Illinois Times - Today Chows GM Brad Sherlag cashed in his biggest two chips and declared the Chows as "all in". Illinois agreed to send its 2011 #1 pick and James Shields for Carlos Zambrano and Georgia's #4 pick.
"We were a starting pitcher short this season and in our division and league, that was probably going to keep us on the outside looking in for the play-offs. Backing up Carpenter and Halladay with Zambrano gives us the depth we need this year. It was really tough to part with James Shields, we were willing to carry 15 pitchers this season to minimize his use in a down year since we believe in him for the long term. Shields was a critical piece in this trade and we could not find a way to work a deal for Z if he was not part of it. We are sure that James will have years of success for Georgia."
The Chows rotation now looks solid for this season and pencils in as follows:
1) Carpenter
2) Halladay
3) Zambrano
4) Anderson
5) Wells/Maine
Swingman - Volquez
Duensing will now be part of the Chows bullpen instead of the rotation.
Now that the Chows are going for it this year, Illinois will be looking to add either an outfielder, a catcher or a shutdown middle reliever during the post Block 1 trading frenzy.
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