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Article: Expos Acquire Livan Hernandez From Giants
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- March 25, 2003
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Dateline: VIERA, Fla.
The Montreal Expos acquired Livan Hernandez from the San Francisco
Giants on Monday night, uniting the former World Series MVP with his
half brother, Orlando Hernandez.
Montreal acquired Livan Hernandez and catcher Edwards Guzman and $3.2
million in exchange for pitcher Jim Brower and a player to be named.
The money will pay all of Livan Hernandez's salary but the $300,000
minimum.
Livan Hernandez, 28, was 12-16 with a 4.38 ERA last year for the Giants,
and he has a 69-69 major league record and 4.42 ERA since defecting
from Cuba. He won the World Series MVP award with Florida in 1997.
"I think there's an upside in this trade," Expos ...