Reds, Expos, Marlins work 11-player deal

MIAMI, July 11 (UPI) -- Both the Montreal Expos and Cincinnati Reds completed trades with the Florida Marlins Thursday that involved 11 players, including pitcher Ryan Dempster.

Montreal received outfielder Cliff Floyd, infielder Wilton Guerrero and minor league pitcher Claudio Vargas from the Marlins in exchange for reliever Graeme Lloyd, starter Carl Pavano, infielder Mike Mordecai, minor league pitcher Justin Wayne and a player to be named later.

Lloyd said he would not accept a trade to the Marlins and that his contract allowed him to reject the deal.

The Reds received Dempster for outfielder Juan Encarnacion, minor league pitcher Ryan Snare and Guerrero, who was then sent to Montreal for Floyd.

Floyd, who started his career with Montreal in 1993, is batting .287 with 18 home runs and 57 RBIs. He is the second prominent player acquired by the Expos in the last three weeks. They botained Cleveland starter Bartolo Colon last month.

The second-place Expos, owned by Major League Baseball, are 10 1/2 games behind Atlanta in the NL East, but remain in contention for a Wild Card berth. They trail Arizona by five games in the Wild Card race.

Cincinnati began the second half of the season two games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.

Dempster, a 25-year-old right-hander, is 5-8 with a 4.79 ERA in 18 starts. He went 15-12 last season and 14-10 in 2000 for the Marlins.