Processed: Orlando/Vancouver

[RichardM]

Orlando trades pick 1.6 in the upcoming draft and their 1st rounder next year to Vancouver for RB- [ifl]Wesley Connell[/ifl] . :cry:

[Argot]

WWWWOOOWWWWWW!

This one almost seems to slip through the radar.

Vancouver better hope Ramsey is still there at 1.6.
Huge cap hit, and Orlando's next year's pick is high.

All that said...I think Vancouver pulled the trigger on this one too quick.

Orlando finally gets the RB they've been coveting for a couple of years.

[MrBigglesworth]

This seems like it just pushes the cap problems for Vancouver down the road to next season, but I don't have intimate knowledge of the Vancouver cap situation so what do I know.

[RichardM]

Mr. Bigglesworth wrote:

This seems like it just pushes the cap problems for Vancouver down the road to next season, but I don't have intimate knowledge of the Vancouver cap situation so what do I know.

You can look at this trade as the beginning of getting control of the cap situation. It's a tough hit to take, but at some point I am going to have to take it. As it stands now, I can't even begin to sign my draft picks for this year let alone fill out my roster with players that can play.

[Matt]

Mr. Bigglesworth wrote:

This seems like it just pushes the cap problems for Vancouver down the road to next season, but I don't have intimate knowledge of the Vancouver cap situation so what do I know.

You can look at this trade as the beginning of getting control of the cap situation. It's a tough hit to take, but at some point I am going to have to take it. As it stands now, I can't even begin to sign my draft picks for this year let alone fill out my roster with players that can play.

there's the "cap out" option. This is absolute insanity. AND you traded him to Orlando!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! geez louise

[Matt]

You could've released Chris Aguero and saved $3m

[Matt]

2008 Off Season VAN Renegotiated Contract 6 Year(s) $69,000,000

Compare this to the 4yr $30million deal that Crespo signed.

[Matt]

You could've released Chris Aguero and saved $3m

Not to mention that 6th overall pick is gonna cost in the high $3mil range.

[Vic Carucci]

Interesting move here. Orlando should finally have the RB they've coveted since the great [ifl]Dewitt Flynn[/ifl] retired

[Vic Carucci]

It's also interesting that a player of Connell's talent is now on his 3rd team in only his 6th season

[Jave]

Holy crap! Thats a monster dead cap hit. Did you just resign him and then trade him? O U C H!

[sovstar]

Holy crap! Thats a monster dead cap hit. Did you just resign him and then trade him? O U C H!

Hmmm ...

[ifl]Wesley Connell[/ifl]

[JesterBlaze]

Noooooo!

I JUST saw that he was on the block and was going to do some serious searching for a way to fit his salary onto my payroll... and now I see that he's gone to Orlando!?!?!?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!


At least the move to trade up and nab "The Leash" in last season's draft looks better now.

[sovstar]

Noooooo!

I JUST saw that he was on the block and was going to do some serious searching for a way to fit his salary onto my payroll... and now I see that he's gone to Orlando!?!?!?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Yeah, generally I wouldn't recommend trading star players in seven hours.

[sovstar]

You'll probably have to move pick 1.6 in the util, so keep that in mind.