The Kodiaks completed one trade this month sending shortstop Ben Anderson and SP prospect Toshikuni Imai to the Rangers in exchange for shortstop Aaron Norton. This was a deal that the Rangers proposed, and Norton is a little bit better defensively and capable of playing multiple positions. He's hitting .269 with 4 home runs, and I think he'll help solidify our bench.
On the field the Kodiaks had a little bit of a rough month going 10-13 and falling 9 games out in the NL West. We are still in the thick of the Wild Card race though, just a 1/2 game behind the Colorado Rockies. I'm hoping we can have a bounce back August.
We did lose one player, reliever Lucas Heath, to a waiver claim by the Royals. He just got caught in a roster crunch and we needed a roster spot. He was 1-3 with a save and 4.50 ERA in 38 innings this year.
Vancouver sent two players to the All-Star Game this year: 3B Alfonso Robles and RF AC Bancroft.
Around the league Emilio Horne of the Gators reached 2000 career hits this month.
