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December ends, 2025 is here!
A ton of signings, and trades. We were extremely active.
In the 1st deal we sent Rodriguez to the Yankees for Max Ogelthorpe, a surplus OF for a utility IF with the ability to play ++ defense all over the infield.
In the 2nd deal we sort of shocked some folks, especially season ticket holders. Sending Alex Vela and top 2B prospect Class van der Ham to Philadelphia for a stud SP prospect in Tim Haynes and an outstanding C prospect in John Copeland. This move was made more for Guillermo Rodriguez than Alex Vela. Vela had a great season and is a very good defensive catcher, but Rodriguez is an elite bat, middle of the order power and average. He and Ron Moore are just 24 and 23 respectively and 5 star prospects. Additionally we have Ruben Hernandez who'll catch at AAA, and Copeland, who we got back in the deal, will go to AA. We're stacked at catcher. van der Ham was made expendable with Ron Wilton at Tulsa, and Hudson still with a few years to go.
In the final deal we needed room on the 40 man and have our share of RH relief prospects, so we worked hard to move up into the top of the 1st round, and we did, getting the 6th overall pick from New Orleans (who had the 3rd and 6th pick) in a swap of picks and some relief prospects.
Some huge contracts handed out, and Tony Greene ends up coming back into my division, yippee....
Whimster gets another monster deal, this time from the Bulldogs, who end up signing two big bats.
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