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Hamasaki trade details
(So this one is mostly for Palaaemon.)
Earlier I indicated that veteran right-handed starting pitcher Sekien Hamasaki, who was a member of the Brewers starting late in the season 1974 (didn't really pitch significant innings on the big league club until 1976) was traded earlier this season. I mistakenly was thinking it might have been as part of the trade the Brewers made with Charlotte that netted shortstop Shawn York and relief pitcher Chris Hawley. But that was incorrect.
Hamasaki was dealt to the Baltimore Lords on July 19th of 1981 (current season) along with a minor league reliever (Bobby Beggs) who is currently in the Lords bullpen, and minor league starting pitcher Matt Thomas, who has very little chance of ever making the big leagues. In return the Brewers got minor league catching prospect Jesse Cooper, who was featured in a post above, minor league starting pitcher Nick Knips (like Thomas, not likely to ever pitch in the WPK) and 26-year old infielder Craig Hoover. We will talk more about Hoover in a post to come about the Brewers infield, but for now suffice it to say that he is an excellent defender at both second and third base and has a bit of power in his bat but mostly hasn't hit much yet (though he has been heating up down the stretch.)
Hamasaki was 9-8 with a 4.52 ERA and 1.38 WHIP in his 19 starts with Denver this season and has now gone 3-6 with a 3.87 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in 13 starts for Baltimore.
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