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• The White Sox sent left-fielders Bill Buckner (also known to occasionally play first base...) and Alex Presley to the Phillies, getting catcher Eli Marrero in return.
• Newly-formed franchise the New York Highlanders wasted no time before tinkering with their roster, swapping relievers with the Browns in a trade that sees Dave Patterson head to St Louis and Mike Paul to the Big Apple.
• A blockbuster trade between the Naps and the Pirates sees Cleveland acquire LF Eric Young, 2B Rob Picciolo and reliever John Briggs in exchange for catcher Scott Spiezio and OF Nelson Mathews.
• The A’s offloaded veteran SP Hooks Dauss, along with reliever Tom Walker and a 5th round pick, to the Americans, getting third baseman Chris Nelson in return.
• Cleveland fans were left scratching their heads when the Naps shipped popular players RF Mark DeRosa and LF Mark Brouhard to Cincinnati in exchange for catcher Bill Rariden.
• The Reds got active in an attempt to bolster their roster, trading reliever Fay Thomas and outfielder Dick Simpson to Washington in exchange for RF Carlos Gomez.
• The Phillies and Superbas finally came to terms on a deal that sent LF Buddy Bradford to Philadelphia and 3B Fred Haney and reliever Tim Mayza to Brooklyn.
• A huge trade during the Winter Meetings between the Giants and Naps, with New York dealing LF Otis Clymer – who has hit above .400 in both FL seasons to date – for relievers Kelvim Escobar and Frank Seminara.
• Another one from that session sees 1B Alex McKinnon and 2B Jack Rothrock moving to the Americans from the Bucs in return for relievers Tiny Osborne and Eric Show.
• The Highlanders have offloaded talented but erratic SP Jose Quintana to the Americans for 1B Rip Radcliff. A few days later they sent reliever Luis Garcia to the A’s for shortstop Angel Salazar, reliever Matt Strahm and a 6th round pick.
• Cleveland’s offseason reshuffle continued in earnest with them trading away reliever John Stuper to the Phillies, getting 1B/OF Charlie Hickman in return.