One less pitcher

Trying to keep up with the rosters of an independent league team is often soften similar to putting your finger in a leak, only to have another leak spring somewhere else. You're always playing catch-up.

Here's one example:

The North American Baseball League (another independent league that was formed this year as the merger between the Northern, Golden and United leagues) listed on its homepage Thursday that the Lake County Fielders have acquired right-handed pitcher Chris Bennett in a trade with the Wild Things in exchange for future considerations.

Today, the NABL transactions had Lake County announcing that Bennett has retired.

The Wild Things and Frontier League haven't announced anything about the trade.

I guess this means that Bennett won't be at spring training next week.