Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site water.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!water!abgamble From: abgamble@water.UUCP (abgamble) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Pirate`s Fire Sale Continues... (and the Driessen Trade) Message-ID: <754@water.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 09:30:09 EDT Article-I.D.: water.754 Posted: Tue Aug 6 09:30:09 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Aug-85 23:30:14 EDT References: <703@spuxll.UUCP> <721@fisher.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 26 > > I also noted that the Expos traded away Dan Driessen to the Giants > (who already sold Rajsich back to the Cards, are now apparently giving > up on Green, and are making a habit of obtaining first basemen from > Montreal) for Bill Laksey, Scot Thompson, and Player To B. Named Later. > Unless the mystery man turns out to be quite a surprise, am I alone in > thinking this move absolutely insane on the Expos part? > > David Rubin > {allegra|astrovax|princeton}!fisher!david I'm not so sure the Expos blew this one. All year they've had Terry Francona sitting on the bench with no where to play him. Francona has traditionally played very well in an every day role but been lousy off the bench. What this trade really amounts to is a commitment to Francona at firstbase for the next few years (he's a pretty good fielder at that position too). Rather than just drop Driessen, the Expos have managed to pick up a reasonably good pitcher and a bat to replace Francona's on the bench. It's also worth noting that Francona was not at all happy with his role on the club and the Expos had, some time ago, promised to play him or move him. Bruce Gamble