Padres acquire Cameron from Mets
The San Diego Padres acquired outfielder Mike Cameron from the New York Mets for utility player Xavier Nady on Friday.
Before the Padres agreed to complete the deal, they wanted to make sure Cameron’s vision was OK following a face-to-face collision with Mets teammate Carlos Beltran in the outfield at San Diego’s Petco Park on Aug. 11 that ended Cameron’s season.
Cameron and Beltran collided while pursuing a sinking liner. Cameron was hurt the worst, sustaining a concussion, a broken nose and two fractured cheekbones. The two-time Gold Glove winner had surgery a day later.
Cameron had been forced from center field to right field by the arrival of Beltran last off-season, helping make him expendable.
Mariners add six to 40-man roster
The Seattle Mariners added six players to their 40-man roster, and released infielder Ramon Santiago, who played eight games with the team in September.
Right-handed pitchers Renee Cortz and Emiliano Fruto, left-hander pitchers Cesar Jimenez and Bobby Livingston, infielder Oswaldo Navarro and outfielder T.J. Bohn were added.
Red Sox to interview Wilder for GM job
The Boston Red Sox will interview David Wilder, the Chicago White Sox director of player development, today for their vacant general manager’s job.
Red Sox chairman Tom Werner and president Larry Lucchino, along with other team officials, will meet with Wilder, who has been director of player development for the World Champion White Sox for two years.
Colletti to meet with Fregosi, Collins
Ned Colletti, hired as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ general manager earlier this week, is planning to meet with Jim Fregosi and Terry Collins to discuss the team’s vacant managerial position.
Dodgers spokesman Josh Rawitch confirmed that Colletti would meet with Fregosi and Collins in Tampa, Fla., where he’ll attend the wedding of San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean, his former boss.
Colletti was with the Giants for 11 years.
Clearing the bases
Free-agent Marlon Anderson agreed to a $1.85 million, two-year deal with the Washington Nationals. … Right-hander Rick Helling, a veteran who worked his way from the minors into Milwaukee’s starting rotation last season, signed a one-year deal for $850,000 to stay with the Brewers. … Tampa Bay prospect Josh Hamilton, the first pick in the 1999 amateur draft, was outrighted to Triple-A Durham. … Infielder Pablo Ozuna and the White Sox agreed to a one-year contract that pays him $500,000 if he is in the major leagues next year and $330,000 if he is in the minors. … Rick Kranitz was hired as pitching coach of the Florida Marlins after spending the past 22 seasons in the Chicago Cubs’ organization. Kranitz was pitching coach for the Cubs’ Triple-A Iowa affiliate the past two seasons.