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Thursday, May 03, 2007 |
Has Beane? A's Acquire Jack Cust From Padres
Catfish Stew passes along a San Francisco Chronicle blog report that the A's have re-acquired once-upon-a-phenom Jack Cust, for a PTBNL or cash.
Cust's 1999 season for then-Arizona Cal League affiliate High Desert got eyes popping; he hit 32 dingers that year, but he so far seems to be iron pyrite in the majors. Since then, he's played in the systems of and/or had cups of coffee with Colorado, Baltimore, Oakland, and San Diego. Last year, he hit 30 homers with AAA Portland carrying a .293/.467/.549 line as a 27-year-old.
Jokingly, Philip Michaels recently wrote "I'm glad I've been rooting for the A's long enough to remember what it was like when Billy Beane was still a genius." Beane isn't an idiot, but I do wonder how many of his trades have ended up overrated.
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