Did somebody replace Billy Beane with Allard Baird? These trades are terrible for Oakland... now and in the future.
@codeslack Looking at Cespedes objectively, the trade makes sense. We lost Milone because we didn't DFA Barton fast enough and Coco is hurt.
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@hal_pomeranz Maybe this is last year Jonah Hill and Brad Pitt will be in the A's front office and they want to go out with a bang?
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Replying to @brianjmoran
@brianjmoran I actually do wonder if Beane is in win-now mode because he's thinking about leaving. Thanks for beating the Angels for us btw.

Jul 31, 2014 · 7:07 PM UTC

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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
@hal_pomeranz The A's have 3/4 hour to pick up another starter or six :) Pitching > Hitting but Sam Fuld is NOT a viable cleanup hitter
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@brianjmoran Take a look at Cespedes' numbers-- he's actually not as good as his rep. The new platoon alignments with Fuld,Gomes are better.