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11/24/14
Managed to ink former Brooklyn hitting Coach William Parker to handle that same job in Tulsa. Coaching jobs are filling up with Green Bay and Alaska snatching them up. He’s known as a good teacher but rumor has it he’s a veteran players manager.

Winter Meetings
12//9/14
Day 1
A busy Fresno club kicks off the winter meetings with a first morning deal. Sending 21 year old OF prospect Justin Hall, 24 year old minor league OF David Schneider to the Edmonton Trappers for 27 year old AAA reliever Craig Ames and the Trappers 2nd round pick in the 2015 draft. Ames can swing both ways in the pen, or start. He had an outstaind 2013 between AA/AAA but slumped in a dual role in 2014. Scouts love the Hall kid, especially at 21 years old. An outstanding corner defender with some potential for big time pop in his bat. He does punch out a lot and has average speed but is nota good baserunner. Orignally drafted by Buffalo in the 59th round of the 2012 unaugural draft, was dealt to Fresno for SP Clarence Mitchell in 2013, had made the SS and Class A(S) All Star teams the last 2 years. Schneider has been bouncing around A Ball but had what scouts felt was a break out month at the end of 2014, hitting .362 in 20 games to finish the season. Most feel he’s a career minor league kid.

A quiet winter meeting, that was the only ‘major’ deal to go down but I expect more this winter with the 2 new clubs looking to get their footing.