Heck, he's back

The Wild Things have made several roster moves, including bringing a player back to Washington, signing a former Pittsburgh Pirates minor leaguer and completing a trade that, quite frankly, I don't recall being made.

Zac Fuesser

Washington has re-signed outfielder Andrew Heck, who played parts of the last two seasons with the Wild Things. Heck was one of the few bright spots on the 2012 team, hitting a team-leading .310 with 14 doubles, 20 stolen bases and 27 RBI. He got off to an dreadful start last season, hitting only .182 in 15 games, and was released. Heck was signed later in the season by Traverse City and hit .200 in 11 games for the Beach Bums.

The Wild Things also signed left-handed pitcher Zac Fuesser, who was recently released by the Pirates. Fuesser played five seasons in the Pirates' system after being drafted out of the junior college ranks. Fuesser spent last year at high-Class A Bradenton, where he pitched in relief, compiling a 2-4 record with three saves, a 3.18 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 68 innings. In both 2011 and '12, Fuesser pitched for the Class A West Virginia Power, where he was used as both a starter and reliever, going 6-13 with 188 strikeouts in 200.2 innings.

Washington also acquired third baseman Joe Poletsky and a player to be named later from the Trois-Rivieres Aigles of the independent Can-Am League. Poletsky played college ball at Quinnipiac and has been in the indy leagues for two years. He played eight games for Bridgeport of the Atlantic League in 2012 and hit .255 in 45 games with Newark of the Can-Am League last year.

The odd thing about that trade is, I don't remember the teams ever making a trade that needed completing. The only player on Trois-Rivieres' roster who played in Washington is pitcher Sean Keeler, and he was released by the Wild Things and next played for a team in the Pecos League.