In its continuing effort to reshape its roster and confuse observers, Pittsburgh made two trades today. In the first deal, Pittsburgh sent reserve catcher Richard Pendleton to New York in exchange for $500,000 and minor league "pitcher" Juan Truluck. In the second deal, Pittsburgh sent infielder Alan Williams to Jersey City for starting pitcher Steven Pate and outfielder George Marcano. Owner/GM Mack Shultz could not be reached as his winter ski retreat, instead sending deputy assistant GM William Shultz out to meet the press.
"Well, Daddy said we had too many catchers, what with Dominy starting, Valdes capable of backing up, and Jensen on the way. So, when Uncle Eric asked nicely for Pendleton, Daddy said sure. Boy, does Trulock suck though," explained the youngest Shultz. "As for the other deal, we felt that it was more important to acquire another quality starting pitcher in Pate and to return Marcano to the Pisces fold than to keep Alan Williams or the draft pick."
Surprisingly, neither of these trades dealt with the two Rule 5 players selected in yesterday's draft. Will Pittsburgh do the improbable and keep them, or is this merely parts one and two of a trade trifecta?
Edited to add:
Pittsburgh also announced that it traded the two Rule 5 players recently drafted, 1B Seve Bosch and 3B Agustin Moreno, to Helena in exchange for $200,000 and C Eduardo Romo. This announcement caught few people by surprise.
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I'll be watching to see if Helena is allowed to stuff them in the minors at all this season after the upgrade. I wouldn't be surprised if that flag isn't kept in the player database in the upgrade.
I guess they didn't have to go through waivers first? I haven't been able to find the text of Rule 5 anywhere.
No need for waivers in the game, which is what matters. The game's rules don't perfectly mimic MLB.
But, I have told Mike that even if the game doesn't require it, we will require him to keep the players on the ML roster or on the DL (if hurt) all season.
... or, offered back to me. Right?
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