Free agent left fielder Cameron Olsen, one of the top names on the market this offseason, has signed with his second MLG West team based in California, as he moves from the San Francisco Velocity down south to the Los Angeles Spinners.
Olsen certainly boosts the Spinners offense but he is also considered a disruptive influence in a clubhouse, so it will be interesting to see how this works out. At age 30 he does remain a very good defensive left fielder, is fast and a very good base stealer. In 1986 he stole 28 bases while being caught only 3 times. In his career he has 255 stolen bases and 70 caught stealing.
Meanwhile, the Washington Night Train added another quality arm to their 1986 rotation when they dealt a pair of pretty good prospects in 20-year old Melvin Ramirez and excellent hitting 22-year old third baseman Josh Lane (along with a non-prospect) to Portland and got veteran left-handed starting pitcher Matt Jenkins in return. Jenkins, as has been discussed here recently in another post, led the MGL in wins two seasons ago with 21 and went 11-12 with a 2.91 ERA last season. He is a 2-time All-Star and 2-time Gold Glove award winner. He does have a reputation for sloth, and is considered injury prone, but with a six pitch repertoire which includes a plus plus changeup and plus plus circle change, Jenkins is good at keeping hitters from making solid contact.