 | Thursday, November 29th, 1923: Clontarf Trades Kopp to Derbyshire for Wright
The Clontarf Bulls have finalized a deal with the Derbyshire Phantoms for the services of 27-year old minor league reliever Jim Wright and $1,100 in cash. In exchange, the Phantoms will receive 26-year old left fielder Merlin Kopp and $1,000 in cash.
Kopp is hitting .221 lifetime with 366 hits, 59 doubles, 16 triples, 2 home runs and 140 RBIs to date. He has scored 243 runs, walked 294 times and has a .341 OBP.
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 | Saturday, November 24th, 1923: Off-Field Injury Strikes Win Mercer
Lightning officials have acknowledged that starting pitcher Win Mercer will be out for 1-2 weeks with a damaged meniscus. The injury occurred while playing catch with his son.
In his career, Mercer has crafted a 54-55 mark with a 3.31 ERA and tossed 1048.2 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .262 against him and he has 428 strikeouts.
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 | Wednesday, November 21st, 1923: Home Nations Baseball Association News: Free Agents File
Home Nations Baseball Association announced the start of the free agency period today.
Players with expiring contracts began to file as the clock struck midnight, and general managers were already making the rounds. With the opening of free agency came a predictable chorus of speculation from the media.
While most teams are likely to make at least some small moves, it's still uncertain who the movers and shakers will be. Reporters expect a lot of attention to be lavished on the cream of the free agent crop, including these players:
1. Charlie Meara, 26 year-old center fielder
2. Kevin Nicholson, 27 year-old shortstop
3. Mack Wheat, 25 year-old catcher
4. Oscar Westerberg, 28 year-old shortstop
5. John Wehner, 27 year-old third baseman
6. Frank Waddey, 29 year-old center fielder
7. Pat Kelly, 27 year-old second baseman
8. Ellie Hendricks, 30 year-old catcher
9. Sam Post, 29 year-old first baseman
10. Squiz Pillion, 24 year-old reliever
Signings can continue throughout the offseason, although most of the high quality players are expected to conclude negotiations long before then. Most players want to be well paid, but they also want to get settled so they can start the process of moving family across town, or across the country.
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