Did you read any of it? 2nd paragraph... "The deal still needs to be formally approved by the Oakland City Council and Alameda County Board of Supervisors later this month." This is not a 100% sure thing. I read a couple places that the council was divided on their vote.
Ya, I'm less happy about the Gillespie part. But atleast we'll have Lind as a PH bat once the lefty comes out, that's gotta be worth something. I'd like to see Reimold start against left handed starters instead of Gillespie though.
I'm fine with this. Maybe this will give Rasmus the kick in the ass he needs to get him going. And Lind does suck pretty hard against lefties. In 31 PA, he has 2 hits and 11 SO.