Blue Jays/Giants

[Giants GM (Matt)]

Giants acquire:
CI Aramis Ramirez 11: 25,000,000

Blue Jays acquire:
SP Roy Oswalt 11: 16,000,000
DH Hideki Matsui 11: 6,500,000, 12: 6,000,000
OF Thomas Neal 300,000 0/5 PP:
C Tommy Joseph 300,000 0/5 PP


I bring in the big bat I need. I had to include Oswalt and Matsui to even out Aramis' salary. I feel like I've been in contention this long without Oswalt, I could deal him for a big bat I'm lacking. Neal and Joseph are nice young guys for Mac. Thanks for easy negotiations.

Mac to confirm after he gets back from the Pepsi Suite at the Dbacks/Rockies game.

[macattack]

toronto agrees to the trade

i got rid of ramirez, who i can not keep. konerko and smoak are going to man my corners for a couple of years. really have no interest in keeping oswalt cause he is an expiring contract. but it works for cap issues. getting matsui to fill my OF for a year helps for 2012
neal is a nice spec who will see action sometime in 2012 and joseph is a nice organizational piece

thanks for the brutal negotiations


will organize roster , on monday, to reflect current trades

[Bud Selig (Trade Review)]

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[Bud Selig (Trade Review)]

This Trade has been Approved by the Trade Committee. Please update all Rosters within the next 24 hours.