[Westheim]

The rest of the offseason finished without direct Raccoons involvement. We only picked up another two dumpster divers, discarded ex-prospects that presented one upside or another, and that was it.

No miraculous healing for Harry Ramsay, who would not return before May, but at least nobody broke their little neck skiing or some other crap. I felt like the Coons would need all paws on deck for the upcoming title defense.

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February 2 – The Stars ink former Raccoons 1B/LF/RF Ken Crum (.284, 134 HR, 693 RBI) on a 3-yr, $5.88M contract.
February 9 – Pittsburgh grabs 35-yr old right-handed CL Dale Mrazek (54-53, 3.42 ERA, 348 SV) on a 3-yr, $2.73M contract. Mrazek spent the last two seasons with the Condors.
February 27 – L.A. signs 36-yr old SP/MR Justin Johns (65-85, 4.36 ERA, 32 SV) for 2-yr, $3.08M.
March 10 – Right-handed CL Zack Stahl (71-71, 4.00 ERA, 134 SV) settles on the Buffaloes for a $3.4M contract. He split 2054 between the Aces and Wolves.

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Who else? Nelson Moreno and the Loggers were to team up for $3.34M over two years; Victor Merino was off to Salem for $462k; Wade Gardner went to the Miners for $910k;