Yesterday afternoon the thrid trade of a seemingly complete trilogy took place as two time all star closer and rookie of the year in 2009, Andrew Bailey, and utility outfielder, Ryan Sweeney, were dealt to Boston. The A's received everyday outfielder, Josh Reddick, and two low A prospects: Miles Head and Raul Alcantara. The trade gave the A's their weakest return of the offseason. While the Cahill trade delivered Parker, Cowgill, and Cook, and the Gio trade gave Oakland Norris, Peacock, Milone, and Cole, this preticular swap seemed somewhat forced and reassured Beane and Wolff's intention of a San Jose migration. However, the trade does help Oakland to a degree. With Ryan Sweeney dealt, this frees up an outfield spot for Taylor, Cowgill, or Mitchell. Besides, Sweeney was never in the long term plans. While we could have gotten a far better haul for Mr Bailey, closers are expendable. De Los Santos is currently in line to succeed Bailey and has an electric upper 90's fastball. He can step in and replace Bailey to a certain extent. We don't know if DLS can shutdown the opposition night in and night out, but he had some incredible moments in his rookie season. In the outfield, Josh Reddick has been told by Beane and Melvin that he will be an everyday starter and that he prefers to play CF.
What disturbs me the most is A's fans on twitter are once again over reacting to a trade. Yes, we got a return that could've been far better, however, that doesn't mean you can switch teams or not follow Oakland in 2012. That's called bandwagoning. This could just be spoken out of frustration due to SJ talks and fan favorites departing. But for those complaining about us not conpteting for 2-3 years, we wouldn't be contending with the guys we had anyways. At least these prospects will give us the chance to create a contender in years to come.
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