BREAKING NEWS: Snow Pirates make second trade of the day

According to several sources, the Snow Pirates have made yet another move today, acquiring prospect Max Guillen from the Mexico City Invaders in exchange for minor leaguers Heath Thompson and Felipe Bolivar. You may remember Guillen, as we traded him away just one year ago to Mexico City for Ivan Dotel. Guess prezuiwf just felt like renting him out.

Guillen is extremely talented, sporting a fastball that has touched triple digits. He uses it to blow past guys, striking out more than a batter per inning in the minors, and while he has struggled at times (especially against lefties), he's still only 21 and has plenty of time to develop. He'll likely become a long reliever for us with the potential to start every now and then if need be (that is, if prezuiwf doesn't turn around and trade him yet again).

Thompson, our 2nd round pick way back in season 5, has always been one of my favorite minor league guys. He plays hard and his stats in the minors have been insane-- .320 batting average and 139 homers in 515 games. I guess the rationale was that he was blocked by other guys, but still, he had to have been a better bench option than Derrek Beck. I guess prezuiwf was worried about his ability to hit lefties and his rumored injury propensity. As for Felipe Bolivar, the organization hasn't looked back since replacing him with Daryle Moran, and he was primarily seen as organizational depth. I think we should really look at the deal in terms of Thompson vs. Guillen, and in that respect, I think we got an even deal-- we traded away a likely useful bench guy for a likely useful bullpen guy. Prezuiwf has done plenty over the past day to bolster our minor league pitching depth, and I think it will go a long way in a few years when Guillen and Jose Moreno are on the big club.