Athletics to acquire Samardzija and Hammel

[GeorgiaPeach]

The Cubs pretty much have CJ Edwards/Pierce Johnson and that's it as far as pitching prospects go. Both are having underwhelming/injury bitten years as well. I would love to try and flip Sanchez/Norris for an infielder (Bryant isn't going anywhere, but Baez could be a nice buy-low candidate). It makes sense for both clubs and we can probably get good value taking advantage of their need for SP youth.

 

The Cubs could always end up moving Bryant to RF and Baez at 3B. Still have to move one of Russell/Castro though.

 

Baez as a buy low?

 

He's doing what he's done at every level. Struggled to start and improved every month thereafter.

[metafour]

Manny & Ortiz obliterate Jose & Edwin. Manny's arguably one of the greatest RHH of all time. And Ortiz was a machine early in his Sox career.

 

Jose & Edwin are neither.

 

Yea bro they're garbo. 6th and 7th in the league in wRC+.

[G-Snarls]

Yahoo sports reporting that A's were potentially nearing a deal for David Price but

 

1 - preferred the oportunity to get two starters at once and

 

2 - Didn't want to pay Price the 20M or so he will probably get through arbitration next year

Edited July 6, 2014 by G-Snarls

[TheHurl]

Best duo of the aughts was?

 

ManRam and Ortiz

Walker and Helton (obviously only the early years)

Pujols and Edmonds

Bonds and anyone.

 

Outside of Bonds and anyone (which would be Kent). I'd go with Pujols and Edmonds over the other two. Carry on now I just thought I'd throw this in.

[GeorgiaPeach]

i'd rather have the team going to the playoffs

 

The A's weren't going to the playoffs before the trade?

[GeorgiaPeach]

Wow A's stole both those pitchers from right under AA's nose. Huge win for oakland. Jays shut out completely

 

A bunch of other teams also shut out.

[G-Snarls]

Obviously Beane is tired of coming up just short

 

Losing in the first round of the playoffs again just won't do

[G-Snarls]

A bunch of other teams also shut out.

 

Exactly

 

Yankees included

 

AA isn't a magician. We don't have what the Cubs wanted.

[GeorgiaPeach]

adrian beltran

 

Who is a HOF bound 3B with a giant mole on his ear?

[NorthOf49]

Best duo of the aughts was?

 

ManRam and Ortiz

Walker and Helton (obviously only the early years)

Pujols and Edmonds

Bonds and anyone.

 

Outside of Bonds and anyone (which would be Kent). I'd go with Pujols and Edmonds over the other two. Carry on now I just thought I'd throw this in.

Howard and Utley! Both were elite sluggers from 2006-2010.

[Angrioter]

Best duo of the aughts was?

 

ManRam and Ortiz

Walker and Helton (obviously only the early years)

Pujols and Edmonds

Bonds and anyone.

 

Outside of Bonds and anyone (which would be Kent). I'd go with Pujols and Edmonds over the other two. Carry on now I just thought I'd throw this in.

 

Bonds and Kirk Rueter

[GeorgiaPeach]

Thanks. Didn't realize that, I haven't seen Happ's last few starts to be honest. It's summer and it's hard to sit inside and watch guys you consider junkballers. Hopefully gibbers doesn't call me a casual fan now.

 

Odd that you've sought out to watch some McCarthy starts....a #4 IMO but don't want your summer to slip away by watching Jays games that are on for free pretty much every day.

[TheHurl]

Howard and Utley! Both were elite sluggers from 2006-2010.

 

Meh...neither are even in the top 10 wRC from 2006 to 2009.

[GeorgiaPeach]

Yea bro they're garbo. 6th and 7th in the league in wRC+.

 

6th & 7th you say. My bad. Jose is Babe Ruth and Edwin is Lou Gehrig.

 

I forgot it's a Jays forum and then sun never sets.

[GeorgiaPeach]

Best duo of the aughts was?

 

ManRam and Ortiz

Walker and Helton (obviously only the early years)

Pujols and Edmonds

Bonds and anyone.

 

 

 

Outside of Bonds and anyone (which would be Kent). I'd go with Pujols and Edmonds over the other two. Carry on now I just thought I'd throw this in.

 

Come on Kev, Bautista is better than anyone all time and Edwin is 2nd best.

[Chappy]

I'm aware of all that. But if I was choosing what side I liked better, I'm not picking short term assets past their primes, while having career years.

 

It all depends on the circumstances. If you are never willing to trade prospects for vets, you may very well never win a WS. There is merit to both sides. Knowing Beane, he may flip Shark in the winter or next years trade deadline.

[HERPDERP]

John Lott ‏@LottOnBaseball 1m

Samardjia: “Oakland was a pleasant surprise … There was so much talk about Toronto …"

 

He didn't want to be in Toronto

[GeorgiaPeach]

It all depends on the circumstances. If you are never willing to trade prospects for vets, you may very well never win a WS. There is merit to both sides. Knowing Beane, he may flip Shark in the winter or next years trade deadline.

 

It's not that I'd never be willing to trade prospects, because at some point everything starts backing up.