Twins beef up infield, deal with A's for Cabrera

In what was almost a foregone conclusion as of this morning, the Twins have agreed to terms with the Oakland Athletics regarding shortstop Orlando Cabrera. Cabrera, 34, has been one of the league’s hottest hitters this past month and should fit in to the two-hole nicely. He’ll be a decent upgrade offensively over both Nick Punto [...]

Shortly after 1:00 pm ET, Yahoo!'s Tim Brown jumped into the Big League Stew live chat with this: "twins get cabrera for ladendorf"MLB.com also reports that Orlando Cabrera is headed to Minnesota. He figures to bat second for the Twins, just ahead of Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau. Cabrera has been ridiculously hot since the All-Star break (.381/.426/.476), yet he'...

Acquired from Oakland for prospect Tyler Ladendorf on Friday, Orlando Cabrera arrived just in time to take batting practice Saturday, met with a large group of Twin Cities media and then learned he would be batting second against the Los Angeles Angels.

The Oakland A's have traded Orlando Cabrera to Minnesota for shortstop prospect Tyler Ladendorf. Ladendorf was a second rounder last summer, but he hasn't hit much yet as a professional at levels that he should handle as a college draftee. He's currently at the Low A level. Cabrera isn't a stud, but as Rosenthal mentions, the Twins are getting zilch offensively from...

The A's Orlando Cabrera (18) and Andrew Bailey celebrate the victory.

With a first-inning single Wednesday, Orlando Cabrera became the first A's player to enjoy a 40-hit month since Mark Kotsay in September 2004.

Billy Beane is done! After his latest trade it seems that he has lost it. He's so enamored with finding prospects that he has done nothing to help the young A's grow! The latest trade was sending Orlando Cabrera to the Minnesota Twins. Now, what did the A's get in return from the Twins? A low level prospect who's batting .233 since being promoted from the Rookie Leagues...

The Minnesota Twins added infielder Orlando Cabrera to the major-league roster on Saturday, and optioned infielder Brian Buscher to Triple-A Rochester.

1:15 pm: ESPN’s Amy Nelson, tweeted that the Dodgers traded for catcher Vinny Rottino from the Brewers for pitcher Claudio Vargas. 1:10 pm: per Yahoo’s Tim Brown, the Twins trade for Orlando Cabrera sending Tyler Ladenorf to Oakland. 11:45 am: According to Mike Salk of ESPN radio in Seattle, the Mariners have traded Jarrod Washburn to the [...]

While the Boston Red Sox were busy trading for Victor Martinez, the Chicago White Sox were busy trying to acquire San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy. The White Sox had one hurdle to climb: for the deal to be completed he would have to approve the trade, the same trade he rejected this past offseason. This time, Peavy, under contract through the 2013 season, approved the trade, realizing...