More Transaction Haiku

This is probably a bad idea, but the first one seemed to go over well enough and I have no intention of commenting at length on Houston’s signing of Brian Moehler, so here you go:

Blue Jays give catcher
Sal Fasano a contract –
bring back Fu Manchu

J.J. Putz’ great year
cost the Mariners’ big bucks –
a good investment

Padres re-sign three –
Khalil Greene, Josh Bard, and Wells
moves without a theme

Brewers sign lefty
Capuano for one year –
where did his walks go?

Emil Brown returns –
one year in Kansas City
consistency counts

Pirates sign Chacon –
how did he manage to pitch
so well in ‘05?

Milwaukee brings back
Anthony Graffanino –
he’ll hit .280

Houston signs Moehler
who pitched well in ‘98 –
hey, look out below!

Phillies sign Utley
to a seven-year contract –
deserves his own post

D-Rays sign Dohmann
raising one valid question –
who the heck is he?

Justin Duchscherer –
how is he worth so much less
than Danys Baez?

Twins, Ramon Ortiz –
$3.1 million
doesn’t get you much

Rockies sign Lawrence –
good gamble on somebody
who serves up grounders

Two years for Michaels
seems a little excessive –
he’s stopped drawing walks

Matos and Nick Green –
one once promising, one not
both now with Pittsburgh

Phillies sign pitcher –
Alfonseca, hurt last year,
once was pretty good

Oakland sends Saarloos
to Reds for David Shafer –
who are these people?

Cliff Floyd goes to Cubs –
he’s had some pretty good years
but he’s always hurt

Brendan Donnelly –
his ERA keeps rising,
now he’s in Boston