Last Chance to Take Advantage of Hickory

Well, there are just a few real-life days left until the trading deadline, and my roster remains remarkably unpillaged.  I mean, look!  Over there in the corner sits Nitro Granado.  As recently as last season he was one of the top three catchers in baseball; he's only 29 years old and he could be again.  Sure, there's the small matter of his $19M contract, which lasts until Judgement Day... but Hickory is willing to pay a portion of that salary in a deal.

Or surely SOMEONE needs a cheap, solid left-handed relief pitcher.  Ray Lewis, Forrest Powell, Cristobal Reyes, Joel Riojas, even Patrick Beene for the right offer - are are lefties, all are good, all are very cheap, and most are relatively or even very young.  Nobody needs a lefty?  I'm likely to take the best offer that comes.

I've mostly given up on jettisoning my horribly underperforming starters Hunnicutt, Shipp, and Erickson.  But all are lottery tickets.

And others are available, too, in the right deal.  Carlos Pais is one of the best defensive shortstops in the game and manages to hit for enough power to maintain a positive VORP at short... maybe he'd be an interesting upgrade?  Or perhaps you want a speedy, defensively solid centerfielder who can hit well enough to hold down a fourth outfielder spot on a contender?  Tim Combs, Tony Reyes, Joseph Bevers, Manuel Cardona, and Guillauime Fornier are all on sale.

Hickory really doesn't want Wednesday to pass without dealing at least somebody.  Give us a virtual call; the store is open all weekend.