Trade News
1/1/15
Defending World Champion Philadelphia has dealt SP Dan Hill and 19 year old SS prospect Yoritoki Kohara to the Michigan Battlecats for 26 year old 2B Raul Melendez and the 4th round pick in the upcoming 2015 draft. Hill has gon 34-23 5.09 in 83 games (76 starts) over the last 3 seasons. In 449 IP he’s K’s 440, walked 159 to a 1.43 WHIP. Kohara was discovered in Japan in last year hitting 281/369/455 in 57 games in Rookie ball. Melendez is a middle IF with a decent bat. He’s been up and down the past 3 seasons and has a 244/324/328 line in 175 games over 500 AB’s with 21 doubles, 24 HR’s and 68 RBI’s while walking 57 times to 116 K’s with 1 SB. He figures to add some depth to the Patriot IF.
|