Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site philabs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!dpb From: dpb@philabs.UUCP (Paul Benjamin) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Re: Pirate`s Fire Sale Continues... (and the Driessen Trade) Message-ID: <405@philabs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 13:47:38 EDT Article-I.D.: philabs.405 Posted: Thu Aug 8 13:47:38 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Aug-85 04:00:16 EDT References: <703@spuxll.UUCP> <721@fisher.UUCP> Organization: Philips Labs, Briarcliff Manor, NY Lines: 23 > > In a stoke of genius ranking right up there with the Yankees` dumping of > > Steve Kemp onto the Pirates earlier this year, the Pirates -- in one swoop > > -- made themselves more attractive to potential buyers by trading > > Hendrick, Candalaria, and Holland to California in exchange > > for several young [read: cheap] players. > > I read about this one without being able to find out whom the Pirates > received in return. Anyone know? > They received Mike Brown (outfielder), Pat Clements (left-handed reliever) and the ever-present player-to-be-named-later. In the two games before the strike, Brown went 4-for-8, 1 RBI, 1 SB, and Clements pitched a couple of scoreless innings. Could end up an OK trade for Pgh. Both are young, and signed to contracts (unlike Holland). > 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? Sounds stupid to me, too, but maybe they know something we don't.