ramon hernandez to the orioles??

[Beckett95]

DALLAS -- The San Diego Padres traded second baseman Mark Loretta to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday for catcher Doug Mirabelli.

 

"Any manager would love to have a guy like Mark Loretta on a ballclub," Padres manager Bruce Bochy said. "He's a guy that plays both sides of the ball well. He's so solid all around in his game."

 

Mirabelli had backed up Gold Glove-winner Jason Varitek in Boston, getting just 136 at-bats in 50 games and batting .228. He is a career .241 hitter with 47 homers and 165 RBI in 445 career games for Boston, Texas and San Francisco.

 

San Diego had been trying to re-sign Ramon Hernandez, but he appears to have agreed to a contract with the Baltimore Orioles in a deal that will be announced Thursday. Mirabelli will compete for the starting job with Miguel Olivo, who had been backing up Hernandez.

from espn

 

 

I guees javy lopez isnt a good enough catcher anymore. this really doesnt make much since unless they plan on using javy as a DH. The O's obviously havn't realized they need PITCHING yet.

 

The trade was largely agreed to but delayed as the Padres tried to re-sign closer Trevor Hoffman.

 

"This deal was significant enough to put everything else on hold," Padres general manager Kevin Towers said.

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wow...that should work out well for them.

 

Remember 2 offseasons ago they wanted to get both Javy and Pudge to alternate behind the plate and DH...thats what this reminds me of.

[riverside sluggers]

This has been in their plans to get a new catcher. Look for Javy Lopez to shift over to 1st base