A's Trade Derek Norris to Padres

[Butcher'd]

Wow, A's are going to suck next year.

 

Padres improving

[tdawg87]

What are the A's even doing

[DW711]

What are the A's even doing

 

Getting rid of a guy who allowed 7 steals in the last game he played in.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

A's get RJ Alverez (former Angel) and Jesse Hahn.

Edited December 19, 2014 by AngelsAndRamsFan

[JAHV76]

Can you say?

Edited December 19, 2014 by JAHV76

[bloodbrother]

A's get RJ Alverez (former Angel) and Jesse Hahn.

 

Damn, that's a great deal for Oakland.

[DW711]

Damn, that's a great deal for Oakland.

 

I was about to say the same thing, actually.

[ukyah]

Damn, that's a great deal for Oakland.

 

 

seems like a pretty strong trade for the padres too, honestly. 26 year old catcher who can hit. 

[Tyler]

Really good deal for Oakland.

[Butcher'd]

Both teams do good here. Padres get a great replacement for Grandal

[Hollyw00d]

Great trade for Oakland.

Congrats to the padres, they're now just as bad as they were last year.

[Butcher'd]

Great trade for Oakland.

Congrats to the padres, they're now just as bad as they were last year.

 

Nah...offense is much improved. 

 

Pitching is still solid

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[Second Base]

That was stupid. Alvarez is your closer for the next 6 years and Hahn is a good young rotation piece you build around.

[Hollyw00d]

Nah...offense is much improved. 

 

Pitching is still solid

how is the offense much improved?

the offense is marginally improved, and the defense is much worse

[Butcher'd]

how is the offense much improved?

the offense is marginally improved, and the defense is much worse

 

Kemp had a good year last year with the bat...if he repeats he makes them much better

 

Meyers is a young power bat coming off a down year...think he can rebound

 

Norris is one of the best hitting catchers in baseball

[Second Base]

Actually come to think of it, they'll be fine. Cashner, Ross, Kennedy, Despagne and Josh Johnson.

Offense will have a healthy Gyorko to go with Seth Smith, Kemp, Wil Myers and Derek Norris. Their offense should at least be workable this year.

[shizziejoe]

Great trade for the A's 

[Hollyw00d]

Kemp is healthy?

gyorko is a good hitter?

Norris is at best a lateral move compared to grandal.

their best hope is Myers Imo and he's unproven

[wopphil]

Yeah, great trade for the A's.

[Ohtaniland]

Beane is a genius.

[Inside Pitch]

Really good deal for Oakland.

Good deal, but they also gave up Seth Streich who doesn't suck..

[Chuck]

Beane is a genius.

I can't tell if you're serious or not.

As far as the trade, I think losing Norris will hurt the A's and they gave up a good pitching prospect.

[Ohtaniland]

I can't tell if you're serious or not.

As far as the trade, I think losing Norris will hurt the A's and they gave up a good pitching prospect.

 

You know I'm kidding. Beane is destroying that franchise.

[Docwaukee]

I wonder if we can get Lawrie from them.  

 

Has a team ever had a completely different set of players start on opening day relative to the previous year?

 

I think they are 5/9th of the way there.  Crisp, Reddick, Jaso, and Sogaard are left.  

 

their 2-5 hitters are gone.  They may as well trade Reddick, Crisp, Lawrie, and Kazmir

[Taylor]

Isn't RJ Alvarez the guy who people were most pissed about trading for Street (other than Rondon)? He and Cam Bedrosian were going to be our 8th/9th inning guys of the future?