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March 28 1966
I'm not satisfied with the bullpen but I can't get what doesn't exist. No RP in MLB is rated over 3.0. There are 22 rated 3.0 and I have four of them. So if I can't improve the RPs I'll improve the SPs.
Currently the #4 SP is Camilo Pascual at 2.5 stars. Steve Blass is in spring training but not on the 25 man and he's the 5th SP at 2.0 stars. Dock Ellis and Woodie Fryman could step in at 2.5 stars each. Pascual will not accept a trade.
St Louis would have accepted CF Curt Flood as part of this deal but they're short on money and I would have had to pay $58k x4 years of Flood's salary to make the deal work. So.....
18 yo SP 0.5/2.5 #94 prospect A ball Gene Garber and 20 yo LF RF AA ball 1.5/3.0 #45 prospect Bobby Tolan for 30 yo 4.0 star SP Bob Gibson. Gibson is signed through 1968 at $232k per year. Asst GM Casey Sadler said don't make the deal. He seems not to be on board with the need to win now.
The trade gave me a 3 point bump on interest modifier. Its now 96 with a +31 adjustment.
Gene Garber, Curt Flood, Bob Gibson
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