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Originally Posted by tk13
You guys are really turning into a pitchfork wielding group. Yikes.
That trade has worked out horribly, there's no doubt, but at the time the team was sitting in a playoff spot, was on fire, and had a huge gaping hole in the rotation and needed some bullpen help. People were not happy that we were continuing to run Travis Wood out there, we needed another reliable starter, and we needed more bullpen depth beyond Minor and Herrera (who was not having his best year). They acquired a starting pitcher who was pitching well, and two relievers who were under team control for a long time, in Buchter's case about as long as Strahm although he was a lot older.
Funny part is Cahill and Buchter are now pitching really well and doing exactly what we wanted... for the A's, who are in the playoff chase.
On the bright side, we turned Buchter into Fillmyer, who as we saw tonight, has looked pretty good so far.
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This. I'm unsure what we have in Hahn, but really like Fillmyer's makeup. Buchter was always the better value in that trade and I like what they got in exchange for Moss/Buchter. Like many pitchers, Mauer would probably have a better fastball if he took a little off of it. As is, it's straight. Nobody can "fix" a guy that won't help himself.