Slayers part with Ghoulslobberer

The Slayers made their first trade since announcing the whole team being availible for trade talks, sending SS Mugor Ghoulslobberer to Dunharrow. The Slayers picked up CL Hildibrand Bridger and RP Fosco Sandybanks in return.

The Slayers are in dire need of pitching as their very lopsided team rankings show. Bridger gives the team some relief help as she looks to be strong with hitting the strike zone, seemingly a rare skill in Minas Morgul, while still having the ever-needed movement and more stuff than most Slayer hurlers. Sandybanks is a still raw prospect that looks to help re-stock the Slayer farm system.

"I'm happy with this trade. Dunharrow made negotiations painless and things just proceeded in a very natural and smooth course. This trade helps us in our weakness at the exchange of a quality hitter. We'll have to make do at SS, but it is worth it since we don't appear to have any current solutions in the pitching department.

Bridger has been mediocre for much of her career, but has done well this year. In terms of pure talent, she enters a bullpen as perhaps the most talented of all the healthy arms in the bullpen. She is expected to be the closer. The Slayers had thought to use Stonejuggler as closer to begin next week's games, but now he could get consideration in the rotation as 5th starter.

Sandybanks still needs time to develop and he will likely be assigned to AAA. Fosco is an interesting choice for the Slayers as he lacks movement, which would seem to give up too many HR in their home ballpark. However, he has some of the best stuff, potentially, on the team. Only Gemina Veledna is similiar, and quite similiar at that. That and his good control could help him pick up strikeouts, which might end up being the best way to go.

"Consider Sandybanks a bit of an experiment. We need to see if our whole philosophy of pitching might be wrong and players like Sandybanks could show us something valuable in that department." K.L. commented

Sandybanks is rated as a 5-star prospect, but isn't listed on the league's top-100 prospects list. Where, and if, Sandybanks will rank on the Slayers top prospects list remains to be seen.

Team management has also said that the Slayers are still open to trading more players, especially for good quality starting pitching or pitching in general.

Posted at July 31, 2005 06:51 PM | more from Minas Morgul