Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Seattle-Danville Trade, Part III
July 22, 2011 SEATTLE (AP):
Seattle and Danville today agreed to their third trade of the year, as Seattle sent coveted minor league closer Steven Mattice and a seventh round pick in next year's draft to Danville in exchange for former Monarch Paulino Zamorano. Zamorano, a power-hitting centerfielder, will be a free agent at year's end and was widely quoted as saying that he would never sign an extension with Danville.
"We brought Paulino back into the Monarch family today to give us depth and flexibility as we approach the playoffs," explained Owner/General Manager Mack Shultz. "We hope to persuade him to sign an extension with us, but we'll just have to see what his demands are. We know what he can do, as he was a more than capable hitter for us from 2004 until we traded him to Danville in July 2008."
Zamorano was part of a huge mid-year trade in 2008 that sent closer Pedro Morales and power-hitting prospect Juan Guzman to Danville in exchange for, among others, outfielder Armando Cedeno and starting pitcher Isidro Frau.
Zamorano could not be reached for comment but his agent, Will Bilkum, expressed skepticism about his client's willingness to sign an extension with the Monarchs. "Paulino wasn't happy there before. He showed in Danville that he is an All-Star centerfielder when given playing time and he's not going to be happy backing up again. Plus, we want a [truck]load of money"
Mattice was the Monarchs' third round pick in the most recent draft but had struggled while posting a 5.09 ERA with the Kent Kings.
Seattle and Danville today agreed to their third trade of the year, as Seattle sent coveted minor league closer Steven Mattice and a seventh round pick in next year's draft to Danville in exchange for former Monarch Paulino Zamorano. Zamorano, a power-hitting centerfielder, will be a free agent at year's end and was widely quoted as saying that he would never sign an extension with Danville.
"We brought Paulino back into the Monarch family today to give us depth and flexibility as we approach the playoffs," explained Owner/General Manager Mack Shultz. "We hope to persuade him to sign an extension with us, but we'll just have to see what his demands are. We know what he can do, as he was a more than capable hitter for us from 2004 until we traded him to Danville in July 2008."
Zamorano was part of a huge mid-year trade in 2008 that sent closer Pedro Morales and power-hitting prospect Juan Guzman to Danville in exchange for, among others, outfielder Armando Cedeno and starting pitcher Isidro Frau.
Zamorano could not be reached for comment but his agent, Will Bilkum, expressed skepticism about his client's willingness to sign an extension with the Monarchs. "Paulino wasn't happy there before. He showed in Danville that he is an All-Star centerfielder when given playing time and he's not going to be happy backing up again. Plus, we want a [truck]load of money"
Mattice was the Monarchs' third round pick in the most recent draft but had struggled while posting a 5.09 ERA with the Kent Kings.
# posted by Mack Shultz : 6:32 PM
