More Moves For Orlando

To boost the offense and to find a suitable replacement in the starting rotation, the hometown Stars have completed another deal, this time with the Kearney Bearcats.  The deal sends 3B Jesus Medina, made expandable after the trade to acquire Scotty Cowley, SP Daniel Gendron, a starter last season who made 24 starts and SP prospect Juan Moreno to the Bearcats for SP Willie Craig and veteran SS Nolan Winter.

Craig, currently the #2 starter for Kearney has underperformed in that role but it is expected that the Stars pitching coach and a move to the #5 spot in the rotation will restore Craig's confidence and get him to pitch to potential which would make him a very effective 5th starter.

The prize of the deal as SS Nolan Winter.  Winter hit .301 last season with  28 home runs and 118 RBI!  Those are incredible numbers for a middle infielder and fills a huge gap in the Stars lineup.  Shortstop has been a weakness since the teams inception and now it will be a strength.  The pundits will question the acquisition of the 37 year old but if his play this season is any indication, Winter has a lot of great baseball ahead of him.  Currently, he is hitting .319 with 6 home runs and 23 RBI.