Tuesday, April 2nd , 2052
Proving the old adage that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, the Kings announced today the acquisition of 25-year old LHP Robur Hardbottle and 22-year old minor league RHP Romuald Hatchett from the Dol Guldur Dragons in exchange for 26-year old 1B Friagol Crystalembers. “This isn’t the deal of the century,” acknowledged the Kings, “but we think it will improve the direction of both teams.”
In 385 career games Crystalembers has hit .273 with 224 hits, 37 home runs, 133 RBIs and scored 117 runs.
Hardbottle has a 11-13 won-lost record over his career with a 3.41 ERA. In 133 games he has recorded 41 saves and the 25-year-old has 156 strikeouts in 169 innings of work.