The Stockholm Sluggers made a bold step towards their first ever playoff appearance today via a trade with Pittsburgh. On Scandinavian flight 893 as this is typed is starter Oscar Leon. He was originally the 2nd round pick for the Sluggers in the inaugural draft, but was traded to the Pisces franchise (then in Mississippi) during his first season.
"We're pleased to bring Oscar home," owner Michael Weintraub said. "We had major problems in our rotation all year long, and they were exacerbated when Chad Kinlaw went down."
Despite the problems with the rotation, the Sluggers are just two games out of a playoff spot. Excitement is building in Sweden for the team, and fans hope that Leon will help ace Chad Gomez lead the team to the postseason.
Leon wasn't a free pickup, however. Pittsburgh gets two draft picks in 2004, rounds 2 and 3, plus scrub minor league catcher Don Pendarvis.
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