Texas Prepares for 2010
Houston, Texas--Today, the light shined bright on a cloudy Texas' day, as the Tornadoes have acquired vital pieces to add to an almost finished product of a team which is growing ever more potent and powerful as the days go by. The Texas Tornadoes have acquired slugger OF Alfonso Soriano (13.00) and top superprospect RHP Mat Latos (1.20) from the Madtown Murlocks, in exchange for a handful of prospects.
The deal is seen as a move to acquire a long sought-after big bat to help power a young, emerging Texas' line-up alongside with 3B Alex Rodriguez. After two attempts to acquire an impact bat, which saw OF Manny Ramirez and 1B Adrian Gonzalez negotiations go up in flames due to voids by the league, Texas has finally landed this in the likes of Soriano; but Texas didn't stop there!
In acquiring Soriano, the Tornadoes have also landed superprospect RHP Mat Latos, who at 21 years-old, has the stuff and the poise to become a front of the rotation starter. He joins a rotation which is full of potential top young starters, including RHP Tommy Hanson, RHP Rick Porcello and LHP Derek Holland.
"We are super-hyped about this deal. It brings two pieces which the organization was dying to get; an impact bat and another big-time young prospect arm. We believe that with Soriano and A-ROD leading our offense next season, and with Vazquez heading our rotation which includes baseball's finest young prospects, we have the makings of a dystany that will stand for years to come. We have tried tirelessly to add a big bat, exploring options with Fresno for 1B Adrian Gonzalez, Brooklyn for 1B Miguel Cabrera, and even with Madtown for OF Manny Ramirez. In the end, we believe perhaps these events didn't materialize for a reason, as we believe we landed a package which was more valuable in terms of what was demanded for it. We are happy especially to get Latos, as our organization is not only very high on him. but is sticking with our young guns and hope Hanson, Porcello, Holland and now Latos will help form a rotation which one day we can deem the BEST in BARB."
To acquire the two, Texas parted with: 2B Dan Uggla, 3B Matt Dominguez, RHP Tim Alderson, RHP Jeff Niemann , OF Fernando Martinez and 1B/3B Chris Davis.
"To get something this valuable, we had to part with some talent we liked, but deemed expendable. We had 13 starters on our team, with only 5 spots to fill. Considering the rotation is already occupied by four top prospects (including Latos), as well as Vazquez, we had extra depth to deal from (Alderson and Niemann). As we speak, we still have two starters were looking to market, in LHP Zach Duke and RHP Hiroki Kuroda. They both understand the direction the club is going, and are happy to hear were trying to shop them. The funny part is that while some GM's are crying for starting pitching, they don't want these arms, despite the fact they are better than most on other clubs and extremely cheap."
Speculators believe Texas saw it easy to part with 1B/3B Chris Davis, 2B Dan Uggla, and prospect 3B Matt Dominguez due to their respected positions being occupied by other emerging stars on the Texas squad (1B James Loney/2B Aaron Hill/3B Alex Rodriguez). With the depature of Fernando Martinez, many believe they are clearing a spot for a future OF they may be acquiring at seasons end... or perhaps they are clearing a spot for one of their other outfielders to make the cut for fourth OF next season, since Soriano will head the outfield, alongside of Ichiro Suzuki and Andre Either.
It is also believed that Texas will soon call up RHP Mat Latos, creating what some are calling the "Fantastic Four", in the likes of Hanson, Porcello, Holland, and Latos in the Texas rotation together...
3 comments:
All those points you make, including those of the worst-Governors since the Civil Rights movements, and yet I still have suspicion over every major leaguer. Its unfair. I am not presuming guilt, but I will not give any player an unconditional sense of innocence either. Do not misunderstand, super Zack is hell of player that would easily be the best addition to any teams (especially considering his salary).
But it makes me wonder why its not a big deal to feel outraged about steroid usage. I paid $25 for a ticket at PacBell (Monster, SBC, whatever day it is) ballpark to see the Giants win. I basically sat on a person with virtually no room between the seats. Additionally, I couldn't see the right field foul line, or the number of K's attributed to Lincecum. It was also $9 beer day at the ballpark. Food was at least a five spot per item (Costco has it at $1.50 plus soda and its refill)! The argument you make Brian is well balanced, because it is overlooked that Gatorade is truly helping the players. Steroid helped save the life of Jon Lester after his Chemo. Yet in what way did Manny save his life by taking estrogen? In what way does Papi (allegedly) get to move off his statements that those found guilty of steroids should be suspended for a year and should be prosecuted to the extent of the law?
If the players within the steroid era feel that its unfair, which has been well documented, then why should we applaud those who cheat their comrades? To me, if you want to solve the problems within society, you must first solve the problems with our "IDOLS." No I am not talking about Randy, Simon, and GayCreast, but I am talking about baseball players who I want to see despite spending $25 a ticket, $9 a beer, $5 hotdogs, and still can't see the foul line. How about Hollywood celebrities who pound shots with other celebs and then decide to go on Jay Leno and announce his candidacy for governor of the 5th largest economy in the world, which happens to be mandating furloughs. Hold people that make much more than minimum wage to a much higher standard, its a good thing, I promise you. We should, and can, expect better.
I understand your argument that the player's association and owners have the responsibility to the rise in PED's, however, to suggest that the player's responsibility is less than that of the owner's/PA is insane. Each player is responsible for what goes into their bodies, whether to enhance performance or recovery time for injury. It is just sad. I played baseball, I love it, and I know how to play it; yet, this situation seems to make me think that the game I love has been tainted and fake. It is just sad.
At the risk of really causing the eyeballs to roll, we are probably just one generation from genetically engineered muscle mass. That is, we'll identify a molecule that acts as a 'switch' that turns on a gene for increased muscle cell production in some individuals, and we'll essentially control the rate at which it is triggered...not so much via pharmaceuticals, but by highly-optimized dietary regimes and training programs. If this is true, we are going to see a dramatic increase in the number of high school freshmen who look like college sophomores. Every team will have a Josh Hamilton or Alex Rodriguez-like physical specimen with amazingly advanced tools. If greatness becomes commonplace, will it still be greatness? Hope I didn't completely ruin your day.
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