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CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians have traded third baseman Jhonny Peralta to the Detroit Tigers for minor league left-hander Giovanni Soto.

Peralta was in the lineup for Cleveland's game against the New York Yankees on Wednesday, but was pulled at about 6 p.m. He's batting .246 with seven homers and 43 RBIs in 91 games.


The 28-year-old Peralta is in the final season of a five-year, $13 million contract, which includes an $11 million option for 2001. He's making $4.6 million this season.

The 19-year-old Soto has spent the entire season at Class-A West Michigan. He is 6-6 with a 2.61 ERA in 16 starts.

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meh

He'll be a replacement for Guillen/Inge for the time being. Better than Don Kelly i suppose

Thats a start but they need to trade for another big bat either at catcher or outfield before the trade deadline is over.

tonight against boston First 4 at bats = 2 homeruns, 1 single and a walk what a great start with a new team.Now if we can pick up a outfielder that can hit too before the deadline?