by cirills » Tue May 16, 2006 2:43 pm
[b:899f557a66]Wilkerson[/b:899f557a66] informed [b:899f557a66]The Unlimited[/b:899f557a66] management that he was insulted at not being included on the team's 25 man active roster, and demanded a trade back to his former team ([b:899f557a66]The 495'ers[/b:899f557a66]) who immediately put him on THEIR 25 man active roster.
Meanwhile, [b:899f557a66]Thompson[/b:899f557a66] who was still shocked and surprised ( :shock: :o ) over being taken by [b:899f557a66]The 495'ers[/b:899f557a66] in the FA Draft just moments before he would have been chosen by [b:899f557a66]The Unlimited[/b:899f557a66], was only too happy to finally be going to the team that had scouted him so heavily in the first place.
[b:899f557a66]The Unlimited[/b:899f557a66] hope that journeyman IF [b:899f557a66]Jamey Carroll[/b:899f557a66] can somehow turn out to be a part-time starter at second base next year (with an upgrade in range of course :roll: ), the team's weakest overall depth wise. They had tried unsuccessfully last week to make a deal for a second basemen with [b:899f557a66]The Pacific Alliance[/b:899f557a66], whose asking price was simply too high for them.
The final member of this deal -- [b:899f557a66]Steve Trachsel[/b:899f557a66] -- was seen as a just a throw-in by [b:899f557a66]The 495'ers[/b:899f557a66] (and thus NOT added to their 25 man active roster), even though [b:899f557a66]The Unlimited[/b:899f557a66] management pointed out that [b:899f557a66]The 495'ers[/b:899f557a66] might be too LH oriented at the present time, and that [b:899f557a66]Trachsel[/b:899f557a66] had been an effective spot starter vs. RH heavy teams on previous teams.
This deal had gone back and forth throughout the previous night (although initial negotiations started weeks ago), and was finalized early this afternoon.
As of right now, [b:899f557a66]Thompson[/b:899f557a66] still has not yet been added to [b:899f557a66]The Unlimited[/b:899f557a66]'s 25 man active roster. GM Sandy Shrink said that he [i:899f557a66]"didn't want to rock the boat just yet"[/i:899f557a66] and that [i:899f557a66]"the situation would be addressed on a daily basis."[/i:899f557a66] He did agree that it would not be long at all before [b:899f557a66]Thompson[/b:899f557a66] was [i:899f557a66]"brought up"[/i:899f557a66], but it would depend on who up in the show [i:899f557a66]"created the first opportunity".[/i:899f557a66]
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