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Mazzaro is an intriguing piece... Much more upside in terms of stuff than a Bannister/Sean O'Sullivan. As early as 09, he was considered a big piece of the A's future along with Cahill and Anderson.
I think Marks is just more depth... you've got to think that at some point, the lefty pitching prospects will be exchanged for some young hitters...
DeJesus getting hurt when he did really boned the Royals. He was a pretty hot trade piece at the time, and it killed that. It also killed his chance of being a Type A free agent. Type B free agents bring much less of a haul (less than this trade, even).
If DeJesus recovers and has a really good offensive season, this trade probably works out as a loss. But if he doesn't hit well enough to qualify for Type A FA status (which I'm sure is what Beane is looking for), this is about as good as you'd have gotten for him.
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