Grumpy Munchkins receive:

8th and 9th round picks

Anal Hershiser receives:

Josh Collmenter, 10th and 12th picks

A pretty ho-hum trade, so I won’t ramble, but one that makes sense. For Anal, he gets a guy who has performed well but relies on deception and control, is playing well above his head, and is due for some regression here. That said, he really didn’t give up much, so no real loss. For Casten, he continues to work the system in a way many other “punters” should. He now will be finished drafting in the 9th round (that’s nine rounds before the rest of us are done, in case you’re wondering), which should please him greatly since he’s always the one whining about how late the drafts go. In case you’re curious, the 9th round yielded guys like IKennedy, CBeltran, IDavis, JHanrahan, and TStauffer. If that is the worst player on the Munchkins next year, Brandon’s gonna be tough to beat… on paper. The ugly side of the 9th are guys like JUribe, JKubel, Arroyo, FFrancisco, TSnider, and the immortal EEncarnacion. And my guess is Casten isn’t done yet with guys like Trumbo, Boesch, Jennings, McCarthy, Lyles, Harang, and Luebke all useful pieces for someone making a run at it. You can argue he’s stupid for giving up on a season while he’s in the playoff race, but you can’t say he’s going about it halfass.