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Preston Wilson Stays A Rockie [Yee-Hah!]


Thank you Jim Bowden. You're not the jerk that members of the Reds say you are.

Fox Sports is reporting this morning that the Colorado Rockies offered the Washington Nationals outfielder Preston Wilson in exchange for Ryan Church and Zach Day. In addition, the Rockies would have paid $3 million of the $7 million still owed to the slugging outfielder. Jim Bowden turned them down.

Wilson is currently batting .276 with 11 home runs and 35 rbis; nice numbers but certainly tainted by the rairified air of Denver's Coors Field. He has a poor .338 on base percentage and is on target to strike out 150 times again this year. He is also in his free agent year.

Ryan Church is having a great rookie year, and will only get better with time. GM Jim Bowden said recently that Church will be a .300 hitter with 30 homers and 30 steals.

Jim, sometimes, the best trades are the ones you never make. Let another team get stuck with Wilson's salary and strikeouts. Remember, being in a pennant race is just a bonus for this team. We need to give Church a chance to grow and play every day.


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