NALB - Brooklyn Knights 2006 Preseason
July 15, 2007 Filed in: Baseball
I'm getting ready for the NALB 2006 season. I've been going through preseason activities for the Brooklyn Knights over the last two days: evaluating talent, signing contract extensions, following the free agent market, etc. The Knights have exceptional stability. I have kept the changes to a minimum. However, there are three main changes on our major league roster:
1. Our backup catcher, Bubba Allison, retired after last season. Brooklyn struck a trade with the Vancouver Wild. The Knights sent 32-year old reliever Harmon Lamb, 20-year old minor league right fielder Terry Watson and 25-year old minor league starting pitcher Tony Martell to the Wild for 33-year old reliever John Coleman and 24-year old catcher Danny Dygert. I promoted Dygert to the majors and he will serve as backup catcher to Ted Pollet.
2. I released starting pitcher Chuck Wagner. He had been with the Knights for several seasons and was our #5 starter in the pitching rotation. Unfortunately, he compiled a 12-11 record and a 5.41 ERA last year in the final season of his contract. We decided not to pursue a contract extension. Reliever Tracy Corkhill has been pushing for a move to the starting rotation. I decided to give him that chance.
3. With Corkhill no longer in the bullpen, that left a void for a solid left-handed middle reliever. The aforementioned trade with the Vancouver Wild solved the problem. John Coleman is our new ace lefty in the bullpen.
1. Our backup catcher, Bubba Allison, retired after last season. Brooklyn struck a trade with the Vancouver Wild. The Knights sent 32-year old reliever Harmon Lamb, 20-year old minor league right fielder Terry Watson and 25-year old minor league starting pitcher Tony Martell to the Wild for 33-year old reliever John Coleman and 24-year old catcher Danny Dygert. I promoted Dygert to the majors and he will serve as backup catcher to Ted Pollet.
2. I released starting pitcher Chuck Wagner. He had been with the Knights for several seasons and was our #5 starter in the pitching rotation. Unfortunately, he compiled a 12-11 record and a 5.41 ERA last year in the final season of his contract. We decided not to pursue a contract extension. Reliever Tracy Corkhill has been pushing for a move to the starting rotation. I decided to give him that chance.
3. With Corkhill no longer in the bullpen, that left a void for a solid left-handed middle reliever. The aforementioned trade with the Vancouver Wild solved the problem. John Coleman is our new ace lefty in the bullpen.