The Frostbite Falls Flying Squirrels have agreed to a trade to bring young pitcher Matt Garza back into the fold. Garza was a Squirrel once before, when he was acquired before the 2008 season. Garza never threw a pitch in a Squirrels uniform, though, as he was traded along with Delmon Young just before the draft for draft pick considerations.
The Squirrels had to give up talent to get talent, however, and the talent they gave up to Texas was another young RHP, Rick Porcello. They will send a player to the Tornadoes after the season to complete the deal. Porcello, just called up to the big club in Minnesota, was visibly upset at not having had a chance to take the mound for the Squirrels before being traded. "I've been with that general manager before, and he didn't want me. He basically threw me in to a trade that sent me here. I guess I can say I wore the uniform of the best team in BARB history for a day, though."
The Squirrels front office was ecstatic.
"We felt Armando Galarraga was getting lit up too much, so we wanted to make a change," said Frostbite GM Jack Zduriencik. "We called up Porcello to take his place, but then Trader Ron approached us with a possibility and we couldn't pass it up. We feel this makes our rotation the best in the league. With Timmy, Hamels, King Felix, Garza and Paul Maholm, I don't know why we keep losing, but with our talent there's no way it should be happening."
"We are certainly disappointed to lose a guy as talented as Porcello," said Assistant GM Andrew Friedman. "But we didn't think he'd do well this season. He doesn't strike out enough batters right now to survive in this league. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors, and maybe once he gets some experience we'll bring him back."
The Squirrels might still be in the market for a hitter, but there aren't even rumors about who they might be trying to acquire.
