CIN / MIN

[mascotics]

  Receives

Ponomar, Matthew CIN 25 C 92 92 500K Arby '86
CIN 2nd Round Draft Pick (#55 before Comp)

  Receives

Engelbrecht, Mike MIN 29 1B 91 91 10.6m FA '86

Accept. We are retooling for the future and our Catching situation looks rather bleak. Ponomar still has a year before Arby and looks to be a solid catcher when compared to a declining Kerwin. Engelbrecht provides an elite level bat with a very fair contract and still in his youth, but this is all about the future for MIN.

[theo317us]

Reds Accept

Although we hated to part ways with Ponomar, we feel that adding Engelbrecht at 1B will immediately benefit us in our push for a title. Engelbrecht is a power bat with great defense and we need both. The Reds still have a great Catcher in Cooper so we are still in good shape at that position.