01-26-2010, 09:10 PM
<!--quoteo(post=77506:date=Jan 26 2010, 04:54 PM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Jan 26 2010, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=77503:date=Jan 26 2010, 06:49 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Jan 26 2010, 06:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->A's must be planning to trade him if he does well because there's literally zero chance they can re-sign him after a good season, and there's also zero chance they offer him arbitration on top of a $10 mill salary.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I should add: the reason I conclude this is because, unlike the Cubs, the A's don't have a history of letting dudes walk for nothing.
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If they do indeed swing him for something, it might end up being just fine for them, but I still just think it's way too big of a gamble. Beane's a magician with this stuff though.
I should add: the reason I conclude this is because, unlike the Cubs, the A's don't have a history of letting dudes walk for nothing.
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If they do indeed swing him for something, it might end up being just fine for them, but I still just think it's way too big of a gamble. Beane's a magician with this stuff though.
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