Sellers at the deadline

[Guest]

Alright look at the past what other teams traded for impact players for [expletive] sake the A's had to give up 2 studs for Shark and Hammel (Rental) granted Shark got them a good white sox prospect afterwards. If they have to give up top 5 caliber prospects to get a guy for 2 months its just not worth it to me.

 

There are options between "consider your above .500 team a seller and trade Fowler, Castro, and Montero for prospects" and "trade a bunch of prospects for a rental".

[sontensei]

Alright look at the past what other teams traded for impact players for [expletive] sake the A's had to give up 2 studs for Shark and Hammel (Rental) granted Shark got them a good white sox prospect afterwards. If they have to give up top 5 caliber prospects to get a guy for 2 months its just not worth it to me.

that is literally the only example of a team trading for a player to help them at the deadline so very good of you to include that and only that

 

 

as much as you guys dont agree thats fine, but these probably haunt alot of fans over the past

http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/readers/deadlineMLB.html

[sneakypower]

http://i.imgur.com/CALeq.gif

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh, [expletive], he just Lou Brocked our butts.

 

sneaky, this Peter Sellers gif trend is something we should all embrace.

[sneakypower]

specifically, at the deadline Edited June 3, 2015 by sneakypower

[Sammy Sofa]

http://i.imgur.com/CALeq.gif

 

Holy [expletive], I just time traveled back to when I first saw this as a kid and laughed myself to the point I thought I was going to die.

[sontensei]

jus saying personally im cool with trading big chips if were leading the division, to strengthen the team, but not to try for a wildcard.. guess im a wierdo. :hello:

[Sammy Sofa]

Playoffs is playoffs, ya doof.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Playoffs is playoffs, ya doof.

A wildcard team will never win a World Series!

[RammyFanny]

im as impatient as the next fan, but why burn up what the FO has been spending the past few years on building up just to have a CHANCE at a wildcard spot.

 

I'd hate to see that next fan.

 

 

 

You do know that they still get to play again next year, right?

 

yeah exactly which why trading studs for rentals is a bad move.

You realize that the entire point of trading for rentals is because you won't have to give up the studs. Like, the sole purpose of people wanting them.

[Sammy Sofa]

im as impatient as the next fan, but why burn up what the FO has been spending the past few years on building up just to have a CHANCE at a wildcard spot.

 

I'd hate to see that next fan.

 

 

 

You do know that they still get to play again next year, right?

 

yeah exactly which why trading studs for rentals is a bad move.

You realize that the entire point of trading for rentals is because you won't have to give up the studs. Like, the sole purpose of people wanting them.

 

Clearly the reason the A's are terrible this year is because they got fleeced by the Cubs last year. I mean, that's just science.

[Guest]

jus saying personally im cool with trading big chips if were leading the division, to strengthen the team, but not to try for a wildcard.. guess im a wierdo. :hello:

 

making a trade makes more sense if you're fighting for a spot. if you're stronger and in a solidified position, it makes less sense.

[sontensei]

jus saying personally im cool with trading big chips if were leading the division, to strengthen the team, but not to try for a wildcard.. guess im a wierdo. :hello:

 

making a trade makes more sense if you're fighting for a spot. if you're stronger and in a solidified position, it makes less sense.

 

sure so trade away baez schwarber mckinney almora torres and bunch for cueto and chapman and regret it for ten years

[weis21]

Except nobody is going to do that.

[RammyFanny]

Alright look at the past what other teams traded for impact players for [expletive] sake the A's had to give up 2 studs for Shark and Hammel (Rental) granted Shark got them a good white sox prospect afterwards. If they have to give up top 5 caliber prospects to get a guy for 2 months its just not worth it to me.

Your example in sentence 1 has nothing to do with your statement in sentence 2. You acknowledged the main piece in the A's Cubs trade wasn't a rental.

 

Everyone knew the Beane trade was an overpay, anyways. I don't think it established any sort of precedent for future deals.

[Guest]

jus saying personally im cool with trading big chips if were leading the division, to strengthen the team, but not to try for a wildcard.. guess im a wierdo. :hello:

 

making a trade makes more sense if you're fighting for a spot. if you're stronger and in a solidified position, it makes less sense.

