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Supposedly the trade is Sosa for Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot, and Dave Crouthers. The Cubs pick up $10M of the $17M Sosa gets this year, and Sosa will negotiate an extention with the Orioles to get him to waive completely the automatic option that would kick in since he's traded.
Hairston is a great second baseman (and personally one of my favorite players), but hasn't been healthy and lost his job to Brian Roberts. Fontenot would be our 2B of the future, if not for Hairston and Roberts. Crouthers is a decent pitching prospect.
Basically, this is a HELL of a deal for the Orioles. We give up essentially organizational depth for Sosa, who will hit between Miguel Tejada and Javy Lopez, and thrive in Camden Yards.
By the way, Mikey, I'll take the Orioles' lineup against the Yankees' lineup anytime this year.
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