No more Soriano to Boston

by Jarrett on Jul 19, 2005 4:58 PM CDT Comment 12 comments

I don't know how serious the talk was anyway, just media specualtion I assume. But the Royals tradrd Tony Graffanino to the Red Sox for two minor leaguers. Here is the top of the story from the KC paper.

CLEVELAND -- The Royals jumped into the July trading season Tuesday afternoon when they sent veteran infielder Tony Graffanino to the Boston Red Sox for two minor-league players.

The deal came together in the last 24 hours when the Red Sox sought a replacement for injured second baseman Mark Bellhorn.

The Royals received left-hander Juan Cedeno from Class A Wilmington and outfielder Chip Ambres from Class AAA Pawtucket.

Ambres, 25, is likely to replace Graffanino on the Royals' roster, but Cedeno, 22, is viewed by club officials as the key acquisition in the deal.

Cedeno is a left-hander with a fastball that regularly reaches 95 mph. He recently converted to bullpen duty and will pitch as a reliever at Class AA Wichita.

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Ambres and Cedeno

Ambres is not a prospect. I'm surprised he hasn't followed Mark Farris in going back to A&M (where he committed as a football player back around 1998) to play QB.

Cedeno didn't crack Sickels' top 20 list for the BoSox, or BA's top 10, and Boston's system isn't real deep, so I don't know that he's anything more than a fringe prospect.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 19, 2005 5:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Cedeno

He's been veeeerrrry disappointing. They had high hopes for him a couple of years ago, but he's gone nowhere. And he's shown no improvement this season, while still in A-ball. But I guess it doesn't take much to be deemed the key to a Graffinino deal (even though he's having a decent season).

by Brett Perryman on Jul 19, 2005 6:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs