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Monday, April 30, 2012

Alabama Hot Pockets as Annie Savoy

Who won't be on the Hot Pockets roster at some point during 2012? Three trades in a weeks span have totally changed the make-up of the team.

Mike Leake and Melky Cabrera were sent to the Jews in exchange for Brandon Beachy on the 22nd. Later that day, AJ Burnett and Mitchell Boggs were added as free agents as Sergio Romo was released. Jair Jurrjens, who had been shopped around the previous couple days, was then dropped on the 24th.

On the 29th, the Pockets acquired David Freese, Ian Desmond and Gio Gonzalez from HYFR for Martin Prado, Jamie Garcia and Jimmy Rollins. Yes, you read that correctly. Not an overly unbalanced trade but still very much in the favor of The Hot Pockets. Heath Bell was also added while Wade Miley was placed on waivers.

Then on Monday, the Pockets moved Andre Ethier, Wandy Rodriguez and Trevor Cahill to The Whiskey Chuggers for Matt Holliday, Stephen Drew and Ross Detwiler.

These moves should undoubtedly help push the Hot Pockets towards the league leaders as the season progresses but probably won't be enough to overcome the patience of Fabulous Flocculence.

Losses

Mike Leake
Melky Cabrera
Sergio Romo
Jair Jurrjens
Martin Prado
Jamie Garcia
Jimmy Rollins
Wade Miley
Andre Ethier
Wandy Rodriguez
Trevor Cahill

Additions

Brandon Beachy
AJ Burnett
Mitchell Boggs
David Freese
Ian Desmond
Gio Gonzalez
Heath Bell
Matt Holliday
Stephen Drew
Ross Detwiler

UPDATE 5/1/12: Another jam-a-lam-a-ding-dong deal was agreed to just hours after we went to "press" on this story. Looks like Winman will receive Ian Desmond, Carlos Beltran, Brandon Beachy and Frank Francisco in exchange for Rickie Weeks, Shane Victorino, Adam Wainwright and Shawn Marcum. Everyone is having a ride on the Alabama Hot Pockets this season. Might as well change your team name to "Dean's Sister". As you can see from the days add/drops, Winman grew tired of his lackluster MI performance from Weeks and Ryan Roberts and is hoping to get some rejuVAGINAtion with Desmond. Once this trade is official, only six players originally drafted by the Bama Pockets will remain with the team.