Friday, May 6, 2011

Project 2012 Switches Arms

Illinois Times -- How long ago was draft day? The Chows happily traded their first pick to get Francisco Liriano. Today they are back to square one - sort of - flipping Liriano for a 1st in next year's draft and adding Homer Bailey.

Liriano provided excitement in his short stint with the Chows - striking out an unprecedented 1.14 batters per inning. Liriano was on pace to break the Chows single season K mark by a wide margin and really seemed to fit in on the new club. "I am shocked. I thought I was a key member of Project 2012 and now they think they can do better in next year's draft. The good part is now I am in a pennant race instead of being mired in last place in the TGE year after year."

Sherlag explains the deal as follows, "We like what Bailey brings to the table and really thought the flexibility of a 1 next year gives us a chance to improve our offense or our pen which are likely to be our greatest needs. We really believe we are contenders next year and having some extra picks really helps fill in a contending team's roster." The long season that has begun for Chows fans will now seem a little bit longer.

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