A Power shift has begun in the NASBL and it started with the all the trades that have been made since the end of BK-I. In the Taste Great East LCC has a 1 game lead over HHA & SPR and ILL is only 6 games back. In the South LVI has a 1 game lead over GRK & OJW and NJT are 10 games out. In the Less Filling West MSU has the biggest lead 3.5 games over DFW, 6 over SPL and TRY is 13.5 out. In the Central GCG IS .5 game ahead of PCM, 2 over VFS and 10.5 ahead of NYK. BK-I saw 9 trades made, that include 30 players and 9 Draft picks exchanging teams.
This has been a real Buyers and Sellers Market and has produced one of the most exciting trade periods during a season in a long time. The big Buyers were GRK who went out and got John Lackey and a couple of outstanding relievers in Brandon Lyon and Peter Moylan. GRK paid a steep price in '09 Draft picks, but if I recall the last time Mr. Miller did this GRK won it all!! MSU went out and got two stoppers in Jason Isringhasen and Billy Wagner, to go along with the best stopper in the league in JJ Putz. Mr. Bess squad will be hard to beat if they have the lead after the 6th inning. LVI made two trades to help beef up Mr. Burns offense and relief pitching. He did give up NASBL steals leader in Juan Pierre, however for this year will get Reggie Willits who will be a better fit in the play off hunt. Then GCG and SPL pulled off a 5 fer 5 trade. Mr. Howard whose GCG is in first place got Alex Gordon in return which was this year's 'can't miss' rookie. Meanwhile in SPL Mr. Pennylegion got some much needed pitching and 3B Mike Lowell to help make their play off run. Last but not least SPR went out and got C Jorge Posada and P Ron Mahay. Mr. D. Sherlag might have got that final piece to win it all!
The Sellers were VFS. When Mr. Rabidoux decided the Sioux didn't have the arrows to compete this year, went out and traded some big names off the '07 Central Division winning team. '08 will be a long season now for the Sioux, but '09 sees them having 2 picks in each of the 1st three rounds of the Draft. TRY send a couple of veterans for young pitchers and a couple of mid level Draft picks. Mr. K.Anderson hopes his young stars keep developing so TRY can compete '09. NJT got MSU 4th in '09 for Jason Isringhasen. Mr. Moscariello wants the NJT to get back to winning form! Several teams stood pat for now, but you can bet there will be trades before BK-3 as teams position themselves for a play off run or an end of the season trot.
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