Semantics

Or perhaps “vernacular” would be more appropriate.  We continue to pick up on the baseball lingo, and the lesson this week has been the difference between “signed” and “acquired“.  What we’ve learned: Don’t spend too much time blogging a player until he’s been signed.  Sharp readers of the blog have been quick to notice that recent acquisition Abner Arroyo is already gone.  On today’s transaction wire comes the news that Raps RHP, Matt Varner has been traded to Schaumburg of the Northern League for Orlando Trias - a former Toronto Blue Jays prospect.

Until Trias is actually signed, this will have to suffice:

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level		W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
2005	Auburn	NYPL	21	Tor	A-		4	7	3.89	15	15	0	0		0	81.0	85	40	35	4	21	54	7	2	9.44	0.44	2.33	6.00	1.31	–
2006	Dunedin	FSL	22	Tor	A+		13	8	3.90	27	27	0	0	0	0	154.2	164	69	67	11	48	90	5	0	9.54	0.64	2.79	5.24	1.37	–
2007	Dunedin	FSL	23	Tor	A+		6	7	4.03	23	14	0	0	2	0	89.1	98	50	40	10	26	55	3	1	9.87	1.01	2.62	5.54	1.39	–
	N Hampshre	East	23	Tor	AA		1	1	5.79	4	3	0	0	0	0	14.0	21	15	9	3	7	4	0	0	13.50	1.93	4.50	2.57	2.00	–
Minor League Totals - 3 Season(s)							24	23	4.01	69	59	0	0		0	339.0	368	174	151	28	102	203	15	3	9.77	0.74	2.71	5.39	1.39	–

• Fielding Statistics •

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
2005	Auburn	NYPL	21	Tor	A-	P	15			9	20	0	29	0	-	-	-	1.000	–
2006	Dunedin	FSL	22	Tor	A+	P	27								-	-	-	—	–
2007	Dunedin	FSL	23	Tor	A+	P	23								-	-	-	—	–
2007	N Hampshre	East	23	Tor	AA	P	4								-	-	-	—	–