What to expect from Brandon League

When I head the news about this exchange of Brandons, a flurry of emotions flooded through me. First curiosity, then excitement, and finally fear. Well, considering I've never been a Blue Jays fan, nor been to Toronto, I cannot give the same in depth analysis that 3744nSheffield kindly shared with us. But I am a Mariners fan with Google at my fingertips, so this is what I was able to find on Wikipedia. 

Has Z proven that he is a mere mortal, or has he pulled off another major League deal in disguise? Only time will tell, but for now, I found some troubling excerpts from his profile on Wikipedia.

In the offseason following League's breakout 2006, he engaged in strength conditioning, while, at the behest of the Blue Jays, did not pitch until spring training. As a result, he overdeveloped some shoulder muscles, resulting in a significant drop in the velocity of his sinker.[2] This led to being placed on the 60-day disabled list, and League was largely ineffective for the 2007 season. 

Ok, lesson learned, but there's more. 

He has had high potential throughout his career but has never lived up to expectation. Recently, he has developed a splitter that he now uses as a strikeout pitch. However, struggles with command have landed him with a higher than normal ERA.

Crap, higher ERA, not living up to potential. Sound familiar? Doesn't Z check the back of baseball cards before making trades? This is just a disaster waiting to happen. The Seattle Media machine might continue to put pressure on League depending on Brandon Morrow's performance. He better hope Morrow gets a demotion, or else League will fare no better than Eric Bedard, Jeff Weaver, or Carlos Silva, or worse, get a minor League demotion himself. Hope he doesn't decide to stir in Milton Bradley's corner of the locker room. When League starts to put up less than big League numbers, and becomes a major League disappointment, don't say you weren't warned. 

One thing we can look forward to is Brandon League bobblehead night. And being the only team in the League (no pun intended) with two goggled pitchers. 

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