KAMLOOPS, BC- It never fails... As soon as a GM says that he's not
planning on making any trades, he pulls one off less than 48 hours
later. That's what Blazers GM Paul Glass did when he acquired Travis
Fryman from the Deadwood Outlaws, who are in the midst of baseball's
biggest fire sale since the '94 MLB Expos.
Fryman is the second player from the 1999 Deadwood World Series team to
join the Blazers. The injured Roberto Alomar is expected to join the
team after intense rehabilitation by the end of the season.
"Fryman will add some much needed punch to our lineup," Glass announced,
"And with his versatile glove, he can play exceptional defense anywhere
in our infield. What a star!"
The Blazers did give up a couple of good prospects to land Fryman: LF
Brooks Kieschnick, who has struggled with a .205 average thus far this
season but should one day be a .300 hitter, and 3B Bobby Smith who
probably never would have seen any playing time in Kamloops despite
solid potentials.
"Winning the World Series with Deadwood was the greatest experience of
my life, but now when I look at Kamloops, I'm excited about what this
team has in store. We're young, talented and optimistic, and from what
I've heard, the fans have been great. I can't wait to join the team
tomorrow."
---New Blazer Travis Fryman
