Three Facts: Oakland Athletics
by R.J. Anderson on Feb 17, 2009 4:59 PM EST
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Offense! Billy Beane said he wanted to see what Jack Cust do with some "real hitters" around him, so naturally he went out and grabbed Matt Holliday and Jason Giambi. The most interesting development will be how this affects Daric Barton's playing time.
The pen is deep. Joining Brad Ziegler, Joey Devine, Jerry Blevins, and Santiago Casilla are the likes of Russ Springer and Michael Wuertz. Throw in one of their other young arms, maybe Josh Outman, and the bullpen is simply fantastic. Sky will be quick to point out that quality matters more than quantity, and that's true, but they have quality in Devine.
Bobby Crosby's last stand? It'll be interesting to see if the A's can somehow convince the White Sox and MLB to a sign-and-trade for Orlando Cabrera, therefore not giving up their first (or second!) round pick while filling one of their final remaining holes.
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How exactly can MLB make sign-and-trade legal on a case by case basis?
Assuming, of course, they were illegal all along?
Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.
I think they're allowing all Type-A's to go for it, aren't they?
by R.J. Anderson on Feb 17, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
Not sure. That would be better, but still would screw over the teams who have already signed Type A guys, no?
The comp system may have flaws, but this whole Juan Cruz fiasco was created by Elias’ awful system.
Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.
as much fun as it would be to “screw” the Yankees for not waiting it out, they would have major beef with MLB, as would a few other teams
I'm starting to like our bullpen......Wuertz and all.
by scatterbrian on Feb 17, 2009 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
I think it's legal as long as the player signs a waiver or something
by Daniel Berlyn on Feb 18, 2009 12:02 AM EST up reply actions
And always has been?
Then why have we never seen anything like this?
AND, why would Juan Cruz’s old team be up for this? Don’t they want their draft pick? Isn’t it worth risking he never signs instead of settling for some crappy minor leaguer?
Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.
The MLBPA has never agreed to it before
But I don’t know if they could have stopped a player from doing it before if he really wanted to.
And the Diamondbacks might agree to it because they may benefit from it sometime in the future when they want to sign an A player but not give up the draft pick. Or maybe they just genuinely like Cruz and want to see him get a job.
I do think if this kind of thing becomes prevalent, we’ll see the FA compensation system drastically changed.
by Dan Turkenkopf on Feb 19, 2009 8:18 AM EST up reply actions
The A's only lose a 2nd rounder for signing O Cab
Their first rounder should be protected, because, well, they weren’t so hot last year.
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
4 man rotation!!!11!
Maybe you need more relievers cause starters are going less innings because they’re pitching more often?
If/When this happens I will point back to this in all its glory.
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That would be neat, but more likely I think they go in with an open competition between Outman and Gonzalez for the 5th starter spot (with Outman getting a heavy advantage) and the loser becomes the first guy to get called up from AAA.
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