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Originally Posted by Nightfyre
I'm simply stating what they should do. Not what I actually expect. I fully anticipate complete disappointment. Something along the lines of jurrgens.
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Gotcha.
I don't think spending $50 million/year on two free agent pitchers is what they SHOULD do, but I wouldn't complain.
The sad thing is, all they NEED to do is spend about half of that in FA, and they are unlikely to even do that. That's why I'm so gung-ho for acquiring a pitcher via trade.
Still hearing a lot of Garza/Royals buzz, though. After looking at next year's draft class, I'd be all for swapping the comp pick as part of a package for Garza. The draft is really weak (comparable to this season).
Re: The A's...
Beane has finally cobbled together a halfway decent team again. I'm not sure they're for real, or if the current hot streak makes them look better than they are (20 games ago, they were basically in the same spot as the Royals).
Cespedes looks like a wise buy, and Reddick has been much better than expected. The rest of that O is pretty 'meh.'
Just not sure they're going to hit enough to get it done, or that it's sustainable. And they're going to lose McCarthy after this season, in all likelihood.