The Goods Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 MINNEAPOLIS -- Shortstop Orlando Cabrera has been traded from the Oakland Athletics to the Minnesota Twins. The Twins sent minor league infielder Tyler Ladendorf to the A's for Cabrera and cash. Friday's deal came a few hours before baseball's 4 p.m. ET non-waiver trade deadline. Minnesota entered the day two games behind Detroit in the AL Central. The Twins need more production up the middle, with Nick Punto and Alexi Casilla struggling to hit this season. Leading Twins players have also recently expressed their desire to see the team make a move to upgrade the roster. The Twins have traditionally been quiet at the deadline. Cabrera was batting .280 with four homers, 41 RBIs and 11 steals for Oakland. He was expected to be at the Metrodome for Saturday's game against the Angels. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4369219 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Pretty good fit, that division will go down to the wire dang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Good pick-up for the Twins. This was the Twins biggest need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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