The Orioles have acquired veteran slugger Jim Thome from the Phillies for Single-A prospects Kyle Simon and Gabriel Lino, both teams have announced. O's GM Dan Duquette told reporters (including Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com) that the two sides had been talking for about a week before finalizing the trade on Saturday.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/06/orioles-acquire-jim-thome.html
I'm surprised this hasn't been given its own thread.