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ryanivr · 04-29-2010, 04:34 AM

Four Trades at Deadline

NEW YORK, NY. August 1, 1912 - The UBA trading deadline passed yesterday at 4PM, and four major trades helped bolster contenders.

Buffalo and Kansas City have agreed to a swap that will send 26-year-old center fielder Ed Parker and 25-year-old minor league reliever Lloyd Keane to the Packers with 33-year-old center fielder Bob Fant joining the Blues. Just last week, Buffalo lost their star center-fielder Danny Paddock for the season due to injury. On the season, Fant is batting .306 with no home runs and 15 RBIs. He has played in 46 games.

Fans in Cleveland woke up this morning to learn that their team had traded 19-year-old minor league reliever Gilbert Casper, 30-year-old reliever Jack Garrick, 19-year-old shortstop Brian Klotz and 17-year-old minor league starting pitcher Chris Amick to the Boston Americans. In return, the Green Sox will receive 33-year-old left fielder Chris Greenway and 32-year-old shortstop Parker Earnest. This year Greenway has collected a .328 batting average to date with 86 hits in 262 at-bats, 22 RBIs, no home runs and scored 42 times. He has played in 67 games.

There were plenty of hugs and handshakes passed out as 32-year-old third baseman Danny Cochrane, 26-year-old minor league third baseman John Edwards, 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher Hubert Olinger and 26-year-old minor league left fielder Bob Allen left the Chicago Orphans yesterday en route to joining the Newark Peppers organization. 33-year-old third baseman and all-star Will Eberle will be traveling to Chicago Orphans to complete the swap. This season in 96 games Eberle is batting .318 with no home runs, 56 RBIs and has scored 52 times.

Finally, a trade between Cleveland and Detroit was also made official this morning. The Green Sox have sent 23-year-old third baseman Bobby Devlin, 26-year-old minor league right fielder Byron Higley, 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Dave Wimer and 18-year-old minor league second baseman Ben Bowens to the Wolverines in exchange for 34-year-old shortstop Spencer Cool. This season Cool has hit at a .347 clip with 41 RBIs, no home runs and 49 runs scored. He has played in 92 games.

The four deals will certainly impact the pennant race in the Federal league, with Chicago and Cleveland both improving drastically on paper.

04-29-2010, 04:34 AM	#49
ryanivr All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 907	Four Trades at Deadline NEW YORK, NY. August 1, 1912 - The UBA trading deadline passed yesterday at 4PM, and four major trades helped bolster contenders. Buffalo and Kansas City have agreed to a swap that will send 26-year-old center fielder Ed Parker and 25-year-old minor league reliever Lloyd Keane to the Packers with 33-year-old center fielder Bob Fant joining the Blues. Just last week, Buffalo lost their star center-fielder Danny Paddock for the season due to injury. On the season, Fant is batting .306 with no home runs and 15 RBIs. He has played in 46 games. Fans in Cleveland woke up this morning to learn that their team had traded 19-year-old minor league reliever Gilbert Casper, 30-year-old reliever Jack Garrick, 19-year-old shortstop Brian Klotz and 17-year-old minor league starting pitcher Chris Amick to the Boston Americans. In return, the Green Sox will receive 33-year-old left fielder Chris Greenway and 32-year-old shortstop Parker Earnest. This year Greenway has collected a .328 batting average to date with 86 hits in 262 at-bats, 22 RBIs, no home runs and scored 42 times. He has played in 67 games. There were plenty of hugs and handshakes passed out as 32-year-old third baseman Danny Cochrane, 26-year-old minor league third baseman John Edwards, 23-year-old minor league starting pitcher Hubert Olinger and 26-year-old minor league left fielder Bob Allen left the Chicago Orphans yesterday en route to joining the Newark Peppers organization. 33-year-old third baseman and all-star Will Eberle will be traveling to Chicago Orphans to complete the swap. This season in 96 games Eberle is batting .318 with no home runs, 56 RBIs and has scored 52 times. Finally, a trade between Cleveland and Detroit was also made official this morning. The Green Sox have sent 23-year-old third baseman Bobby Devlin, 26-year-old minor league right fielder Byron Higley, 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Dave Wimer and 18-year-old minor league second baseman Ben Bowens to the Wolverines in exchange for 34-year-old shortstop Spencer Cool. This season Cool has hit at a .347 clip with 41 RBIs, no home runs and 49 runs scored. He has played in 92 games. The four deals will certainly impact the pennant race in the Federal league, with Chicago and Cleveland both improving drastically on paper.