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Monday, June 21, 2004 |
Bwahahaha!
It's getting desperate up in Oakland:
The A's faltering bullpen: Billy Beane and Dodgers General Manager Paul DePodesta are buddies and former comrades. So here's the deal: Two of DePodesta's favorite A's prospects to the Dodgers for flamethrower Guillermo Mota. Done?... and I'm sure for a handful of magic Beanes, the Yankees will give Oakland A-Rod!
Comments:
This from Gammons:
"A's general manager Billy Beane tried to put together a three-way deal that would have sent Carlos Beltran to the Dodgers and Guillermo Mota to the A's, but Paul DePodesta, his former assistant and now counterpart with L.A., did not want to trade Mota."
Is it just me, or is that insane? Mota is a great reliever (tonight's blown 9th notwithstanding), but imo he's sure as hell worth half a season of Beltran. I think Mota's eligible for arbitration now too... On this team he's a luxury. I don't understand why DePo shot that down.
well the silver lining is that the A's don't get some bullpen help, at least for now.
mattkew
"A's general manager Billy Beane tried to put together a three-way deal that would have sent Carlos Beltran to the Dodgers and Guillermo Mota to the A's, but Paul DePodesta, his former assistant and now counterpart with L.A., did not want to trade Mota."
Is it just me, or is that insane? Mota is a great reliever (tonight's blown 9th notwithstanding), but imo he's sure as hell worth half a season of Beltran. I think Mota's eligible for arbitration now too... On this team he's a luxury. I don't understand why DePo shot that down.
well the silver lining is that the A's don't get some bullpen help, at least for now.
mattkew
# posted by 
: 6/21/2004 10:38:00 PM
: 6/21/2004 10:38:00 PM
It's just you. The alternative after Mota is Paul Shuey, who hasn't really pitched since jamming his thumb in Spring Training. Shuey's getting on in years, and Mota has been the far more dominant pitcher; you don't peel out your best reliever for a guy who's gonna bolt at the end of the year.
I can see where you stand, but I think we need to gun for it this year. the division is easily winnable, and if we don't make a move, the Padres will. I trust DePo, so I obviously defer to his judgment. but I would've made the move.
mattkew
mattkew
# posted by : 6/21/2004 11:11:00 PM
: 6/21/2004 11:11:00 PMNewer› ‹Older
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