Should Oakland trade for Ben Broussard?

by Zabat on Jun 30, 2006 5:55 PM PDT

Would it be worth while for the A's to trade for Ben Broussard?

What do you think it would take to get him and would it be worth it.

With Eduardo Perez being dealed to the Mariners and Victor Martinez being moved to 1b due to lack of Catching ability and Ryan Garko being called up I think that Ben Broussard has to be on the market.

I think if we move DJ to another team and trade for Broussard it would be moer beneficial to the team.

This opens up the opportunity for more platooning.

At 1b we could have Nick Swisher against Lefties and Ben Broussard against Righties.

At LF we could have Bobby Kielty against Lefties and Nick Swisher against Righties.

What are you thoughts about this?

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As I mentioned in another thread,

Broussard would be one of my desired targets--he and Kielty, combined, could be a legitimate .300 hitter with a .400 OBP and 20 HRs.

If I were the Indians, however, having lots of hitting yet still not winning, I would insist on some good pitching in any deal, and that would probably mean losing someone from the Blanton, Street, Windsor, Duke quartet.

by Nico on Jun 30, 2006 6:20 PM PDT reply actions

Blanton for Broussard?

by OaklandSi on Jun 30, 2006 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Nah

I think we need Blanton if we were to go on a playoff run.

by Zabat on Jun 30, 2006 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions

in my opinion blanton is hurting the A's more then

he's helping them

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 1, 2006 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Huh??

5 of his last 7 starts have been 2 ER or less...and 2 of those were 8 innings or more. Hurting more than helping is laughable.

How soon we forget his second half last year...

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jul 1, 2006 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions

Actually...

3 were 8 IP or more..even better

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jul 1, 2006 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions

If trading Blanton means

starting Halsey or (gulp) Gaudin in his place, how is keeping Blanton hurting us more than helping us?

by Nico on Jul 1, 2006 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions

it's a combination of a lot of things for me.

blanton is very inconsistent. he's either very good or very bad. there's hardly ever any in between. i also agree with macha when it comes to joe fielding his position.

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 1, 2006 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions

No arguments there--

but most pitchers are inconsistent, including anyone you could currently find to replace Blanton. Except those who would be consistently bad.

by Nico on Jul 1, 2006 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions

if they were to trade blanton wouldn't saarloos

start in his place?

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 1, 2006 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions

Not until Harden gets back,

and not in 2007--if you trade Blanton, your 2007 rotation looks like Harden, Haren, Loaiza, Saarloos, and someone else. And that's if Harden if healthy.

by Nico on Jul 1, 2006 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions

i'm not giving up on zito yet.

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 1, 2006 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions

Are you confident enough

to go ahead and trade Blanton right now? If you were to start a season with a rotation of Harden, Haren, Loaiza, Saarloos, and Halsey, it would be pretty mediocre to begin with--and if Harden went down at all, you may as well wave the white flag for the season.

I like Cindi. A.She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jul 1, 2006 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions

it depends on who blanton is traded for. i just

don't think that blanton is that much better then saarloos or halsey.

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 1, 2006 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Because Saarloos and Halsey

have been so consistent? Or because they've shown they're capable of dominating for an entire 4-month stretch? Or...?

I like Cindi. A.She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jul 1, 2006 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions

this year blanton has not been much better then

saarloos or halsey. also if they were to trade blanton who's to say they wouldn't get another starting pitcher in the offseason?

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 1, 2006 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions

Just this year,

Blanton's starts have been better than Halsey's, longer than Saarloos' and certainly no worse. And neither Halsey nor Saarloos has the track record Blanton put together last June-Sept. And Blanton makes the major league minimum.

I'm not a big Blanton fan, but one has to keep Saarloos and Halsey in perspective: Saarloos is no better than a #5 starter, and Halsey is no better than a #6 starter.

I like Cindi. A.She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jul 1, 2006 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions

LAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYY

Jones

by znk916 on Jul 1, 2006 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Seattle

making all the right moves right now. They are adding pieces that could put them in a better position here on out. I hope Beane doesn't stand pat until the trade deadline. The current line-up can't cut it. Even if we win the AL West, the team still will suck at hitting.

by arch on Jun 30, 2006 6:33 PM PDT reply actions

i think broussard is kind of a fluke.

he foes crush right handed pitching, but there's a reason he was platooned...i wouldnt give much more than a B prospect for him.

by CaliAsFan on Jul 1, 2006 12:03 AM PDT reply actions

A guy who crushes RHP

crushes 3/4 of the starters in the league. And if you happen to have a guy who crushes LHP, like Kielty does, it's even more perfecter.

by Nico on Jul 1, 2006 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Eh

He's been around for a while, in fact he's going to turn 30 in a few more months. I'm not sure where some of you are getting the idea that he is some godly RHP masher. He had a great April this year and that's about it.

I suppose he'd be a decent rental player assuming we don't have to give up alot but considering what the Mariners gave up (approx B-grade prospect) to get Perez and the fact that Broussard has more value as the lefty part of the platoon, I think we'd be better off looking elsewhere.

by znk916 on Jul 1, 2006 6:48 PM PDT reply actions