AP-San Francisco Sourdoughs GM John Derasmo, a man not known for the blockbuster trade, shipped talented but underachieving second baseman Bob Kennedy, hard-throwing setup man Chance Cox, and gold glove first baseman Shawn Hamilton to the Huntington Cousins for SS Mark Abercrombie and 2B Bingo Bellhorn.
Abercrombie has been on the Sourdough's radar for two years. The talented SS will play 3B, according to Derasmo, moving Don Mulder over to 2B, with Bellhorn taking over at 1b for the time being.
The big question is how this trade will affect the surprising Sourdoughs, who as of their last game have a three game lead in the NL West.
"I believe we've improved our team with this trade," Derasmo said. "We believe Mark has the skills to be one the more dangerous hitters in baseball. You always have to give up talent to get talent."
Rookie Chance Cox had 21 saves in AAA last season, and a 3.02 ERA. Kennedy had been the highest rated offensive prospect in the San Francisco organization when he was brought up to the big club 2 years ago, but while he's shown flashes of brilliance, he wasn't fulfilling his vast potential.
Fans just hope that team chemistry hasn't been damamged by the trade.
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