Sometimes it takes some shaking up

Originally Published: July 21, 2006
By Jerry Crasnick | ESPN Insider
Of all the scenarios that Cleveland general manager Mark Shapiro envisioned in spring training, falling 20 games out of first place in the American League Central by mid-July wasn't prominent on the list.

Yet here it is, about a week before the non-waiver deadline, and Shapiro leads Kansas City's Dayton Moore and Pittsburgh's Dave Littlefield 2-0 in white-flag deals. He sent Eduardo Perez to Seattle for minor league infielder Asdrubal Cabrera and helped Atlanta plug its closer hole by sending Bob Wickman to the Braves for a minor league catcher.

The Red Sox have Manny Ramirez. The Indians have former Braves prospect Max Ramirez, and an unwelcome wait-until-next-year mentality.


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  • Former Denver Post national baseball writer

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