Damaso Marte

eles, hitting .475 with four homers and 13 RBI in 10 games in Dodger blue.  On the other hand, Damaso Marte is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA for the Yankees, and Kyle Farnsworth has an 8.31 ERA and has given up three homers in 4.1 innings for the Tigers.  Livan Hernandez gave up nine runs in 2.2 innings for Colorado on Sunday, after the Rockies acquired him from the Twins in a waiver deal.

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    Jeff Karstens, who came over from the Yankees in the deal for Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte, pitched a complete game shut-out against the Diamondbacks, allowing just two hits in a 2-0 win.  Karstens, who was 3-5 with a 5.65 ERA in 15 games with the Yankees in 2006 and 2007, is now 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 15 innings over two starts with the Pirates since the trade.  On the other hand, Marte is 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA with the Yankees.

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o be seeking a king's ransom in return for Xavier Nady, but then ultimately gave him up, along with Damaso Marte, for very little in return.  Before the Mets consider different trade scenarios, they need to establish a plan for what they are willing to give up, and what they would need to receive in return for those players.

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    What was Pittsburgh thinking giving up Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte for the package of mediocre minor leaguers they got in return?  Although earlier in the week the Pirates were rumored to be asking for an arm and a leg for either Nady, Marte or Jason Bay, they wound up dealing two of their prime trade targets for a torn labrum and a fractured patella.  Ross Ohlendorf and Jeff Karstens, who were pitching in Triple-A, have some major league experience but neither projects to be much more than an average player at the major league level.  Jose Tabata was a prized outfield prospect but he has been struggling at Double-A.  Dan McCutchen could be the sleeper in this trade as he is a combined 22-13 in the minor leagues, and currently has a 3.58 ERA at Triple-A.  From the Yankees' perspective, this trade is excellent.  Without cleaning out their wealth of minor league talent, they filled two glaring holes with very capable major league players.  They may not be done yet either, as Brian Cashman has been reported to be in contact with the Mariners about Jarrod Washburn.  Even if Cashman can't land a starter before the trade deadline, this steal from the Pirates may have already sewn up his contract extension as GM.

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Ditto with the many, many teams interested in newly minted Pittsburgh closer Damaso Marte. Often it's the less-heralded deals that end up happening. But it might explain why the Ms have been reluctant to cut the light-hitting Vidro, as I've been begging them to do.

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