A Bigger Trade

Last week there was another trade of more significance between the Rips and the Pounders. The Rips sent:

Mulder
Hollandsworth (1)
Niekro/Cordero

to the Pounders for

Snow (8)
Az. Luis Gonzalez (22)
Floyd

I guess prices go up a couple of bucks. I like the play by Kevin for Mulder, who is desperate for pitching. He’ll be tradable later if he decides to go the other way. Mark got 2 decent old hitters and an open slot. Gonzo started out really fast, but is not showing any power since that first week. Kevin has a lot of hitting, and he didn’t give up one of his prime hitters for Mulder. This is a very reasonable deal.

I like the way Mark is still fighting despite a weak keeper list led by the $30 Armando Benitez and his torn hamstring. The Rips are not going to fix themselves completely, but open FAAB gives them some chance to keep fighting. Derrick Turnbow looks like an awfully good $2 pick. Let’s just pray that he doesn’t somehow end up on the Busch Leaguers.