Whalers Deal Millwood, Acquire Kaat August 31, 1999
The Hartford Whalers and Kamloops pulled of a last-minute trade before the
deadline today. It goes as follows:
To Kamloops:
RHP Kevin Millwood
Hartford's #1 Ammy pick
Punxatawny's #1 FA pick (acquired in previous deal)
Ann Arbor's #1 FA pick (acquired in previous deal)
To Hartford:
CF Angel Kaat
Kamloop's #2 Ammy pick
Kamloop's #2 FA pick
The Whalers finally appear done dealing and will try to put together a
40-man roster later on this evening. Of the deal, GM Peter Gammons stated,
"Millwood is a big, big loss. As was our #1 ammy pick. We already traded
our #1 fa pick. But we had to ante up something to land Kaat. It's going
to take him 3-5 seasons but Angel has 90-90 potential and we needed another
outfielder. Besides, Kamloop's #2 picks should be high in the second round
as well. We're looking at one of if not the best future outfield in
baseball in Bryne, Abreu and Kaat (and Stynes platooning some). We feel
fortunate. We are just banking on our young pitchers developing like
they're supposed to while Rocket and Flash hold down the fort."
