San Diego busy again
The World Champion Padres are not satisfied just sitting on their accolades and have begun what promises to be a busy off-season making two big trades. The Padres acquired masher Russell Branyan from Minnesota in exchange for Outfielder Ben Francisco, and received starter Jered Weaver, outfielder Jeremy Hermida, and a third round pick from the Oakland Athletics (formerly of Boston) in exchange for outfielders Fred Lewis and Travis Buck, third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff, and reliever Justin Hampson.
In its acquisition of Francisco, Minnesota rounds out its outfield complementing the presence of Gary Matthews Jr. and Pat Burrell, replacing the hurt Michael Cuddyer who was limited to under 300 PA last season.
Boston/Oakland shores up its defense with the acquisition of Fred Lewis to man its outfield, and picks up Kouzmanoff to replace the departing Miguel Cabrera. The front office was also reportedly very happy about the inclusion of Travis Buck who hit .281 with 4 homers and 10 doubles in 140 PA the year before for the Padres, but who did not meet expectations in real life. The Boston/Oakland front office fully believes he will bounce back and contribute in future years.
San Diego is thrilled in their acquisitions which they believe will increase their chances of a repeat championship. In Weaver they get a good young pitcher and in Hermida they get a good young outfielder who has never quite reached his potential and Branyan provides a huge bat off the bench, replacing the declining Tony Clark.
News (Dec. 20, 2008)
Franchise Relocation #2
Disappointed by the lack of enthusiasm and jumping at the opportunity to move to a city that has supported winning teams in the past, the Boston Red Sox announced today that they are moving the franchise to Oakland where they will become the Athletics, replacing the Crackwhores who moved to Anaheim and became the Demon Squirrels. The opportunity to move into a state of the art facility and to a fan base that has proven loyal to a winning team, Boston lost its second team in just a couple of years as the Fishnets moved to Florida just several years earlier.
Disappointed by the lack of enthusiasm and jumping at the opportunity to move to a city that has supported winning teams in the past, the Boston Red Sox announced today that they are moving the franchise to Oakland where they will become the Athletics, replacing the Crackwhores who moved to Anaheim and became the Demon Squirrels. The opportunity to move into a state of the art facility and to a fan base that has proven loyal to a winning team, Boston lost its second team in just a couple of years as the Fishnets moved to Florida just several years earlier.
News (Dec. 2, 2008)
Franchise Relocation
With the departure of Oakland's manager and ownership to parts unknown, perhaps partially due to their dismal showing in 2008, the Joe Shlabotnik Baseball league announces that a new franchise has been awarded. The new majority owners, a father-son cohort, selected the Big A in Anaheim, CA as their home stadium and in a much anticipated press conference announced they will be called the Demon Squirrels. While much is still unknown about the preferences of the front office, it has been rumored that they are involved in extensive planning in preparation to make the best showing and have promised their fans a competitive team beginning from day one.
With the departure of Oakland and the new California franchise, the league has release new 2009 updated rosters, which are available below
Rule Changes
The commissioner's office has released suggested rule changes for the 2009 season. Voting members are encouraged to vote and send your ballots back to the commissioner's office. Suggested rule changes can be found here, as well as below under the league resources.
With the departure of Oakland's manager and ownership to parts unknown, perhaps partially due to their dismal showing in 2008, the Joe Shlabotnik Baseball league announces that a new franchise has been awarded. The new majority owners, a father-son cohort, selected the Big A in Anaheim, CA as their home stadium and in a much anticipated press conference announced they will be called the Demon Squirrels. While much is still unknown about the preferences of the front office, it has been rumored that they are involved in extensive planning in preparation to make the best showing and have promised their fans a competitive team beginning from day one.
With the departure of Oakland and the new California franchise, the league has release new 2009 updated rosters, which are available below
Rule Changes
The commissioner's office has released suggested rule changes for the 2009 season. Voting members are encouraged to vote and send your ballots back to the commissioner's office. Suggested rule changes can be found here, as well as below under the league resources.
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