 During his first season, Huntington made two major trades leading up to the July 31 trade deadline.The first deal sent Xavier Nady and Dámaso Marte to the New York Yankees in exchange for minor leaguers José Tábata, Jeff Karstens, Ross Ohlendorf, and Dan McCutchen.In the second deal, Huntington shipped Jason Bay to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Brandon Moss, Andy LaRoche, Craig Hansen, and minor leaguer Bryan Morris.