Haymakers Showcase New "Assets"

There is much joy in Troy today, as the Haymakers held a press conference to announce the two newest members of the club, Hunter Pence(shown on the right just before the announcement) and John Maine. The highly touted hitting prospect was drafted 7th overall and should fit nicely into the redesigned lineup that is Troy. "We really had him as our number one hitter on our board," said GM Ken Anderson, "Once Galladoro and Lincecum both went 1 and 2 we decided to take who we thought was the best hitter available." Vernon Wells, a holdover in the new lineup seemed excited by the news, "It's going to be nice to have another threat in the lineup. We won't totally knock you out, but we will score some runs. It should be an exciting season."
The Haymakers were also able to trade for another first round pick and select stud pitcher John Maine. It was well known the Hawaiians were looking to move their pick, and the Haymakers were not the only franchise looking to grab the pick. "We really have a great group of young arms in our rotation, not including the ball-boy," joked manager Davey Johnson, "He can go back to his old job; he was only throwing in the mid 50's anyway. Our rotation is going to be our strength this season." It's true. With guys like Fausto Carmona, Brad Penny, Jered Weaver and now Maine the team looks poised to contend for a playoff spot. But at what cost? The Haymakers moved two early and two mid-round draft picks (albeit receiving two later draft picks) to get Maine. Picks where players are drafted that turn a playoff contending team to a championship team. When asked about trading away all the picks and risking a championship run this season the GM quipped, "Look, we knew about the risk before we made the deal and in the end we are really only losing out on one pick. We saw an opportunity to get who we thought was the third overall pitcher available in the draft and we went for it. I know for a fact our fans will have a lot to cheer about this season in Troy. But it's not just about this season, we want to contend every year." That is true, even with all the picks exchanging hands the fans will be a lot to cheer about this season and in the future.