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gehrig38 · 12-05-2025, 02:06 AM

Phoenix general manager Curt Schilling let it be known he was “Open for business” upon arriving at Disney World for the 2009 ABL Winter meetings.
It took about an hour for folks to realize he was not kidding.
In a span of 5 hours, Phoenix made 4 trades involving 12 players and 9 draft picks.
Deal #1 saw them send SP DJ Manfredi (28), who went 3-10 5.65 last year, along with their 3rd round draft pick, to Ft Worth for RP Jay Piette and the Lightnings' 2nd rounder this year.
Literally 10 minutes later, Schilling reported another deal. This time sending OF Ernesto Martinez and their 4th round pick to Anchorage for C Ed Peterson (27), 1B/OF Brent Hofferber (25), P Mike Gonzalez (26), and the Slayers' 3rd round draft choice.
Near dinner time the Devils announced a 3rd deal. This time sending OF Orlando Barron and their 8th rounder to Philadelphia for P Leo Humphreys (24) and SS Aaron Vanderslice (24) and the Spirits 5th round draft choice.
He then announced a fourth and final deal whereby they sent Vanderslice and a 6th round pick to Denver for P Robby Salazar and a 5th rounder.

12-05-2025, 02:06 AM	#19
gehrig38 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medfield, Mass Posts: 5,992	Dust Devils take over the winter meetings on day 1 Phoenix general manager Curt Schilling let it be known he was “Open for business” upon arriving at Disney World for the 2009 ABL Winter meetings. It took about an hour for folks to realize he was not kidding. In a span of 5 hours, Phoenix made 4 trades involving 12 players and 9 draft picks. Deal #1 saw them send SP DJ Manfredi (28), who went 3-10 5.65 last year, along with their 3rd round draft pick, to Ft Worth for RP Jay Piette and the Lightnings' 2nd rounder this year. Literally 10 minutes later, Schilling reported another deal. This time sending OF Ernesto Martinez and their 4th round pick to Anchorage for C Ed Peterson (27), 1B/OF Brent Hofferber (25), P Mike Gonzalez (26), and the Slayers' 3rd round draft choice. Near dinner time the Devils announced a 3rd deal. This time sending OF Orlando Barron and their 8th rounder to Philadelphia for P Leo Humphreys (24) and SS Aaron Vanderslice (24) and the Spirits 5th round draft choice. He then announced a fourth and final deal whereby they sent Vanderslice and a 6th round pick to Denver for P Robby Salazar and a 5th rounder. __________________ 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!