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July 31, 2006

All-diamond-in-the-rough Team

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In contenders' quests for summer fixes, these youngsters got away

PIRATES (VIA PADRES)
OF Jason BAY
He went from Mets' Class AA club to San Diego for reliever Steve Reed in '02.

INDIANS
OF Grady SIZEMORE
Tribe also got LHP Cliff Lee in '02 swap that sent Bartolo Colon to Expos.

RED SOX (VIA INDIANS)
OF Coco CRISP
Cleveland acquired him from the Cardinals for LHP Chuck Finley in '02.

RANGERS
SS Michael YOUNG
For RHP Esteban Loaiza, Blue Jays dealt future three-time All-Star in 2000.

PIRATES
2B Freddy SANCHEZ
The pickup from Boston has shown a nifty glove at second, third and short.

ORIOLES
3B Melvin MORA
From Baltimore, Mets received SS Mike Bordick, who hit .121 in postseason.

DEVIL RAYS
SP Scott KAZMIR
Mets' former No. 1 pick on pace to strike out 227 batters at age 22.

WHITE SOX (VIA REDS)
1B Paul KONERKO
To bolster their bullpen in '98, Dodgers sent him to Cincy for Jeff Shaw.

RED SOX
C Jason VARITEK
In '97 Mariners got closer Heathcliff Slocumb; Boston also got RHP Derek Lowe.

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