Dateline Marietta.
Just prior to the beginning of Spring Training the River Cities Paddlewheelers and the Danville Dans pulled the trigger on a trade that had been anticipated since the signing of Albert Boll a few weeks ago.
River Cities sends the newly signed starting pitcher Albert Boll, 3B Reginald Glatt, and minor leaguers Alfonso Cabana, a three star reliever, minor league starting pitcher Tuan Olmstead, and minor league starter Alexander Morgan.
In return Danville sends major league backup infielder Robert Ramsey, 2011 1st round pick Telmo Dalmau, their first round picks in 2013 and 2014 and their second round pick in 2013.
"We'd have gone after this year's pick but that weasel in Seattle locked that up first", said River Cities owner Nate Wooley, interviewed via Yahoo Chat from his hidden lair in the Bermuda Triangle.
"Still, we're happy with what we got. We needed to clear some space in the minors to let others move up and around and this deal accomplishes that. Also, if we were going to deal Tuan we were insistent on getting another player with a weird first name that began with 'T'. Telmo filled that need perfectly."
Reached at the airport with his tickets to spring training in his hands, Boll said "What the hell? I'm on the team for what? 20 minutes? Why did I even bother getting the uniform tailored? Someone's going to pay me back for that, I tell you!"
Both teams go into Spring Training with high hopes that their new teams can grow into their roles in an increasingly competitive league.
Guys,
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid you're going to have to rework this deal.
You can only trade draft picks for the upcoming amateur draft (now the 2012 draft). You cannot trade picks for drafts beyond that as the game does not support it.
I'll send you both an email on this as well.
Wow... just wow. That's a HELL of a lot to give up for a 36 year old starting pitcher, a backup infielder and three mid level prospects.
ReplyDeleteI mean I guess I'm just a little bitter because I didn't think of proposing such a deal, but cmon folks, 1st round picks are worth a HECK of a lot more than they are going for in trades.
The way to get better is NOT for teams that lost a lot of games last year to be trading away their (almost ML ready) first round pick AND two future #1s for a 36 year old starting pitcher, and three mid level pitching prospects (none of which make Nate's top ten list, and only one makes the league top 100).