July 19th 2013
I just got Felix Hernandez and Stephen Strasburg to join the Pirates
.... both for a load of prospects - albeit some who might reach a potential of late 60s/early 70s.
None of the guys I lost were even in my active roster .... but would have been once the roster expansion kicked in.
Seattle are currently 11.5 games behind Texas in the AL Western, and 6.5 off a wild card spot.
Washington are 4.5 behind Atlanta in the NL Eastern, and only .5 off the wild card.
(Pittsburgh are leading the NL Central by 4 games)
Should I be surprised at how "easy" it was to acquire these 2 monsters ?
In my experience normally you have give up a lot more ...
I know that once arbritation kicks in I'll probably have to trade them both plus my other guys
C - J Montero/Mesoraco
1B - Hosmer
2B - Ackley
3B - Sandoval
SS - Gordon
LF - Trout/B Belt
CF - Harper
RF - Stanton
DH - Belt/B Allen/Carp
Rotation
Strasburg
Hernandez
Bumgarner
B Anderson
Sale
Think my budget of $85M will be severly tested.