincinnati / 5-20-2011

Rules on salary cap grant only a 24-hour window to clear space after an FA signing, and zero tolerance for trades.

Baltimore and Washington have 11 players on their EDR, roster size does not expand to 10 until the 2011 Entry Draft.
White Sox have 41 players on their roster.

Also, looks like SD has a roster from a different league accidentally posted.

•The EDR is a roster of additional players not included on the 40-man roster for each team.  The maximum size of this roster is 10 players.  It will expand to 15 players at the beginning of the 2011 season and then finally to 20 players at the beginning of the 2012 season.


EDR changed to 15 players at the beginning of the 2011 season so I am not in violation correct?

Still willing to move

CI Melvin Mora
C Yorvit Torrealba
OF Juan Pierre
CI Juan Miranda
RP Rafael Soriano

Most are in the majors playing but not putting up many points.  May still be helpful to a team that is a contender and is short on major league players or needs to add some depth.  Not expecting much in return for these guys.

Welcome LTD and good luck.  I am new here too and getting to know the league.