Career long Hawaiian Carlos Zambrano, who was perhaps one of the franchise's best draft choices, is leaving town for Georgia. In a surprising move, Zambrano was sent to the Roadkill for the NJT #1 pick and GRK #5 pick.
Big Z was drafted in 2003 in the 4th round (63rd overall) and had an up and down career for the Hawaiians. He showed flashes of brilliance but battled the demons of being a flyball pitcher in a small ballpark. Last year was a particularly difficult one as he was 13-14 with 5.37 ERA with a shocking 38 home runs surrendered. While the fans were happy to get so many souveniers, management was not as thrilled. The draft picks received will go to add depth.
NOTES: The Hawaiian gift shop will open early on Thursday morning for the winter caravan sale. Jerseys and Tshirts for Zambrano, Rollins, Rowand and Polanco have already been marked half off for your memorabilia pleasures. This includes the ever popular "I was there for the Big Z meltdown tour" shirts which features the dates and record of all the games wherein he unfortunately imploded.
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