Trades taking on added importance as teams remake rosters

Craig Gentry is on his way from Texas to Oakland as part of another trade involving established players.

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"It's been a very active week, and obviously the prices have been fairly high on the [free-agent] market so, probably more than most offseasons, there has been a pretty good balance of free agency and trades," Byrnes said. "It's hard to tell which type of transaction will lead the way in the next week or so."