Buyer Beware, when dealing with Bowden

Maybe there's more to Luis Ayala's ERA increasing from 3.19 to 5.77 in one year. If this was his first season since TJ surgery I would say he's still recovering but he posted a 3.19 last year. Ayala is apparently going through some personal issues and based on his comments became disenchanted in Washington, hopefully with Schneider behind the plate and pitching for a contender, will be the change of scenery that he needs to return to the form that made him a very good set-up man."Ayala requested the trade weeks ago because he wanted a change of scenery, due to personal problems." source Federal Baseball"I'm surprised. It's a little bit late for a trade," Ayala said in Washington. "But for me, I passed my best times in this organization." source Washington Post It might be that Ayala needs a change of scenery but with Bowden involved you have to be concerned about underhanded dealings. Remember Bowden was the GM that was accused of se...