Troy, NY: The Haymakers pulled off another blockbuster today, while answering the question of who would be the ace of the staff after the trade of Weaver; moving promising young starter Max Sherzer and a round 1 pick, and a round 10 pick to the Chow Cows for Chris Carpenter and a round 5.
Carpenter last pitched for Troy back in 2007 before missing two full seasons with injury and returned to form nicely in 2010 for Illinois, winning 17 games and boasting an ERA of 3.30. He currently holds the record for single season wins (15) for the young Troy team and is looking to at least match or best that this season. "There are a lot of exciting things going on here," said Carpenter, "This team is determined to be a force in the Less Filling West, and I'm just going to work hard to help out as much as I can."
Some questions linger about the ace's age; 35, and history of injury; missing all of 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2009...but the GM does not seem concerned: "He's been healthy for the past two seasons and the big thing is that he is a horse and can basically go out there almost every 4th day if needed. As long as he is healthy he will pitch well, and if we can get at least two full seasons out of him, I'm sure we will be more than satisfied."
Looks like the Troy fans have a lot to look forward to this upcoming season at Haymaker Grounds; this reporter just wonders what happened to the long term dominance that this franchise was going for.
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