Monday, July 19th , 2049
The story of the day in the baseball world is the major trade between the Rivendell Royals and Dunharrow Devils. The Royals will receive 30-year old RHP Sudeep Blunt in the deal, while the Devils will pick up 34-year old 1B Pil-joong Corcorane, 28-year old RHP Hatay Norcross, 21-year old minor league RF Avanisvara Took, 21-year old minor league RHP Temel Bartolf, a 1st round draft pick, and $25,000,000 in cash.
This was a seemingly out-of-the-blue move that nobody saw coming. A Rivendell insider familiar with the negotiations called the trade “one that people will be talking about for quite some time.” Neither general manager could be reached for comment.
Corcorane has a .215 average and a .312 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 55 hits, 14 home runs and driven in 31 runs.
On his stats sheet this season Blunt shows a 10-3 record, 18 starts, 127.1 innings, 155 strikeouts and a 2.76 ERA.