A Flock Of Bluebirds 2040.3- Nashville Raids Portland's Expansion Haul
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 2:04 pm
A Flock Of Bluebirds 2040.3- Nashville Raids Portland's Expansion Haul
November 20, 2039
It was clear that Chris Wilson went into the expansion draft as the GM of the new Portland Lumberjacks with the intention of drafting guys to trade them. After the draft a flurry of trades came out of Portland and Nashville was able to get in on the action by trading two prospects for a couple of players to help now.
The first player acquired was veteran utilityman Antonio Cruz. "You know me, I have a weakness for guys that have played for me," chuckled Rectenwald. "Antonio is a nice player to have- he can play multiple positions, he can hit a little, and he has to be accounted for on the basepaths." Cruz figures to start against lefties at second base and serve as the top player off the bench against righties.
If you were writing a piece on the BBA's Most Frequently Injured Players, Manuel "Wonder Boy" Orozco would probably top the list. Now recovering from elbow decompression surgery, Orozco is yet another former Hustler who Rectenwald clearly still believes in. "We just have to keep him healthy, and yes I realize that's a big what if," said Rectenwald. "His days as a starter are over, though. We're looking at him as a reliever exclusively, and probably a high leverage one. He's gotta get healthy first, of course."
To get the two former Hustlers, Nashville parted with two prospects. Eighteen year old third baseman Jamie Cuevas was deemed expendable, as was twenty year old center fielder Arthur Daniel. "Both of those guys are worth keeping an eye on, but we won't lose a bunch of sleep over losing either one," said Rectenwald. "This is a win-now environment."
November 20, 2039
It was clear that Chris Wilson went into the expansion draft as the GM of the new Portland Lumberjacks with the intention of drafting guys to trade them. After the draft a flurry of trades came out of Portland and Nashville was able to get in on the action by trading two prospects for a couple of players to help now.
The first player acquired was veteran utilityman Antonio Cruz. "You know me, I have a weakness for guys that have played for me," chuckled Rectenwald. "Antonio is a nice player to have- he can play multiple positions, he can hit a little, and he has to be accounted for on the basepaths." Cruz figures to start against lefties at second base and serve as the top player off the bench against righties.
If you were writing a piece on the BBA's Most Frequently Injured Players, Manuel "Wonder Boy" Orozco would probably top the list. Now recovering from elbow decompression surgery, Orozco is yet another former Hustler who Rectenwald clearly still believes in. "We just have to keep him healthy, and yes I realize that's a big what if," said Rectenwald. "His days as a starter are over, though. We're looking at him as a reliever exclusively, and probably a high leverage one. He's gotta get healthy first, of course."
To get the two former Hustlers, Nashville parted with two prospects. Eighteen year old third baseman Jamie Cuevas was deemed expendable, as was twenty year old center fielder Arthur Daniel. "Both of those guys are worth keeping an eye on, but we won't lose a bunch of sleep over losing either one," said Rectenwald. "This is a win-now environment."