10/12/09: Huge trade to Begin Winter Meetings

As soon as the season budgets were finalized owners of San Jose and Durham started changing their roster through a blockbuster trade. San Jose sent expensive superstar Dan Webster to Durham after one bad season. In exchange they received 3, count 'em 3 major league players. A great fielding catcher Julian Black _ , utilityman Stewart Strauss_ , and Chip Shields _ , who is injury-prone but a much better batter then his .244 average last season.