Breaking News: Clay Morris come to Las Vegas!

Las Vegas GM, François Neveu, just called a press conference:
 " The Jokers made a transaction with Mile High Mustang to obtain the starting pitcher Clay Morris.  As everyone know, pitching in Las Vegas is an area we tried to improve since a couple of week.  So the acquisition of Morris, a 35 years old vet, add a quality arm to the formation.  This will decrease the pressure on Mcgee and let him time to fully develop his skills before taking the #2 spot in the rotation.  Morris will do that job and we're really excited to see him in our uniform.

To obtain gold, you have to give some gold too.  Mile High are chasing us in the division so they asked a big price.  So young SP Paul Durden, 2B Bill Whitehead and RF Julio Rodriguez, all playing in Reno (AAA) will quit to Mile High.  We wish them good luck in their new organisation.  We know that we give a lot but to obtain a quality pitcher, that was the price.  We really wanted to strenghten this area of our ball club.

- Mister Neveu, is that acquisition is the only one Las vegas will do?  What about Danny Burris?
- Burris is an excellent player and we made some contact with Notthinghamshire about him.  The problem is that we can't agree on the value of Las Vegas players.  Our scouting team and their saw things differently.  So we decided to go with Mile High and get a SP.  And when you look at the number, we're first on attack in our league but didn't do as well in pitching area, so improving that area made sense for me.
- Mister Neveu, is there a possibility that you move with another team for a 2B?
- We're always looking to improve the team.  We had few discussions over very good 2B or SS but when they asked for Bob McGee in the deal, we decide to not discuss further.  McGee is not on the market"

So, we will keep you inform about the reaction of Clay Morris when he'll arrive in Vegas.  With this move, the Jokers clearly show their intention to be a serious contender in ABL Title.

This is Bob Bobino in Vegas!