Need some ML-ready pitching? Fans not attending your home games? Check two of your goals off your list at the same time in Miami!

The following popular Miami pitchers are available for trade:

SP Robert Mullen (Popular/Popular)
MR Kris Dumont (Very Popular/Extremely Popular)
MR Newton Su (Very Popular/Very Popular)
MR John Hering (Popular/Popular) – LHP, possible conversion to SP
MR Victor Pardo (Well Known/Well Known)
MR George Torres (Very Popular/Very Popular)

Obviously, I cannot afford the fan interest hit that would come if I were to trade all or even most of them, so act fast! First come, first served. Looking for picks/prospects in return.

Sorry, no time for the fake prose today, so just the basics:

Miami and Cairo have agreed to the following trade.

Miami sends to Cairo:
C Zambrano
1B/OF Kiser
Miami’s 1st round pick (2009)
$5 million cash

Cairo sends to Maui:
2B Deleon (AAA)
Cairo’s 1st round pick (2009)

I have a few fringy ML or ML-ready starters and relievers that are available for trade.  If you are looking to round out your rotation or supplement your bullpen, consider the following:

SP Lewis McGurk
SP Claude Guzman
SP Guille Alvarado
SP Doyle Walker
SP/MR Robert Mullen
MR Victor Pardo

The price for these guys is very low – late round draft picks or middling prospects. If interested, send me an email.

EDIT 7/8/10 10:35 a.m. PDT – Walker and Alvarado are no longer available – they have been traded to Stockholm for Stockholm’s 5th round pick in the 2009 amateur draft.

EDIT 7/12/10 8:35 a.m. PDT – McGurk has been traded to Marietta for Marietta’s 5th round pick in the 2009 amateur draft.

The general managers of the Miami Masters of Their Domain and the Cairo Leveemen reached agreement on a trade today.  In the deal, Miami will receive stud reliever Ramon Santiago.  In return, Cairo will receive two promising Miami prospects:  AAA 1B Chang-hyeok O, and A SP Juan Ramos.

When questioned by skeptical Miami sports media about the rationale behind trading two promising young prospects for a pitcher whose only experience is as a reliever, Miami GM Matt Macario replied “We are cautiously optimistic that we can convert Ramon to a starter.  It’s a ‘borderline’ case according to my OOTP sources, but I have faith in the kid.  And he says he wants to start, so it has the potential for a win-win.  We’ll take it day by day and see how things go.”

It’s a big risk in the eyes of this reporter, but if the stars align just right, Miami could have a formidable starting rotation with Alberto Deluna, Michael Pellerin, Cruz Alonzo, and now Ramon Santiago taking the hill on successive days.

In a move many analysts are calling “curious,” Miami Masters of Their Domain GM Matt Macario announced today that his team has traded away several key prospects to acquire former Miami prospect, and current ace SP Michael Pellerin from the Stockholm Sluggers.

“Yes, I know he has an ERA of over 5,” Macario responded tersely when asked by several Miami reporters to explain how this move actually improves the team.  “What can I say?  Kenny [Matthews, Miami's head scout] loves the guy.  We think he will benefit from the change of scenery, and he has the potential to be a permanent fixture in our starting rotation.  We certainly expect that he will help us down the stretch in winning ballgames.”  The optimism can’t come at a better time for Miami, which has seen its solid division lead evaporate in the last several weeks to a single half game over its allegedly steroid-enhanced division rival, the Pittsburgh Pisces.

Readers of this blog may recall that Miami dealt Pellerin to Stockholm near the 2006 trading deadline to acquire current shortstop Ben “Sugar” Towell.  For his part, Pellerin appears to be very happy to be returning to the warm climes of Miami.  “Man, I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama,” Pellerin said.  “Have you ever tried to pitch while wearing longjohns and a parka?  Trust me, you don’t want to.”

In exchange for Pellerin, Stockholm will receive $2 million in cash considerations and three talented young Miami prospects:  AAA SP Raymond Bush, AAA CL Felix Vilardebo, and A 3B Phil Roach.

I would like to call up my 1B prospect David Vidal in the next sim, and I find myself with too many players on my active roster.  The following players are available for trade, at varying prices:

1B/OF Winifred Kiser

2B/OF Jose Santiago

OF John Fine

CF Brady Morris

OF Benito Parra

I am looking for draft picks and/or prospects in return.  Email any offers to guitar_shark@hotmail.com.

Just a word of warning so that no one else makes the same stupid mistake I made.  I signed AAA sucky pitcher Steven Pacheco to a minor league contract a couple of sims ago, without realizing that the game deemed him worthy of Type A status.  Never in a million years would it have occurred to me that a player who says ”I will accept a minor league contract” when asked is actually a Type A free agent.  That’s the way the ball bounces in Miami, the home of playoff (and now free agency) disappointment.  The Seattle Pilots have benefitted from my stupidity by acquiring Miami’s first round pick.  Gah.

Don’t make my mistake!

Busy afternoon, so this will be brief.  The Miami Masters of Their Domain and the Gainesville Purple Porpoises agreed to the following trade today.

To Gainesville:
2B/3B/SS Edward Redding
MR Joseph Lamas
C Carlos Colon (AAA)
$1.5 million cash
 
To Miami:
MR George Torres
OF Calle Bengtsson (AAA)
MR Arturo Rodriguez (A)

Miami and Seattle agreed today to swap two players who were once believed to have great potential but have failed, thus far, to live up to that potential.  Both teams are optimistic that a change of scenery will help the players.

The deal, which is unlikely to significantly affect any of the division or wildcard races, will send one of Miami’s AAA pitchers, SP James Lineberry, to Seattle in exchange for major league reserve infielder Agustin Moreno.

Hey guys,

I got an email from my 2B Edward Redding saying he wants to be in the starting lineup on a daily basis, which isn’t going to happen on my team.  If anyone wants him, send me an offer!  He is signed to a very reasonable contract (with a mutual option at the end of this year), and he had a .401 OBP last year.  He is also an “extremely popular” player, which will do wonders for your fan interest.