Seattle-Los Angeles Trade

Seattle today traded infielder Bill Mastrangelo to Los Angeles today in exchange for A-ball outfielder Lawrence Fenster.

"Basically, we all got sick of Bill's bitching," said Monarchs Owner/GM Mack Shultz. "I mean, I can understand a veteran wanting to play more often, but his OPS was under .400 for Pete's sake. I'm supposed to tell the manager to bench Deleon or Alustiza so he can have more opportunites to suck?"

Mastrangelo's only comment, after a long string of expletives, was "Thank God. Weintraub knows how to treat his players with respect. Not like that [expletives deleted] Shultz."

Meanwhile, little is known about the outfield prospect picked up in the deal, Lawrence "Leo" Fenster. He was a third-round pick in this Spring's draft and is hitting .316 in his inaugural campaign. While the league scouting service is unimpressed with Fenster's skills, reports are that Seattle's respected scout Lloyd Cash believes that Fenster is an elite talent. Most impartial observers, including some in the Seattle front office, wonder what Cash has been smoking.