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It all started with a trade with Washington for Henry Richter. They gave up a 2nd round pick and a highly regarded prospect Harry Weekly. Club officials who wanted to remain anonymous cited Weekly's injury problems as the main reason for the trade. Richter is 32 and probably has four to five years ahead of him, but the price of a 2nd round pick might have been too much. Richter is an offensive minded player, however, and the Colts felt they needed some more pop. Bill M. Hayes will probably be traded in the offseason for some draft picks.
The next trade was with Sherman Kolstad. The fact that Kolstad was traded was no shock, he had been shopped forever and wasn't even pitching on the major league squad. The Colts once again made a trade with Washington, this time picking up a fourth round pick and an outfield prospect Brownie Susce, a power hitting right fielder. Susce was good value for a thirty size year old pitcher who wasn't being used.
A few days later, the Colts made another trade with Washington, this time sending Half Nelson and receving Jack Werner, prospect Dave Manual, and a third round pick. Nelson was not producing enough runs for the Colts and had been dropped to platooning. Wener has been on a hot streak for the Colts, while Manual is an intriguing prospect. The third round pick was a nice coup for Waner, who in this writer's mind, got more than enough in return.
The final remake trade for Waner occurred today. The Colts sent ace reliever Mark Spangler and Brownie Susce to the Baltimore Blue Knights in exchange for Luis Anderson and Cleatus Klobedanz. With this trade, the Colts shore up the back end of their rotation with the impending retirements or releases of Donnie Hentry and Brock Strahler. Anderson and Klobedanz are filling out the fourth and fifth spot in the rotation, while Henry who has been pitching extremely well remains as the number three. Strahler is definitely gone, alreadying being designated for assignment. Henry has give management reason to want him back for another season, but if he faters next year, the Colts have Furcal ready to fill in. With this trade, the Colts have solified their rotation for the next four to five seasons.
Overall, the Colts are probably strengthned by all of these trades. Spangler's great talent couldn't fill all he holes, and the Colts would have been in a huge bind if they had no replacement for Henry or Strahler next year. The farm system will be plenty restocked after this years trades. The Colts realized this year that they were still a couple years away from contending seriously, and they may have in fact, pushed that out even further. In two years, though, they will be extremely formidable. WIth a top three of Hymn, Britain, and Furcal, they could be a future dynasty.
Big changes for the Colts
December 21, 2003 at 11:05PM View BBCode
Chicago - As Colts fans have noticed over the last three weeks, management has been super aggressive. GM Lloyd Waner has made a series of aggresive moves that have left some people happy, some bewildered, and some probably don't care.It all started with a trade with Washington for Henry Richter. They gave up a 2nd round pick and a highly regarded prospect Harry Weekly. Club officials who wanted to remain anonymous cited Weekly's injury problems as the main reason for the trade. Richter is 32 and probably has four to five years ahead of him, but the price of a 2nd round pick might have been too much. Richter is an offensive minded player, however, and the Colts felt they needed some more pop. Bill M. Hayes will probably be traded in the offseason for some draft picks.
The next trade was with Sherman Kolstad. The fact that Kolstad was traded was no shock, he had been shopped forever and wasn't even pitching on the major league squad. The Colts once again made a trade with Washington, this time picking up a fourth round pick and an outfield prospect Brownie Susce, a power hitting right fielder. Susce was good value for a thirty size year old pitcher who wasn't being used.
A few days later, the Colts made another trade with Washington, this time sending Half Nelson and receving Jack Werner, prospect Dave Manual, and a third round pick. Nelson was not producing enough runs for the Colts and had been dropped to platooning. Wener has been on a hot streak for the Colts, while Manual is an intriguing prospect. The third round pick was a nice coup for Waner, who in this writer's mind, got more than enough in return.
The final remake trade for Waner occurred today. The Colts sent ace reliever Mark Spangler and Brownie Susce to the Baltimore Blue Knights in exchange for Luis Anderson and Cleatus Klobedanz. With this trade, the Colts shore up the back end of their rotation with the impending retirements or releases of Donnie Hentry and Brock Strahler. Anderson and Klobedanz are filling out the fourth and fifth spot in the rotation, while Henry who has been pitching extremely well remains as the number three. Strahler is definitely gone, alreadying being designated for assignment. Henry has give management reason to want him back for another season, but if he faters next year, the Colts have Furcal ready to fill in. With this trade, the Colts have solified their rotation for the next four to five seasons.
Overall, the Colts are probably strengthned by all of these trades. Spangler's great talent couldn't fill all he holes, and the Colts would have been in a huge bind if they had no replacement for Henry or Strahler next year. The farm system will be plenty restocked after this years trades. The Colts realized this year that they were still a couple years away from contending seriously, and they may have in fact, pushed that out even further. In two years, though, they will be extremely formidable. WIth a top three of Hymn, Britain, and Furcal, they could be a future dynasty.
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