WE HAVE A TRADE!

Received a trade offer from PerryP, the GM of the Fort Wayne TinCaps.  Normally I would consider a first offer, try to find somebody on the other team that I want to target, then make a counter.  But not this time.  I felt the offer was more than fair and I quickly accepted it.  The 66ers sent 9^th round pick Jesus Montero to the TinCaps for 1B Ike Davis and CF Dexter Fowler.  Wasn’t really looking to move Montero, but the offer was just too good for me to pass up.  Although I think Montero will hit at the MLB level, I don’t like his home park at all.  Plus I’ve read of some attitude issues.  Still hard to part with him though.

But I like Davis, and he provides good depth at 1B. I’ll slot him into Montero’s UTIL spot for now. Fowler fulfills a need in the OF. Other than Lance Berkman, my OF is pretty much based on speculation to start the year. Fowler has the tools to really put up some numbers in several categories.

Basically, I traded my 9th round pick for his 12th and 19th rounders. Might have been able to upgrade from Fowler, but I’m rolling with him in Mile High and seeing how it goes. Hoping he can resemble Cameron Maybin (who, incidentally, went three picks ahead of Montero in the 9th round).