We have made a decision, we are going to rebuild a bit
I've made the decision to trade SP Motoyuki Inoue and there are several teams interested in making a deal. While my preference would be to deal him to a Canadian team (I would expect Windsor and Kingston to be involved), I will not rule out a deal to a US club.
We gave up 4 top 100 prospects and veteran RF Jim Ashley (more for salary relief than anything). In looking at what we gave up for Inoue, here are the prospects
SS Cristo Sandoval ranked #26 (now as of March 2057 ranked #116)
SP Brad Sellers ranked #94 (now as of March 2057 ranked #159
SP Ruben Marin ranked #22 (now as of March 2057 ranked #51)
2B Bob Tobin ranked #72 (now called up to the big league club for 45 games. Before his call up he rose to #52).
This is the danger with making deals for prospects. So much can happen and yet we will likely do the same thing. We will be looking for some pitching, middle infield, third base and catching prospects as our top goals. We will also be looking to rid as much salary or budget expense as we can. Can we get a good haul of top prospects? The decision will be made tomorrow.
I wasn't able to post all the players we had acquired yesterday so here are 4 more below. Two are minor league veterans added for depth with nickname Specs and Dr. Evil. Who can pass up on those names.
Tomorrow - We announce the deal that will win the Inoue trade