Athletics acquire Homer Bailey

[totdprods]

3.49 ERA last 7 GS, per a tweet by Rosenthal.

Edited July 14, 2019 by totdprods

[robblin17]

A’s are sneaky good again. Same run differential as Houston. 

[Taylor]

Season over.

[Lou]

17 minutes ago, totdprods said:

3.49 ERA last 7 GS, per a tweet by Rosenthal.

6.30 ERA in last 2 GS 

[failos]

D’oh

[floplag]

For the equivalent of a Maitan or Soto, does that sound about right? 
Would folks here have made that deal?

Either way i give them credit for acting instead of waiting.   

[Lou]

Who did they give up?

[floplag]

2 minutes ago, Lou said:

Who did they give up?

#23 prospect, a speedy 2B/SS type guys who the first article i saw on looking him up read the headline was 2018 was a lost season for.  Beyond that i know nothing other than the stat line... which was a 246/292/339 at Midland TX

[Claude]

6 minutes ago, Lou said:

Who did they give up?

Hopefully some dude named Second Place. 

[Taylor]

9 minutes ago, floplag said:

Either way i give them credit for acting instead of waiting.   

I see you're a big fan of Jerry Dipoto.

[floplag]

7 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I see you're a big fan of Jerry Dipoto.

No just not letting things become self fulfilling.    The rules dont say you HAVE to wait till the last second after all. 

[Stradling]

Flop make up your mind.  You just had a thread about not making trades just to make trades and the importance of acquiring impact players.  Yet you are giving them props for picking up the definition of average/below average. 

[arch stanton]

It’s not 2013 so what’s the point?

[floplag]

1 hour ago, #WeNasty said:

Flop make up your mind.  You just had a thread about not making trades just to make trades and the importance of acquiring impact players.  Yet you are giving them props for picking up the definition of average/below average. 

one has nothing to do with the other.  Im not suggesting i would have done this.  Im simply saying that they saw a move and made it.  You do not have to wait if you plan to move.   They had a need they acted, its that simple. 

would i like to see the club do something, of course, but the right something as stated previously.  we dont have to wait 2 more weeks to do that if its out there is all.   Whether or not it is is another debate 

 

[Vlad27Trout27]

hmm, starting to believe that Lucroy was not the biggest reason the As made that run last year.

 

[eligrba]

8 minutes ago, floplag said:

one has nothing to do with the other.  Im not suggesting i would have done this.  Im simply saying that they saw a move and made it.  You do not have to wait if you plan to move.   They had a need they acted, its that simple. 

would i like to see the club do something, of course, but the right something as stated previously.  we dont have to wait 2 more weeks to do that if its out there is all.   Whether or not it is is another debate 

 

Unfortunately, the majority of the world prefers to wait until the last minute before a deadline to act.  I think it is human nature.

[floplag]

1 minute ago, eligrba said:

Unfortunately, the majority of the world prefers to wait until the last minute before a deadline to act.  I think it is human nature.

true, im not one of them.  

[Stradling]

It takes two.  Always has.  

[Troll Daddy]

A’s were in need of a starter ... wouldn’t be surprised if they trade for another starter. 

[Claude]

23 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

A’s were in need of a starter ... wouldn’t be surprised if they traded for another starter. 

Billy is a genius. 

[Blarg]

He hasn't been the A's General manager for the last 4 years. David Forst took over a year after Beane's genius trade of Cespedes bit him in the ass and the A's finished the next season in last place.

[floplag]

2 hours ago, #WeNasty said:

It takes two.  Always has.  

Of course it does,  but others are obviously willing.
No that doesnt necessarily equate to the right deal for us.  

[Stradling]

32 minutes ago, floplag said:

Of course it does,  but others are obviously willing.
No that doesnt necessarily equate to the right deal for us.  

Right.  But since it takes two and prices seem to go up in the days leading up to the deadline why would a selling team trade a guy before he has max value?  Especially when we arguably aren’t looking for a guy like Bailey but probably someone better. 

[Docwaukee]

Bailey sucks.  He'd be like getting Stratton back.  

[Stradling]

10 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

Bailey sucks.  He'd be like getting Stratton back.  

But  have you considered they got him more than two weeks prior to the trade deadline?