Just days after Carlos Beltran revealed to the Mets that he had arthroscopic knee surgery and may not be ready by opening day the team went out and acquired Gary Matthews, Jr. from the Los Angeles Angels for relief pitcher Brian Stokes.

The New York Yankees have acquired Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan from the Braves for Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn, and $500,000 in cash. It is an interesting deal for the Yankees, to say the least, and I am kind of torn on whether it is a good move for them or not.

The Atlanta Braves dealt relief pitcher Rafael Soriano to the Tampa Bay Rays for fellow reliever Jesse Chavez, whom the Rays just acquired a little over a month ago when they dealt second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pirates.

The Red Sox and the Rangers have reached an agreement on a trade that would bring Mike Lowell to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Max Ramirez.

The rumored house cleaning in Detroit seems to be commencing as ESPN’s Buster Olney is reporting that the team is on the verge of trading both Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson in a three way deal involving the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

J. J. Hardy became the second arbitration eligible player to be dealt in as many days when he was sent to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for 23-year old center fielder Carlos Gomez.

The Boston Red Sox made two deal within the last couple of hours leading up to the trade deadline. The marquee deal has the Sox sending Justin Masterson along with pitching prospects Bryan Price and Nick Hagadone to the Inidans in exchange for Victor Martinez. The second deal has them sending recently acquired Adam LaRoche to the Atlanta Braves for Casey Kotchman.

The Minnesota Twins acquired shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the Oakland A’s in exchange for minor league shortstop Tyler Ladendorf. With Nick Punto and Alexi Casilla both struggling to hit their own weight this season the Twins felt like they needed to bolster their offensive output from the middle infield.

The San Francisco Giants acquired All Star second baseman Freddy Sanchez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for pitching prospect Tim Alderson in a deal announced after the two teams squared off Wednesday afternoon.

The Mariners sent shortstop Ronny Cedeno and four minor league prospects, including Jeff Clement the 3rd overall pick in the 2005 draft, to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jack Wilson and Ian Snell. The deal is an interesting one given the Mariners were seen as a team likely to start selling off pieces as they slowly fade out of the playoff race.