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Baseball Guru
05-25-2006, 02:55 PM
http://www.tickertech.com/cgi/?a=news&ticker=a&w=s&story=200605AAN.WILLIAMS-NYM-CIN.0009.251738

Flushing, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Mets acquired pitcher Dave Williams and an undisclosed amount of cash from the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday in exchange for minor league pitcher Robert Manuel.

The left-handed Williams was 2-3 with a 7.20 earned run average in eight starts for the Reds this season. On May 20th, Cincinnati designated the ineffective Williams for assignment.

The 22-year-old Manuel will report to Single-A Dayton for the Reds.

This trade for New York comes a day after the Mets bolstered their rotation by acquiring starting pitcher Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for reliever Jorge Julio.

VIBaseball
05-25-2006, 06:29 PM
It looks like they'll stash him at Norfolk for a while...a warm body at best, somewhat warmer than Lima and Gonzalez.