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gehrig38 · 09-20-2021, 11:24 PM

BLACKBIRDS DEAL SUAZO
The Baltimore Blackbirds have sent 22-year-old switch-hitting outfielder Sergio Suazo to the Milwaukee Ice Wolves for the Wolves' top pitching prospect Ben Zagorski. The teams also swapped upcoming draft picks with Baltimore receiving Milwaukee's 2nd round pick (47th overall) and Milwaukee getting the 57th pick which Baltimore had received earlier in the year from LA.

BEHIND THE SCENES
I have a couple of switch-hitting outfielders who are dominant from the left side, none elite defenders. I also am in a position where my top offensive prospects are corner outfielders in Corbett and Raymond. Suazo hit .231/.329/.386 in 142 games last season with 21 2B 17 HR 69 RBI 111 K and 69 BB. Our scouts all think his power is ++ but coming into this deal his slash line of .219/.291/.368 with 5 HR (on pace for 16) isn't going to cut it. Zagorski is the game's #11 prospect and someone I almost dealt for this winter. He was the 16th overall pick out of Archbishop Moeller HS in Cincinnati, a known playground for elite baseball prospects. He was as high as #3 on the prospect list last year. He was rushed to AA and then AAA this year and hasn't been able to settle in. He'll head to Johnson City. An off-the-charts work ethic only adds to the package.

09-20-2021, 11:24 PM	#26
gehrig38 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medfield, Mass Posts: 5,992	BLACKBIRDS DEAL SUAZO The Baltimore Blackbirds have sent 22-year-old switch-hitting outfielder Sergio Suazo to the Milwaukee Ice Wolves for the Wolves' top pitching prospect Ben Zagorski. The teams also swapped upcoming draft picks with Baltimore receiving Milwaukee's 2nd round pick (47th overall) and Milwaukee getting the 57th pick which Baltimore had received earlier in the year from LA. BEHIND THE SCENES I have a couple of switch-hitting outfielders who are dominant from the left side, none elite defenders. I also am in a position where my top offensive prospects are corner outfielders in Corbett and Raymond. Suazo hit .231/.329/.386 in 142 games last season with 21 2B 17 HR 69 RBI 111 K and 69 BB. Our scouts all think his power is ++ but coming into this deal his slash line of .219/.291/.368 with 5 HR (on pace for 16) isn't going to cut it. Zagorski is the game's #11 prospect and someone I almost dealt for this winter. He was the 16th overall pick out of Archbishop Moeller HS in Cincinnati, a known playground for elite baseball prospects. He was as high as #3 on the prospect list last year. He was rushed to AA and then AAA this year and hasn't been able to settle in. He'll head to Johnson City. An off-the-charts work ethic only adds to the package. __________________ The Chicago Iron Pigs 2012-2024 The IBL's first 13 years The Alaska Avalanche 2024-2030 Moving on to my birthplace The San Antonio Silver Stars 2030-2034 From one big state, Alaska, to another, Texas!