 

sure so trade away baez schwarber mckinney almora torres and bunch for cueto and chapman and regret it for ten years

 

you have to be a troll

[SouthSideRyan]

im as impatient as the next fan, but why burn up what the FO has been spending the past few years on building up just to have a CHANCE at a wildcard spot.

 

I'd hate to see that next fan.

 

 

 

You do know that they still get to play again next year, right?

 

yeah exactly which why trading studs for rentals is a bad move.

You realize that the entire point of trading for rentals is because you won't have to give up the studs. Like, the sole purpose of people wanting them.

 

Clearly the reason the A's are terrible this year is because they got fleeced by the Cubs last year. I mean, that's just science.

 

The A's actually have a better pythag than we do. They're gonna wind up winning the division again.

[Little Slide Rooter]

And how awesome would it be if we were bad next year so we could trade more veterans for prospect? And then the year after that, so we could trade those prospects for prospectier prospects. And the year after that so we could trade our proespectier prospects for the prospectiest prospects yet. And the year after that so...you get the idea.

 

In all seriousness, I will not shoot you. But if given my druthers, I'd prefer to be good and acquire more good players.

[jersey cubs fan]

In all seriousness, I will not shoot you. But if given my druthers, I'd prefer to be good and acquire more good players.

 

Well then go ahead and take your druthers.

 

[sontensei]

And how awesome would it be if we were bad next year so we could trade more veterans for prospect? And then the year after that, so we could trade those prospects for prospectier prospects. And the year after that so we could trade our proespectier prospects for the prospectiest prospects yet. And the year after that so...you get the idea.

 

In all seriousness, I will not shoot you. But if given my druthers, I'd prefer to be good and acquire more good players.

 

sacrificing guys you can have for 7 years for 2 months player isnt smart why not trade the prospectier prospects of prospectheaven for guys you can keep for 3-4 years? yeaah

[Guest]

And how awesome would it be if we were bad next year so we could trade more veterans for prospect? And then the year after that, so we could trade those prospects for prospectier prospects. And the year after that so we could trade our proespectier prospects for the prospectiest prospects yet. And the year after that so...you get the idea.

 

In all seriousness, I will not shoot you. But if given my druthers, I'd prefer to be good and acquire more good players.

 

sacrificing guys you can have for 7 years for 2 months player isnt smart why not trade the prospectier prospects of prospectheaven for guys you can keep for 3-4 years? yeaah

 

when you have an opportunity to take a playoff spot, you do what you can within reason to secure that opportunity as best possible, because the most important thing you need to do in order to win a world series is secure a playoff berth.

 

what you're saying about how you'd be more OK with trading for help if we were winning the division makes no sense. that team is less in peril and needs to take less risk to get into the playoffs.

[Little Slide Rooter]

If we were to trade Castro, it would not be a sell move. It would be to acquire a young stud SP.

 

As for Fowler and Montero, take a quick look at what we gave up for them. Then ask if they're any more valuable now than they were then. Then ask yourself if that's the type of return, give or take, is worth tanking for.

[sontensei]

If we were to trade Castro, it would not be a sell move. It would be to acquire a young stud SP.

 

As for Fowler and Montero, take a quick look at what we gave up for them. Then ask if they're any more valuable now than they were then. Then ask yourself if that's the type of return, give or take, is worth tanking for.

 

let alcantra play CF, schwarber play C and trade them for AA bullpen prospects?

[ScrubMD]

jus saying personally im cool with trading big chips if were leading the division, to strengthen the team, but not to try for a wildcard.. guess im a wierdo. :hello:

 

making a trade makes more sense if you're fighting for a spot. if you're stronger and in a solidified position, it makes less sense.

 

sure so trade away baez schwarber mckinney almora torres and bunch for cueto and chapman and regret it for ten years

 

Your idea to trade Bryant, Rizzo, and Arrieta for a bunch of mediocre A ball relievers is awful. I can't believe you're even suggesting it.

[Little Slide Rooter]

jus saying personally im cool with trading big chips if were leading the division, to strengthen the team, but not to try for a wildcard.. guess im a wierdo. :hello:

 

making a trade makes more sense if you're fighting for a spot. if you're stronger and in a solidified position, it makes less sense.

 

sure so trade away baez schwarber mckinney almora torres and bunch for cueto and chapman and regret it for ten years

 

There lies a happy and very large medium between the two extremes. But I'm pretty sure you knew that.