Pitcher traded for 10 baseball bats

So this story is about a week old, but I thought it would be interesting to write about. Last Friday pitcher John Odom was traded from the Calgary Vipers of the Golden Baseball League to the Laredo Broncos of the United League for 10 Prairie Sticks Maple Bats, each baseball bat worth about $65-70. The Vipers signed the pitcher about a month ago, but couldn't get the player into the Canada because of a minor criminal charge the player had when he was a minor. This isn't the first time Calgary came up with a creative deal. The Vipers once tried to acquire a pitcher for 1,500 blue seats when they were renovating their stadium.

This is a video I found on Youtube where the player was interviewed on ESPN's First Take which aired on Monday May 26: