Done: Lester and Gomes from the Red Sox to A's for Yoenis Cespedes

[RePLAY]

I bet we'd be top of the MLB Standings without Cespedes's outfield assists.

[Troll Daddy]

i think the A's get the short end of this deal. there's no way they sign lester, so they just gave up cespedes for a 2 month rental. if it gets them the world series, then it's a win. otherwise, the angels long term prospects have improved by the A's making this trade.

Since when do the buyers of a deadline trade win?

[katrinab]

not really concerned

up until a few starts ago Jon Lester has been mediocre at best this season

and yeah they may have the best rotation on paper but they still have to execute

weren't we supposed to have the best offense on paper last year? we didn't execute and look what happened

you still gotta play the game 

[Lhalo]

poppycock...any team that dealt for him knows they can't get comp picks and it's unlikely they are going to re-sign him - whether he goes back to the Red Sox or somewhere else. I find it hard to believe they couldn't have gotten either some young top prospects or a controllable player or two. The Red Sox aren't competing this year, so basically they are rolling the dice this year was a fluke and not 2013...and when you consider how their young guys have shown very little...that's not a sure thing.

 

Well done Red.

[RePLAY]

Hows that Hammel guy doing?  Just cuz Billy planned it, doesn't mean it's always gonna work. 

[ukyah]

Since when do the buyers of a deadline trade win?

 

what? buyers usually win. everybody just geeks about the prospects. the fact is the buyer gets the major leaguer. i think taking a moto bat off your team late in the season is a highly questionable move. the A's are making a drastic change in team composition for very little net gain. perhaps it will bring them a championship, beane is no dummy, but i think it's a bad move.

Edited July 31, 2014 by ukyah

[Lou]

Hows that Hammel guy doing?  Just cuz Billy planned it, doesn't mean it's always gonna work. 

he's a solid #3 starter

-Shane

[Spirit]

I highly doubt that

 

You highly doubt that's what Nate was hoping?

[Mad5577]

they have a really good starting rotation, with Lester having a lot of postseason experience.  they did weaken their offense, but Pitching wins playoff games.

 if we infact face them in ALDS ( which looks like its going to happen either way), we better hope our Offense is on fire big time.

[floplag]

i love the stat monkeys attacking me....
one question.. before this trade who was the one player on the As that the other team was most afraid of either with the bat or on defense?  The face of the franchise so to speak.
im not talking WAR or any other stats for christs sake... but in that sense yes it is the same as us loosing Trout
Most baseball fans that dont subscribe to BP would have a hard time naming another A at this point.
It isnt that big a leap regardless of how much you wanna make it one...
to be clear i did not say they were of the same value statistically... happy?

[jshep]

i love the stat monkeys attacking me....

one question.. before this trade who was the one player on the As that the other team was most afraid of either with the bat or on defense?  The face of the franchise so to speak.

im not talking WAR or any other stats for christs sake... but in that sense yes it is the same as us loosing Trout

Most baseball fans that dont subscribe to BP would have a hard time naming another A at this point.

It isnt that big a leap regardless of how much you wanna make it one...

to be clear i did not say they were of the same value statistically... happy?

 

Well yeah, I guess losing Cespedes is kind of like losing Trout.

 

Just not in any sort of way that has anything to do with talent or on-field value to a baseball team.

[seenoevil]

Bean is scared of the Angels. Another desperate move

[RePLAY]

so Gomes, Samardzija and Lester for Cespedes and Russell.  Hmmmm....I'm not to worried.  I'm ok with the Angels going head to head with Lester.

[HaloMagic]

i love the stat monkeys attacking me....

one question.. before this trade who was the one player on the As that the other team was most afraid of either with the bat or on defense? The face of the franchise so to speak.

im not talking WAR or any other stats for christs sake... but in that sense yes it is the same as us loosing Trout

Most baseball fans that dont subscribe to BP would have a hard time naming another A at this point.

It isnt that big a leap regardless of how much you wanna make it one...

to be clear i did not say they were of the same value statistically... happy?

I bet Josh Donaldson or Brandon Moss were more feared than Cespedes. Not that it matters, though. Whether the player is feared or not it still counts as a hit if it lands fair and it's still a home run if it's over the fence. How feared a player is is completely irrelevant.

[TobiasFunke]

The A's losing Cespedes and gaining Lester is better for The Angels. This is a win on our part if anything.

[Troll Daddy]

You still have to play the game ... that's the beauty of sports. There are no guarantee for any team.

Angels current team remind me a lot like 2002. A very good offense who battle in every game. A very good defensive team. A good but not great pitching staff and a lights out bullpen.

Let's play some ball!

[seenoevil]

[Sherlock31]

Yep. Just like Samardzija deal, this was done to plan for October. No other contender can match the 1-4 that the A's are gonna be throwing out

Huh! the Dodgers say hi!

[RallyMo]

kinda like saying we are the same team without Trout?

come on i mean we are not talking about a role player here. we are talking about a guy that can hit balls into parking lots and throw you out from them... i see noone considering that aspect as they slobber on the As knob here...

concede the division if you wish, im not

I am seriously considering the possibility that you are reading this board from an entirely different dimension than the one I live in.

[RePLAY]

they have a really good starting rotation, with Lester having a lot of postseason experience.  they did weaken their offense, but Pitching wins playoff games.

 if we infact face them in ALDS ( which looks like its going to happen either way), we better hope our Offense is on fire big time.

 

If our offense is not on fire, i just hope they dont have an arm in left field that gets our players out at home every single time....oh wait.  they don't anymore.

[budice0]

Wouldn't mind welcoming back Lackey.

[seenoevil]

Yup, you don't win the game by comparing statistics. You win by playing the monthe****ing game , yeah !!!!

[floplag]

Well yeah, I guess losing Cespedes is kind of like losing Trout.

 

Just not in any sort of way that has anything to do with talent or on-field value to a baseball team.

 

FFS did you even read what i posted?  nevermind clearly you didnt.

 

[nate]

I am seriously considering the possibility that you are reading this board from an entirely different dimension than the one I live in.

 

[Sherlock31]

And the guy who they got to replace him hits LHP better. And they have a guy on the bench who hits RHP better.

They also have a cannon arm?