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What can the teams that have made major moves so far expect from the players they acquired? Here's a look at how some of the biggest names to switch teams this season have done in the final months of the season during the last five seasons.
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Big Names, Big Gains?
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Player
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Traded from/to
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Aug.-Oct. stats
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Sandy Alomar Jr.
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Chicago WS/Colorado
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.260-16-73
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Bartolo Colon
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Cleveland/Montreal
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51 GS, 23-12, 4.01 ERA
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Ryan Dempster
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Florida/Cincinnati
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34 GS, 11-7, 4.58 ERA
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Ray Durham
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Chicago WS/Oakland
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.289-24-100
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Alan Embree
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San Diego/Boston
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120 G, 4-7, 3.59 ERA, 1 SV
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Cliff Floyd
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Montreal/Boston
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.300-21-88
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Tyler Houston
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Milwaukee/Los Angeles
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.239-12-49
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Kenny Lofton
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Chicago WS/San Francisco
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.301-20-106
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Brian Moehler
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Detroit/Cincinnati
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44 GS, 15-17, 4.43 ERA
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Raul Mondesi
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Toronto/NY Yankees
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.269-34-112
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Scott Rolen
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Philadelphia/St. Louis
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.286-43-148
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Paul Shuey
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Cleveland/Los Angeles
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99 G, 7-6, 4.54 ERA
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John Thomson
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Colorado/NY Mets
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42 GS, 12-14, 4.72 ERA
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Jeff Weaver
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Detroit/NY Yankees
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31 GS, 11-18, 5.10 ERA
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And what have deadline deals done for contenders in recent years? The tables below list the biggest names to be traded at or near the deadline over the past six seasons and the numbers they put up after the trade. Players denoted with an asterisk (*) advanced to the postseason with their new teams.
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2001
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Player
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Traded from/to
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Post-trade stats
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Pedro Astacio*
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Colorado/Houston
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4 GS, 2-1, 3.14 ERA
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Jermaine Dye*
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Kansas City/Oakland
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61 G, .297-13-59
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Andres Galarraga
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Texas/San Francisco
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49 G, .288-7-35
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Sterling Hitchcock*
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San Diego/NY Yankees
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9 GS, 4-4, 6.49 ERA
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Fred McGriff
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Tampa Bay/Chicago Cubs
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49 G, .282-12-41
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Rick Reed
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NY Mets/Minnesota
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12 GS, 4-6, 5.19 ERA
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Rey Sanchez*
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Kansas City/Atlanta |
49 G, .227-0-9
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Jason Schmidt
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Pittsburgh/San Francisco
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11 GS, 7-1, 3.39 ERA
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Ugueth Urbina
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Montreal/Boston
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19 G, 0-1, 2.25 ERA, 9 SV
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2000
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Player
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Traded from/to
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Post-trade stats
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Andy Ashby*
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Philadelphia/Atlanta
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15 GS, 8-6, 4.13 ERA
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Jason Bere
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Milwaukee/Cleveland
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11 GS, 6-3, 6.63 ERA
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Mike Bordick*
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Baltimore/NY Mets
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56 G, .260-4-21
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Charles Johnson*
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Baltimore/Chicago WS
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44 G, .326-10-36
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David Justice*
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Cleveland/NY Yankees
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78 G, .305-20-60
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Denny Neagle*
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Cincinnati/NY Yankees
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16 G, 7-7, 5.81 ERA
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Curt Schilling
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Philadelphia/Arizona
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13 GS, 5-6, 3.69 ERA
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David Segui
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Texas/Cleveland
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57 G, .332-8-46
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B.J. Surhoff*
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Baltimore/Atlanta
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44 G, .289-1-11
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Bob Wickman
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Milwaukee/Cleveland
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26 G, 1-3, 3.38 ERA, 14 SV
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1999
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Player
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Traded from/to
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Post-trade stats
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Kevin Appier
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Kansas City/Oakland
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12 GS, 7-5, 5.77 ERA
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Juan Guzman
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Baltimore/Cincinnati
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12 GS, 6-3, 3.03 ERA
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Jose Hernandez*
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Chicago Cubs/Atlanta
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48 G, .253-4-19
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Livan Hernandez
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Florida/San Francisco
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10 GS, 3-3, 4.38 ERA
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Matt Mantei*
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Florida/Arizona
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30 G, 0-1, 2.79 ERA, 22 SV
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Terry Mulholland*
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Chicago/Atlanta
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16 G, 4-2, 2.98 ERA, 1 SV
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Kenny Rogers*
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Oakland/New York
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12 GS, 5-1, 4.03 ERA
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David Segui
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Seattle/Toronto
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31 G, .316-5-13
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Randy Velarde
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Anaheim/Oakland
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61 G, .333-7-28
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1998
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Player
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Traded from/to
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Post-trade stats
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Ellis Burks
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Colorado/San Francisco
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42 G, .306-5-22
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Royce Clayton*
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St. Louis/Texas
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52 G, .285-5-24
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Shawon Dunston
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Cleveland/San Francisco
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36 G, .176-3-8
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Mark Grudzielanek
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Montreal/Los Angeles
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51 G, .264-2-21
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Randy Johnson*
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Seattle/Houston
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11 GS, 10-1, 1.28 ERA
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Esteban Loaiza*
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Pittsburgh/Texas
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14 GS, 3-6, 5.90 ERA
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Jose Mesa
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Cleveland/San Francisco
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32 G, 5-3, 3.52 ERA
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Carlos Perez
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Montreal/Los Angeles
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11 GS, 4-4, 3.24 ERA
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Jeff Shaw
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Cincinnati/Los Angeles
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34 G, 1-4, 2.55 ERA, 25 SV
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Todd Stottlemyre*
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St. Louis/Texas
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10 GS, 5-4, 4.33 ERA
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Todd Zeile*
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Florida/Texas
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52 G, .261-6-28
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1997
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Player
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Traded from/to
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Post-trade stats
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Wilson Alvarez*
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Chicago WS/San Francisco
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11 GS, 4-3, 4.48 ERA
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Harold Baines*
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Chicago WS/Baltimore
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44 G, .291-4-15
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Danny Darwin*
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Chicago WS/San Francisco
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10 G, 1-3, 4.91 ERA
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Darren Daulton*
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Philadelphia/Florida
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52 G, .262-3-21
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Roberto Hernandez*
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Chicago WS/San Francisco
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28 G, 5-2, 2.48 ERA, 4 SV
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Ken Hill
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Texas/Anaheim
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12 GS, 4-4, 3.65 ERA
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Mark McGwire
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Oakland/St. Louis
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51 G, .253-24-42
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Heathcliff Slocumb*
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Boston/Seattle
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27 G, 0-4, 4.13 ERA, 10 SV
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John Smiley*
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Cincinnati/Cleveland
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6 GS, 2-4, 5.54 ERA
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Paul Spoljaric*
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Toronto/Seattle
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20 G, 0-0, 4.76 ERA, 2 BlSv
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Mike Timlin*
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Toronto/Seattle
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26 G, 3-2, 3.86 ERA, 1 SV
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1996
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Player
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Traded from/to
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Post-trade stats
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Cecil Fielder*
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Detroit/NY Yankees
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53 G, .260-13-37
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Jamie Moyer
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Boston/Seattle
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11 GS, 6-2, 3.31 ERA
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Denny Neagle*
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Pittsburgh/Atlanta
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6 GS, 2-3, 5.59 ERA
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Kevin Seitzer*
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Milwaukee/Cleveland
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22 G, .385-1-11
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Greg Vaughn* |
Milwaukee/San Diego
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43 G, .206-10-22
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