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Post by brianstark on Aug 12, 2021 11:42:48 GMT
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Post by brianstark on Aug 12, 2021 11:43:10 GMT
Minor league deal, so no real risk.
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Post by saxon on Aug 12, 2021 12:52:20 GMT
Hey he had 32 homers in a season about 20 years ago.
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Post by CMF on Aug 12, 2021 14:08:03 GMT
It's a 'meh' move. I think he has a better bat than Pillar but Pillar but have a better glove. If you've been released by the steaming pile that is Arizona, that says a LOT.
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Post by thomasam on Aug 16, 2021 16:59:22 GMT
Well the only thing that saves it is that Arizona wanted to play prospects to see what they've got. Reddick as a piece isn't terrible but it's certainly not what anyone would call exciting.
I really get the feeling the front office feels lucky if anything happens this year and is just playing for 2022/2023 when they can add Alvarez, Mauricio and Baty/Vientos. Who know if that works out but they sure didn't want to part with any of them this year.
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Post by saxon on Aug 16, 2021 18:05:33 GMT
Well the only thing that saves it is that Arizona wanted to play prospects to see what they've got. Reddick as a piece isn't terrible but it's certainly not what anyone would call exciting. I really get the feeling the front office feels lucky if anything happens this year and is just playing for 2022/2023 when they can add Alvarez, Mauricio and Baty/Vientos. Who know if that works out but they sure didn't want to part with any of them this year. or it helps to show that this team's braintrust has no clue what is wrong with this team...for all the accolades about the team's offense going into this season, we have probably one of the least athletic teams in MLB...and instead of trying to stock up on players that are athletes that can hit, we stock up on guys with MLB experience that can hit a homerun on occasion
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Post by brianstark on Aug 16, 2021 23:19:12 GMT
That's Sandy's plan. Always has been since he was running the A's.
Swing and Mash. Defense be damned.
It is time to move on and get with the program. I am not one of those to overreact and call for everyone's head, but change needs to come.
I don't know if the acting GM is any good or not, but he may end up as a sacrificial lamb in this case, and too bad for him.
There needs to be a culture change, and Sandy's time has come and gone.
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Post by saxon on Aug 17, 2021 0:11:25 GMT
I don't know if the acting GM is any good or not... once I edited what was inside the quote, I felt like the mime trapped inside the box...so I had no choice but to quote the quote...and then delete my quoted reply that contained no new information I would like to believe that the Villar and Peralta pickups were his ideas, regardless of their average, they added hustle to a team that has no hustle
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Post by Admin on Aug 17, 2021 15:32:48 GMT
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