2012 IAL ROOKIE DRAFT REVIEW 1) TWIN CITY THUNDERCHICKENS: Jeremy Hellickson P: This young righthander throws four pitches for strikes. He is a pitcher, in every sense of the word. Posting numbers that resulted in a B-Z grade. His best pitch is his changeup. Still I am not a …
IAL TRADES MOLLY PUTTS MARAUDERS send SS EVERTH CABRERA to the RISING BAMM BEANO’S in exchange for SS RAFAEL FURCAL. Don’t really like either player. Cabrera is younger and is likely to get older. While Furcal is older and might retire sooner. MARAUDERS 5, BAMM BEANO’S 5 – EVEN MOLLY …
KERNELS get Ryan Madson & Jim Johnson HIGHLANDERS get Michael Young & Jayson Nix ANALYSIS I knew the Highlanders would obtain Young from the Kernels, but thought it would be in exchange for Miguel Tejada, because Kentucky needed SS & Moore needed 3B. Madson & Johnson will provide bullpen depth, …
Player are listed under the team that they were originally on. Kernels Highlanders Young, M. >< Madson, R. KK #5 (Nix, J.) >< Johnson, J. Upperdeckers Marauders Wells, V. >< Street, H. Keppinger, J. >< Ramirez, A. Highlanders Gamblers Beltre, …
Chicago Highlanders RP Ryan Madson, P Jim Johnson for Kentucky Kernels 3B Michael Young and the KK 6th round draft pick Molly Putts Marauders IF Alexei Ramirez, RP Huston Street for Moline Upperdeckers OF Vernon Wells, IF Jeff Keppinger Chicago Highlanders 3B Adrian Beltre for Three Rivers Gamblers P Scott …
The Highlanders and Gamblers have announced a major trade: the Gamblers receive Adrian Beltre and the Highlanders get Scott Kazmir. Adrian Beltre has been a fixture at the hot corner for the Highlanders since being drafted in 1999. He was one of the slew of slick-fielding thirdbasemen that the team …
THUNDERCHICKENS get Ray Durham GAMBLERS get Juan Uribe ANALYSIS This was a trade to help teams with coverage, no advantage. CHAMPIONS get Chad Patrick Cordero GAMBLERS get Shane Patrick Victorino ANALYSIS Even though in real life Cordero’s a closer, he’s only a B*Y in APBA. Even though in real …
CHAMPIONS get Felipe Lopez UPPERDECKERS get Vernon Wells ANALYSIS Need sometimes creates desperation, V-Dub is WAY better than F-Lo. Big advantage Upperdeckers! GAMBLERS get Scott Rolen BAMM-BEANOS get Juan Uribe ANALYSIS Rolen gives the Gamblers a regular at 3B and Brooks Uribe gives the Bamm-Beanos some flexibility as a …
