Players shuffled around as MLB trades, signings finalized

NEW YORK -- Randy Johnson, Carlos Beltran, Shawn Green, Derek Lowe, Javier Vazquez and Juan Gonzalez finally got to their new teams following weeks of negotiations.\nDioner Navarro, a 20-year-old catcher with seven major league at-bats, even got traded twice Tuesday.\nOn a day when the Mets and Yankees combined for a news conference doubleheader, baseball dominated the New York sports scene, even with the Jets getting ready for their second-round matchup with Pittsburgh in the NFL playoffs.\nIn the morning at Shea Stadium, the Mets announced their $119 million, seven-year contract with center fielder Carlos Beltran, the 10th deal in baseball history worth $100 million or more. The new-look Mets already have added three-time Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez and might try to sign Carlos Delgado.\n"I call it the new Mets because this organization is going to a different direction, the right direction, the direction of winning," Beltran said.\nThree hours later, the Yankees introduced Johnson, a five-time Cy Young Award winner, after acquiring him from Arizona for Vazquez, Navarro, pitcher Brad Halsey and $9 million. The Big Unit, who got a $32 million, two-year contract extension through 2007, quickly apologized for getting into a sidewalk confrontation with a television cameraman en route to his physical the previous day.\n"It was unprofessional and, obviously, I feel very foolish today, at such a great moment in my career, that I would have to sit before all of you, or stand before all you, and apologize for my actions," he said.\nArizona then dealt Navarro and right-handers William Juarez, Danny Muegge and Beltran Perez to Los Angeles for Green and $10 million.\n"We had said for some time if we were to make a decision to trade Randy Johnson, which was a difficult decision to be sure, that we wanted to obtain good starting pitching and another front-line player as a minimum," Diamondbacks managing partner Ken Kendrick said. "We think we achieved our goal with Javy and with Shawn."\nGreen got a $32 million, three-year contract from the Diamondbacks. He has a .314 average and .629 slugging percentage at Bank One Ballpark with 14 homers and 40 RBIs in 175 at-bats, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.\n"I couldn't be happier with the change for me," Green said. "The team that I was really hoping would work out is Arizona. It's my favorite park to play in and it's my favorite city to come to. It was a perfect fit for me and for my family."\nArizona planned more moves. The Diamondbacks agreed with left-hander Shawn Estes on a $2.5 million, one-year contract and were close to trading Shea Hillenbrand to the Toronto Blue Jays. Both deals were expected to be announced Wednesday, according to a baseball official, speaking on condition of anonymity.\nAfter shedding Green, Los Angeles finalized its $36 million, four-year contract with right-hander Derek Lowe, the winner for Boston in the final game of all three of its postseason series as the Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years.\n"Derek is a front-line starter with a history of success in the regular season and in the postseason," Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta said.\nGonzalez, a two-time AL MVP with Texas, finalized a minor league contract with Cleveland. The 35-year-old outfielder has 434 homers but played in just 33 games last year with Kansas City, batting .276 with five homers and 17 RBIs.\nIf Gonzalez makes the Indians' 25-man roster, he would get a $600,000, one-year contract and have a chance to earn another $1.65 million in bonuses based on plate appearances and $300,000 based on time on the active roster.\n"Should he come into camp healthy and in good form, I fully expect him to make our club and be a starting outfielder," Indians general manager Mark Shapiro said.\nToronto agreed to a $5.2 million, two-year contract with left-hander Scott Schoeneweis, let go by the Chicago White Sox last month, Philadelphia agreed to a $500,000, one-year contract with right-hander Terry Adams and Baltimore agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander James Baldwin.\nAmong players eligible for salary arbitration, Houston agreed to a $1.3 million, one-year deal with infielder Mike Lamb. And in addition to the Beltran deal, the Mets agreed to a $3.7 million, five-year contract with right-hander Philip Humber, the third overall pick in last June's amateur draft.\nElsewhere, third baseman Tony Batista's $15 million, two-year contract was completed by Fukouka in Japan's Pacific League. The team also agreed to a two-year deal with infielder Jolbert Cabrera. Reliever Dan Miceli agreed to a one-year deal with the Yomiuri Giants of the Central League worth about $2 million.