This just in...

I just got a release announcing a trade between the Mariners and the Cleveland Indians.

The Mariners are getting:

Eduardo Perez, 1B.

The Indians are getting:

Asdrubal Cabrera, Infielder. Cabrera was an All-star with the Rattlers in 2005 and was holding his own in Triple-A with the Rainiers.

From the release:

Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Bill Bavasi announced today that the club has acquired infielder Eduardo Perez from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for triple-A infielder Asdrubal Cabrera.

"Eduardo is a veteran, proven right-handed bat that allows us to be stronger against left-handed pitching. We think adding him to our big league club strengthens a spot that we want to be stronger as we look to the second half of the season," Bavasi said.

Perez, 36, has played in 37 games for the Indians this year, hitting .303 (30x99) with eight home runs and 22 RBI. He is a .330 hitter (29-for-88) with eight home runs against left-handed pitchers this season. The eight home runs vs. left-handed pitching are the (tie) third-most in the American League.

Since the start of the 2002 season, Perez has hit .294 (124x422) with 31 doubles and 33 homers, against left-handed pitching, posting a .382 on-base percentage and a .602 slugging percentage.

Cabrera, 20, hit .236 (48x203) with 27 runs scored, 12 doubles, two triples, three home runs, seven stolen bases and 22 RBI in 60 games with triple-A Tacoma. He has reached base safely in 43 of the 60 games he has appeared in this season, including 14 consecutive games from April 6-May 3. Cabrera made his first error of the season on May 30 after playing 36 straight games (165 TC) at shortstop without an error. He is currently first among all shortstops in the Pacific Coast League with a .986 fielding percentage (4 E/291 TC). Cabrera was on the disabled list from April 12-25 with a sprained right ankle. He was originally signed by the Mariners as a non-drafted free agent on August 26, 2002.

BaseballAmerica.com will probably have something up on their trade central later today. I'll have a link when one is available.