Bay to Brooklyn

In their second deal of the new season, the Frostbite Falls Flying Squirrels have sent OF Jason Bay to longtime rival Brooklyn for SS Edgar Renteria.

The MOABS had been looking to move the high-priced veteran because of his salary and the plethora of talent they already had at the position.

Some were questioning the motives of the Squirrels, though. They traded a player with above-average speed and power who is a very good defender, and now they are left with a gaping hole in left field (Frostbite management has confirmed they will not be bringing Barry Bonds back for 2008).

But the chance to get such an accomplished shortstop couldn't be passed up, said Flying Squirrels Assistant GM Andrew Friedman.

"We felt Edgar was the best available option out there among all of the second basemen and shortstops. This will allow us to move Michael Young to second and makes the infield more talented overall than what we had at the beginning of the week (before projected starting second baseman Luis Castillo was traded to Arizona). And as for Bay, well, as the Commissioner said when describing another deal, there's no shortage of left fielders who can hit 30 homers a season. We will probably lose a bit of speed and defense with whomever the new guy is, but as a team we will be more well-rounded."

Although this deal didn't go along the lines of GM Jack Zduriencik's pledge to make the team younger (as the Johan Santana trade did), more trades to bring in young talent could come soon.