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It's a move to help them contend this season. If it doesn't work, they're still "stuck" with Sale, Quintana, Rodon.

 

Meh. There are long term pitching options available out there just for cash as opposed to shelling out what few resources they have via their crappy farm system for a single season rental.

 

That is a fairly good point; the Sox farm system is [expletive] as it is, why trade from what little you have for a rental when there are so many FA options out there (given the state of their payroll)? Maybe their plan is just to make their run this year and collect that pick when Shark walks, and not be that much worse off after 2015. Even then, trading prospects for Shark to get a non-top pick in 2016's draft seems pointless. If the idea is to compete in 2015 and beyond, why not go after one of the FA pitchers?

 

And it's not as if any of this makes them favorites in the AL Central by any means, either. It's going to be tough sledding for them still.

 

More puzzling to me is what Beane is doing. I'd be very nervous if I were an A's fan right now. Whatever, it's late and my brain is foggy.

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It's a move to help them contend this season. If it doesn't work, they're still "stuck" with Sale, Quintana, Rodon.

 

Meh. There are long term pitching options available out there just for cash as opposed to shelling out what few resources they have via their crappy farm system for a single season rental.

 

That is a fairly good point; the Sox farm system is [expletive] as it is, why trade from what little you have for a rental when there are so many FA options out there (given the state of their payroll)? Maybe their plan is just to make their run this year and collect that pick when Shark walks, and not be that much worse off after 2015. Even then, trading prospects for Shark to get a non-top pick in 2016's draft seems pointless. If the idea is to compete in 2015 and beyond, why not go after one of the FA pitchers?

 

And it's not as if any of this makes them favorites in the AL Central by any means, either. It's going to be tough sledding for them still.

 

More puzzling to me is what Beane is doing. I'd be very nervous if I were an A's fan right now. Whatever, it's late and my brain is foggy.

 

It wasn't surprising when the A's started shipping people off, but now it seems like he's in some kind of bizarre slash and burn mode.

 

And yeah, the Sox acting like they can go all in for 2015 is weird. They have some decent young players, but it's a pretty small core without much of anything coming up behind them. They could make some noise if they shore up the starting rotation, but again, why not just sign someone instead of going for a one and done via trade?

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It's a move to help them contend this season. If it doesn't work, they're still "stuck" with Sale, Quintana, Rodon.

 

Meh. There are long term pitching options available out there just for cash as opposed to shelling out what few resources they have via their crappy farm system for a single season rental.

 

That is a fairly good point; the Sox farm system is [expletive] as it is, why trade from what little you have for a rental when there are so many FA options out there (given the state of their payroll)? Maybe their plan is just to make their run this year and collect that pick when Shark walks, and not be that much worse off after 2015. Even then, trading prospects for Shark to get a non-top pick in 2016's draft seems pointless. If the idea is to compete in 2015 and beyond, why not go after one of the FA pitchers?

 

And it's not as if any of this makes them favorites in the AL Central by any means, either. It's going to be tough sledding for them still.

 

More puzzling to me is what Beane is doing. I'd be very nervous if I were an A's fan right now. Whatever, it's late and my brain is foggy.

 

It wasn't surprising when the A's started shipping people off, but now it seems like he's in some kind of bizarre slash and burn mode.

 

And yeah, the Sox acting like they can go all in for 2015 is weird. They have some decent young players, but it's a pretty small core without much of anything coming up behind them. They could make some noise if they shore up the starting rotation, but again, why not just sign someone instead of going for a one and done via trade?

 

He's like the kid who went on a shopping spree, then dad got laid off and made him return everything.

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Shark seems like the kind if guy that will make some comment like "now I am finally on the right side of town" to win over the Sox fan base. Plus he probably really thinks that seeing as he grew up a Sox fan/Cubs hater
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Shark seems like the kind if guy that will make some comment like "now I am finally on the right side of town" to win over the Sox fan base. Plus he probably really thinks that seeing as he grew up a Sox fan/Cubs hater

 

I mentioned when he met with the Cubs scout (Zielinski) who eventually ended up signing him, he was wearing a backwards Sox hat at that 1st meeting.

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Shark seems like the kind if guy that will make some comment like "now I am finally on the right side of town" to win over the Sox fan base. Plus he probably really thinks that seeing as he grew up a Sox fan/Cubs hater

 

I mentioned when he met with the Cubs scout (Zielinski) who eventually ended up signing him, he was wearing a backwards Sox hat at that 1st meeting.

 

Haha sounds about right. I just remember when he was drafted his public Myspace page (man has it been that long since we drafted him?) had a bunch of anti-Cubs pictures on it. To his credit he said all the right things about being a Cub while he was here.

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What would the Cubs have traded in a similar package for Shark? Could Almora have headlined a deal?

 

Why would the Cubs trade for a guy they traded away already because he wouldn't sign an extension?

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What would the Cubs have traded in a similar package for Shark? Could Almora have headlined a deal?

 

Why would the Cubs trade for a guy they traded away already because he wouldn't sign an extension?

 

Well, they wouldn't. But in theory because they're supposedly trying to win now, when last year they were trying to lose.

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What would the Cubs have traded in a similar package for Shark? Could Almora have headlined a deal?

 

Why would the Cubs trade for a guy they traded away already because he wouldn't sign an extension?

 

Well, they wouldn't. But in theory because they're supposedly trying to win now, when last year they were trying to lose.

Their window is just now starting to open, they are not in a "win now" mode. They are in a "building at the major league level now" mode.

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Beane seems to be valuing player control years too much while limiting the actual value acquired.
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What would the Cubs have traded in a similar package for Shark? Could Almora have headlined a deal?

 

Why would the Cubs trade for a guy they traded away already because he wouldn't sign an extension?

 

Well, they wouldn't. But in theory because they're supposedly trying to win now, when last year they were trying to lose.

Their window is just now starting to open, they are not in a "win now" mode. They are in a "building at the major league level now" mode.

 

That's not a real thing.

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RT @MLBBruceLevine: Six player trade confirmed by Source Four players to Oakland Ravelo , Phegley Simien Bassett for Samardzija and Minor league pitcher
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Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 1m1 minute ago

#RedSox and #Reds have discussed deal that would send Yoenis Cespedes to Cincinnati, but there's been no recent progress, sources say.

 

Wait, isn't this what that one kid was saying was happening a week or two back? Did he steal it from someone?

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Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 1m1 minute ago

#RedSox and #Reds have discussed deal that would send Yoenis Cespedes to Cincinnati, but there's been no recent progress, sources say.

 

Wait, isn't this what that one kid was saying was happening a week or two back? Did he steal it from someone?

 

 

It was totally one of those kids

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