Minor Leaguer traded for 10 Bats

[aramis16]

...well not quite, but you get the idea. Wonder how that guy feels. Even more, I wonder how the guys on the other team feel when they'd rather take ten bats than one of them haha.

http://sports.espn.go.com/minorlbb/news ... id=3409864

[Amazinz]

Crazy Canucks.

Like he said, it will be a great story if he makes it to the bigs one day. A fight at 17 and he's not allowed back in the country? Must have been a heck of a fight.

[ggs]

McALLEN, Texas - During three years in the low minors, John Odom never really made a name for himself.

That sure changed this week -- he's the guy who was traded for a bunch of bats.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/ ... 7407.story

[JTWood]

The Vipers once tried to acquire a pitcher for 1,500 blue seats when they were renovating their stadium...

HAHAHAHA! This team must be a blast to work for.

[thedude]

They couldn't get the kid into Canada, so he was basically a loss to them. Why not get $655 worth of bats out of the deal.

[sportsaddict]

I heard a story once that a minor league team traded a player for a few packs of beer. I thought that was pretty funny.

This is nothing more than a publicity stunt. I feel kind of bad for the player.

[haymarket]

I think the Braves got Kerry Lightenberg from an independent league team for something like 6 dozen baseballs and two dozen bats.

[raiders_umpire]

They couldn't get the kid into Canada, so he was basically a loss to them. Why not get $655 worth of bats out of the deal.

Exactly. What were they supposed to do? He couldn't play for them so at least they got something out of the deal.

[Grounded Polo]

I guess I should think twice before assuming bats is just slang for an offensive player in the future.

[kimchi_chigae]

Canadians sure love their maple.