Players Head Back to Old Teams

In a trade that includes 4 players and 4 draft picks, Barstow and Atlanta are trading again.  The highlight of this deal is SS Richard Bender who is in the middle of a very solid season in Atlanta.  He recently let the Atlanta GM know that he was unhappy with the direction that the team was going in and asked to be traded.  GM Jeremy Goldman told us that he did not know where this was coming from.   "When we signed him in the offseason to a huge contract, he let us know that it was all about the money and we were ok with that.  I don't know when that changed, but I guess he wants to win, so we sent him back to the team we got him from."  That's right, Bender heads back to Barstow where he spent the entire 2021 season after being traded from Seattle.

In addition to Bender, Barstow will get Atlanta's 7th and 8th round picks in the 2023 draft.  In return, Atlanta is taking salary, salary and more salary  from Barstow.  SP Glen Mitchell and his $7M+ 2 year contract will be heading back to where it all began.  He spent his first two seasons in Cleveland before traveling up to the great white north in Saskatoon and eventually Barstow.  Atlanta will also take the $6M contract of 2B Miguel Salazar and young 3B prospect Bill Tomlinson along with Barstow's 2nd and 3rd round picks in 2023.

This looks to be a win-win trade as Barstow improves their offense and defense as Bender will slot into playing second base for them and Atlanta continues the long rebuilding process from nothing to something at some point.