Revisiting May Trades

Can't sleep yet, so let's take a quick gander at some trades made in May and see how they have turned out thus far.

Mets Get: Lance Broadway
White Sox Get: Ramon Castro

I have always liked Castro and haven't quite understood Jerry Manuel's love affair with Omir Santos, but Castro is just 2-14 since joining the Sox. But, Broadway is just 1-1 with a 6.32 in the IL with Buffalo with 9 walks against 7 K's.

Verdict: No One Wins.

Brewers Get: Jody Gerut
Padres Get: Tony Gwynn Jr.

I will admit I thought the Brewers ripped them off. Honestly, if you look at the fact they could have had Gwynn for free after being placed on waivers, they did. But, Gwynn has been a bright spot in his first 92 at bats, putting up a line of .348-.439-.467 while providing good defense in CF. The Brewers were desperate for a bench bat with a pulse, and they may still be looking, as Gerut has hit a miniscule .107 (3-28) since joining the Brewers.

Verdict: Shockingly, Padres

Yankees Get: Romulo Sanchez
Pirates Get: Eric Hacker

Here at TK's Baseball Blog, we don't discriminate against trades. Sanchez has been a 4-A reliever since I can remember and has put up a 3.24 ERA at AAA. He still has command issues though, working 8.1 IP and walking 6 while striking out 8. Hacker, meanwhile, has been dominant at Indianapolis and putting himself in position to be a starter for Pittsburgh later this season. The righty is 2-0 with a 2.91 ERA in 6 starts in AAA, though he has a WHIP of 1.50, so those numbers are obviously going to last. In 34 innings, he has 19 walks against 19 strikeouts.

Verdict: First one to the big leagues wins.

Orioles Get: Joey Gathright
Cubs Get: Ryan Freel

Joey Gathright is hitting an other worldly .339 with the Tides and is putting himself in position if the Orioles ever decide to end the Felix Pie experiment and let him get regular at bats at AAA (.202-.279-.319 average in majors, in just 94 at bats). Ryan Freel was hitting just .167 with the Cubs before going down with an injury.

Verdict: Orioles, by default.