***BREAKING NEWS*** TRENTON ACE SP GETS HURT

One of the AL's premier ball clubs has officially lost a major part of their pitching rotation.

WANG: Out For 3 Months

Trenton SP David Wang will officially be out of action for at least 60 days as he suffered elbow tendinitis, which will require surgery. Wang could be considered their 'ace', as he went 14-8 last season with a 3.72 ERA. He's a legit SP who specializes against right-handed hitters, and was a major reason why the Jokers made it to the ALCS last season. Trenton has not yet announced who will take Wang's spot in the rotation.

PAWTUCKET ACQUIRES BLASINGAME!

BLASINGAME: PAW Bound

Pawtucket acquired a big-time pitcher today, as they obtained the services of SP Toby Blasingame from Minnesota. Blasingame has all the skills to be a dominant starting pitcher here in SJW. He's young and raw, but there's no doubt the talent is there. He struggled a bit last season, posting a 5-7 record with an ERA over 5. But give the man time, he will come through.

FITZ: Heading to MIN

In the deal, Minnesota gets three players back. Most notably, highly regarded SS prospect Billy Fitzgerald. Fitz may be a season or two away, but he's the real deal. Some question whether or not Fitz can actually play the SS position, but I'm sure Minnesota will find a way to get him into the lineup when he is finally ready. Also coming over to Minnesota in the deal are Gregg Davis and Jeffrey Powell.

ODDS-N-ENDS (volume 1)

Rodriguez: Mr. 300 HR Man

Congratulations goes out to Pawtucket's Hector Rodriguez. Not only is he Shoeless Joe World's career Home Run leader, but he is the only member of the exclusive '300 HR' club. He currently sits at 301, and we expect him to pile onto that total this coming season.

Lanier: 170 Runs in S5

As if Nicholas Lanier needs any more congratulations, but he continues to rack up the records here in SJW. His 170 runs scored last season is the most scored by any player in SJW history. By the time Lanier's career is over and done with, expect Nicholas to break a lot more records.



Cepeda/Prieto: 1,000 Hits Club

The achievements continue to mount here in SJW, and especially for two players in particular. St. Louis' Shaggy Cepeda and Las Vegas' Tony Prieto saw themselves joining an elite group, the 1,000 Hits Club, as they both sit at 1,031 and 1,008, respectively. We will eventually witness this club get bigger and bigger over time, but these two deserve major credit for being the first ones to join.

***BREAKING NEWS*** NL POWERS MAKE MEGA TRADE!!!

Two of the National League's power teams just made a deal. And in the end, it could translate into more wins for both teams. And that's real bad news for the rest of the National League.

McCartin: Philly Bound


The Philadelphia Cheese Steaks acquired SP Terrell McCartin from the defending champion Santa Fe Santa Clauses today. McCartin upgrades the Cheese Steaks' pitching staff, as he combines with fellow SP Paul LeCroy to create one of the world's best 1-2 starting tandems.

Bierbrodt: Heads To SFE


In return, Santa Fe obtains 2B Ewell Bierbrodt, among others. Bierbrodt is a virtual lock for 45+ HR and 100+ RBIs a season, and he should thrive playing his home games in Santa Fe. Santa Fe also gets 3B Tom Rivers in the deal.

THE RUMOR MILL (1st edition)

[ devindavis ]

[ available players ]

JULIO GONGORA
ALAN HAND
OSCAR SUZUKI

[ trade needs ]

"I'm in dire need of a Closer and a lead-off CF type."


[ rebman35 ]

[ available players ]

KIRK GRIFFIN
FREDDIE FOSTER

[ trade needs ]

"...a package of young players."


[ crcummings ]

[ available players ]

ENRIQUE PINEDA
DOUGLAS FLAIR

[ trade needs ]

"...for LH RP and SP."


[ m22pank ]

[ available players ]

BRANDON WALKER
DANIEL MERCKER
DONOVAN COLE
J.R. ADAMS
OSCAR JIANG
TED TERRY
PATRICK OLSON
KEVIN ROGERS

[ trade needs ]

"...mainly looking for closer/relief pitcher types."


[ mele316 ]

[ available players ]

TOBY BLASINGAME
KEN BIANUCCI
QUINN HANSON

[ trade needs ]

"If anyone has a Catcher with solid PC number, I'd love to hear about him."


[ austinfan1 ]

[ available players ]

JAKE BRANTLEY
CHAD DURHAM
MATTHEW RIVERA

[ trade needs ]

"...looking to get younger. TC if interested in these guys or anyone else over 29."


[ adreid ]

[ available players ]

TONY LLANOS
ALEX PARK
SAMMY PIZARRO
BOBBY RAY BASS

[ trade needs ]

"N/A"


[ brisque ]

[ available players ]

TOM RIVERS

[ trade needs ]

"N/A"


[ rootgargle ]

[ available players ]

GIOMAR MERCADO
MAX RODRIGUEZ

[ trade needs ]

"Looking for mid-level prospects."


[ tisi29 ]

[ available players ]

TERRELL MCCARTIN

[ trade needs ]

"N/A"


[ rcktchamp ]

[ available players ]

CLARENCE GEORGE

[ trade needs ]

"...an average 3B. Doesnt need high Durability."


[ jstnklly ]

[ available players ]

CLAY HOLTZ
MARCO LATHAM
BOB LAMBERT

[ trade needs ]

"I need a RP or two, to be more specific."

STUD HITTER PICKED UP OFF WAIVERS!!

An AL West team heavily upgraded their offense, which could possibly be bad news for the defending AL West champs, the Salem Knights.

Oklahoma City picked up stud hitter Tomas Tarasco off waivers from the Vancouver VooDoo. Vancouver has been looking to deal Tarasco since the end of last season, but was unable to do so. By Tarasco getting claimed, the move saves the VooDoo nearly $7M in salary this season.

Tarasco is the ideal example of dependability, playing in all 162 games 4 out of 5 seasons. He is a .312 hitter for his career, who has the ability to hit the ball out of the park at any time.

SEASON FIVE WORLD SERIES CHAMPS!!!!

Congratulations to the World Series winner of the Shoeless Joe World S5...




SANTA FE SANTA CLAUSES (tisi29)

..as they defeated the Salem Lights (rootgargle) 4 games to 2!!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!

MAJOR CONGRATS!!! part 2

Congratulations to the next two teams to make it to the League Championship Series...






PHILADELPHIA CHEESE STEAKS (brisque)

..for defeating the ROCHESTER ROCKET LAUNCHERS 3-1 to advance to the NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!




SANTA FE SANTA CLAUSES (tisi29)

..for defeating the ARIZONA GUNSLINGERS 3-1 to advance to the NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!

MAJOR CONGRATS!!!

Congratulations to the first team to make it to the League Championship Series...






TRENTON JOKERS (badooujack)

..for defeating the NEW YORK NIPPERS 3-0 to advance to the AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!