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I think Brett Wallace is pretty good compensation actually
Time will tell, but over the short term it's gotta be a loss for Moneyball. Both the Rockies and Cardinals are ahead for now, and probably even the D-backs if you go back to the Haren deal which also involved Gonzalez.Beane dealt Huston Street at the absolute low point of his value and wasn't able to achieve either of his two objectives with Holliday: Holliday didn't help lift the A's into contention during the first half and Beane wasn't able to flip him easily for a quick return. Holliday's trade value wasn't as low as Street's but he was forced to deal during a down market. Beane could have done a lot worse (see Rios, Alexis). Wallace is a good hitting prospect albeit one without a defensive position. I'm a Giants fan but I don't have any ill will towards the Oaklands. I hope they stay in the area and hope Wallace is a part of the club for a while. In many ways, the A's are a franchise to admire but they're a hard team to love because their players are always leaving town.
When Carlos Gonzalez first came up with the A's I was impressed with his throwing arm and the way the ball seemed to explode off his bat. I think his first five hits were doubles. He looked like a young Luis Gonzalez (the one that hit 57 homers in 2001). Tall, lefty hitter, strong, smooth uppercut swing. As the 2008 season wore on however he went straight downhill. He was worthless after his first time around the league and finished with an 81/13 K/W ratio, .242 with 4 homers in 302 ABs. True, he was only 22, but with strikeouts more than 25% of the time and walks less than 5% of the time, he didn't seem to have much command of the strike zone and was really dominated by AL pitchers. Even though he has hit well in the last week, 6 homers in the last 8 games (against Pit, WAS, and Fla) he is still strking out 25% of the time. He's got his walks up, nearer to 10%. He may well become a decent outfielder and is certainly worth stashing away, but I think most A's fans agreed with Beane's decision to cut losses on him and flip him when they did.Time will tell, but over the short term it's gotta be a loss for Moneyball. Both the Rockies and Cardinals are ahead for now, and probably even the D-backs if you go back to the Haren deal which also involved Gonzalez.Beane dealt Huston Street at the absolute low point of his value and wasn't able to achieve either of his two objectives with Holliday: Holliday didn't help lift the A's into contention during the first half and Beane wasn't able to flip him easily for a quick return. Holliday's trade value wasn't as low as Street's but he was forced to deal during a down market. Beane could have done a lot worse (see Rios, Alexis). Wallace is a good hitting prospect albeit one without a defensive position. I'm a Giants fan but I don't have any ill will towards the Oaklands. I hope they stay in the area and hope Wallace is a part of the club for a while. In many ways, the A's are a franchise to admire but they're a hard team to love because their players are always leaving town.I think Brett Wallace is pretty good compensation actually
Young has to have options remaining. He just made his MLB debut
ok, so the dilemma may not be next year. maybe its in 2 years ... or 3. but young is 24. so he's not a kid. you want him up at some point very soon.Eephus said:
