Black Monday Watch: Stanton for a Dutch Treat

Bulletin: Stanton traded to Giants for 19-year old single-A pitcher Shairon Martis.

Because with our starting rotation, who needs a bullpen, right?

Actually, BallWonk heartily approves of the deal. It's not exactly Bowda, but it's certainly better than the Trader Jim average. It's just that, at this rate, Frank is gonna have to come in to pitch the seventh every other night.

Martis, you will recall, pitched a no-hitter in the World Baseball Classic. What, you don't remember? Oh, right. It was a game between Netherlands and Panama after both had been eliminated from the tourney, and BallWonk was the only man in North America watching that particular broadcast. Hup Holland! Check out Martis's minor league stats.