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by Nat Wright-Kowalski
14 May 2296 - Dwellers Ship First-Rounder to Nordhagen Beach
Earlier today, officials from the Vault 81 Dwellers and the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys announced that they had finalized negotiations last night on a trade between the two teams. The deal will send 29-year-old LHP Julian Shed, 17-year-old 3B Dirty Dog Sapienza, 16-year-old 2B Pointie Shroud and 23-year-old LHP Kevin Containment to Nordhagen Beach in exchange for 30-year-old LF Steve Gunkill, 18-year-old 3B Mark Dombrowski and 28-year-old RHP Charlie Maloney.
To date this year Shed, Vault 81's first-round pick (16th overall), has compiled a 2-3 mark with a 6.88 ERA in 6 starts.
The Dwellers have communicated that they are seeking more leadership on their team and felt that Shed would do better elsewhere while looking for players that could be considered leaders. That is where Gunkill and Dombrowski come in.
Gunkill, who is batting .329 with 0 home runs and 10 RBI, will help fill that role on the Dwellers. Dombrowski may fulfill the leadership role, also, but it will be hard for him to take over the third base position from Terry O'Dell, who is hitting .405 with 2 home runs and 10 RBI. Dombrowski is hitting.235 with 2 home runs and 10 RBI but possesses good leadership skills.
Egret player-coach Troy Phlillabum said, "We will miss Jules [Julian Shed] but we are happy to have Gunkill and Dombrowski come in and help us win the league."
The Party Boys will also receive 13th-round relief pitcher Containment, who could take over the closer role for Nordhagen Beach. In three appearances, he has a 15.43 ERA with one save.
All other players involved in the deal were reserve players.
All players were notified of the deal yesterday, and were sent immediately to their new clubs. We do not know yet if any will arrive on time. The game between the Party Boys and Salem Witch Hats was scheduled to begin at 1:05, but it will be delayed until 7:05 to allow more travel time for the new Party Boys' players. The Vault 81 game against the Oberland T-51s was already scheduled to begin at 7:05 and is expected to start on time.