Did I say slow season?

The Wild Things made two more roster moves Monday, re-signing first baseman/outfielder Doug Thennis and acquiring another catcher, Michael Surina.

The re-signing of Thennis is important not only because the right-handed hitter led the team with a .304 batting average and 23 doubles, but he was the only position player last year who seemed to be on the upswing of his career. Thennis batted .338 from July 4 to the end of the season and his power numbers increased dramatically. He also showed some speed by stealing seven bases.

Surina fits the mold of what the Wild Things have signed in the offseason. He's a native Californian who played at an NCAA Division III school, La Verne College located near Los Angeles. He had a nice career, batting .401 as a senior. Since then, he's played briefly for three teams in two independent leagues and has a .214 career batting average.

Surina was acquired from Abilene of the North American League as the player to be named later in a trade made a few weeks ago that involved pitcher Mickey Jannis. Though we haven't seen either Jannis or Surina play, on the surface it appears the Wild Things got the short end of the trade as they dealt a pitcher who has two years of affiliated experience and pitched a couple of games at the high-Class A level.