Balta1701 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Not the biggest deal in MLB history, but I do have 1 question: how the hell can the Cubs afford to Trade away pitching? he Rangers' revamped starting rotation was revamped some more Friday. Juan Dominguez went from the likely No. 5 starter to a member of the Oakland A's in a three-team trade that brought lefty John Koronka to the Rangers from the Cubs. Koronka is slated to start Friday against Detroit as the No. 5 starter. Manager Buck Showalter has not set the rest of the rotation. The Rangers got minor league left-handed pitcher John Rheinecker and utility man Freddie Bynum for Dominguez and then shipped Bynum to the Cubs for Koronka and a player to be named or cash. It's a risk for general manager Jon Daniels. Koronka pitched in relief this spring after being converted from a starter in October during the Arizona Fall League. He appeared in 10 games and was 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA this spring. "It's a little unconventional," Daniels said. "We'll try and get his pitch count up and get him in the mix. He's a starter, and he wants to start. He's lengthened up before, and he's excited about it." The plan is for Koronka to arrive Saturday, and he'll pitch about four innings in a simulated game Sunday. This hopefully will have him ready for his scheduled start Friday. Until October, Koronka, 25, had been a starter, making his major league debut in June. He was 1-2 with a 7.47 ERA in 152/3 innings with eight walks and 10 strikeouts last season. He's made three career starts - all last year - and lasted past the fifth inning once. He gave up at least three earned runs in all three starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Koronka is awful and they have better options than him. Freddie Bynum is basically a younger Pablo Ozuna. Not a bad trade for the Cubs. But how many 2nd basemen does one team need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 my Rangers friend was really pissed they lost Dominguez for basicly nothing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Apr 1, 2006 -> 10:50 PM) my Rangers friend was really pissed they lost Dominguez for basicly nothing... You have a friend on the RANGERS?!?!!?! Edited April 2, 2006 by Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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