Los Angeles sends starter Thomas Cohen to Seattle for starter Chad Nelligan and outfielder Sean Arant. Arant brings his six Cup championships back to the franchise he won his first two with.
"We're thrilled to bring Sean back home. Let's hope he can win four more rings so he'd complete all ten fingers," Los Angeles GM Michael Weintraub announced in a hastily-assembled press conference outside the team's vernal clubhouse in Ventura, Calif.
"I hadn't considered moving Thomas in a deal, but when Mack came calling about Sean, I had little hesitation to pull the trigger. When he threw Nelligan in, it was just a bonus."
Sean Arant is one of the premiere lead-off threats in the league, with a +.400 OBP and 70-steal speed. He will form a powerful combination with George Aguinaldo at the top of the line-up, giving base-clearers Ronald Aikin and Ricky "I'm innocent!" Peppers plenty of opportunities to drive in runs for the Scorpions.
Chad Nelligan, long one of the league's top pitchers, will slide into Cohen's spot at the top of the Los Angeles rotation. Nelligan pitched brilliantly in Seattle's drive for the 2013 championship, as he went 3-0 in the postseason, including two dominant starts against new Zotti League rival New York.
"We're back," Weintraub explained. "After a year of below .500 ball -- our first, ever -- we're ready to challenge the Paddlewheelers and Gothams for Zotti League supremacy."
The Monarchs family is sad to see Nelligan and Arant go and wishes them the best of luck in their careers further down I-5. Both have been key parts of Seattle's four championships in the last five years.
ReplyDeleteBut, Seattle is happy to welcome Thomas Cohen, who is expected to be the #3 starter and who should have a big bounce back year with the pressure of staff ace taken off of him. Seattle is equally happy to welcome more than $20M in salary flexibility the next two years.