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gehrig38 · 02-06-2026, 01:30 AM

CHICAGO, BROOKLYN, IN A 1 FOR 1 DEAL
BNN has learned the Chicago Iron Pigs have reportedly worked out a deal with the Brooklyn Islanders. Sources close to the Iron Pigs indicated that a trade has been reached in principle where 27-year-old RHP Matt Sainsbury will be swapped to Chicago with 25-year-old LF Jason Merchen heading to Brooklyn. Neither organization would comment on the report, saying it was club policy not to speak about a trade until it was finalized.

In 11 games this season, Merchen is batting .231 with 9 hits and 1 home run. He has scored 7 runs and driven in 5. He was acquired just two weeks ago from Portland.

In 12 starts this season, Sainsbury has notched a 5-3 record and a 3.03 ERA.

BACKROOM CHATTER
If you allow this to last even a minute it opens flood gates to unwanted and harmful personal behavior. Merchen is everything you could want in a 25 year old baseball player, physically. Still not done growing he's an elite bat with elite legs and a ++ defender. Our scouts rate him 2.5* now but a 4* player down the road. Gus Garcia, is, well he's Gus Garcia. A player who is pretty much the captain of this team and who never takes a pitch off. For him to go public meant to me that everything that could be done privately, was.

But the solution is not a 5-day suspension. It's also not deal a potential star for a bag of balls just to rid the clubhouse of his toxicity.
Matt Sainsbury is a 27 year old legit #3 whose still maturing. He's 46-54 4.31 lifetime with Brooklyn over 157 starts, 889 IP 865 K's to 275 BB and 916 H. He's also suffering from a severe blister at the moment. He's 5-3 3.03 this year in 12 starts.
He will head to the IL and we'll sort out the rest when need be.
For now Matt Chiquete is called up as our 4th outfielder.

02-06-2026, 01:30 AM	#401
gehrig38 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medfield, Mass Posts: 5,992	CHICAGO, BROOKLYN, IN A 1 FOR 1 DEAL BNN has learned the Chicago Iron Pigs have reportedly worked out a deal with the Brooklyn Islanders. Sources close to the Iron Pigs indicated that a trade has been reached in principle where 27-year-old RHP Matt Sainsbury will be swapped to Chicago with 25-year-old LF Jason Merchen heading to Brooklyn. Neither organization would comment on the report, saying it was club policy not to speak about a trade until it was finalized. In 11 games this season, Merchen is batting .231 with 9 hits and 1 home run. He has scored 7 runs and driven in 5. He was acquired just two weeks ago from Portland. In 12 starts this season, Sainsbury has notched a 5-3 record and a 3.03 ERA. BACKROOM CHATTER If you allow this to last even a minute it opens flood gates to unwanted and harmful personal behavior. Merchen is everything you could want in a 25 year old baseball player, physically. Still not done growing he's an elite bat with elite legs and a ++ defender. Our scouts rate him 2.5* now but a 4* player down the road. Gus Garcia, is, well he's Gus Garcia. A player who is pretty much the captain of this team and who never takes a pitch off. For him to go public meant to me that everything that could be done privately, was. But the solution is not a 5-day suspension. It's also not deal a potential star for a bag of balls just to rid the clubhouse of his toxicity. Matt Sainsbury is a 27 year old legit #3 whose still maturing. He's 46-54 4.31 lifetime with Brooklyn over 157 starts, 889 IP 865 K's to 275 BB and 916 H. He's also suffering from a severe blister at the moment. He's 5-3 3.03 this year in 12 starts. He will head to the IL and we'll sort out the rest when need be. For now Matt Chiquete is called up as our 4th outfielder. __________________ 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!