A's targeting Bobby Abreu and Garret Anderson
by gotgreen on Dec 26, 2008 10:23 PM PST
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Wow, the A's are pushing hard to land a free agent this winter!
According to Susan Slusser, the A's front office has had preliminary conversations about Abreu and Anderson in case they don't land Giambi.
Abreu is likely to be the most expensive of the three, given his age and his production, but the A's have more money than usual to spend this offseason and they are looking for another bat to put behind major offseason acquisition Matt Holliday. Abreu has driven in 100 RBIs or more seven times, including last season for the Yankees, and he has a career on-base percentage of .405.
The A's are more than familiar with Anderson, who has spent his entire 14-year career with the Angels. He's the all-time franchise leader in RBIs, with 1,292, and his career batting average is .296.
Susan also mentions that although the A's really want to upgrade their shortstop, they are not interested in trading for miguel tejada. :(
So ... what do you guys think about our boys targeting Abreu and Anderson?
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none of the above
waste of $$
ill feel sick if its anderson and going back to crosby
abreu is a long shot
forget giambi if he wants 3 yrs
i assume dunn/burrell are too expensive too
oh well, here comes gomes!
by Asfan4ever723 on Dec 26, 2008 10:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Free Agents
I really don’t want Anderson. I’d be fine with Giambi, Burrell, Dunn, or Abreu. If we sign Abreu, I take it Cust will play first base and we’ll have an outfield of Sweeney, Holliday, Buck, and Abreu with one of the four being the designated hitter. That’s just a guess, but I went ahead and voted for Abreu.
by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 26, 2008 10:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully Cust will DH regardless ...
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by devo on Dec 27, 2008 12:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, at the very least
GA in green and gold would irritate the hell out Angels fans.
That’s one positive.
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by Scottbass on Dec 26, 2008 10:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
out of Angels fans.
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by Scottbass on Dec 26, 2008 10:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think as kissmya said, it would be 'good revenge'
the problem is, it would be revenge FOR Angels fans, not against them.
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by Zonis on Dec 26, 2008 11:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
arbitration
none was offered to anderson
abreu type A
by Asfan4ever723 on Dec 26, 2008 10:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I thought Abreu wasn't offered Arby
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by Zonis on Dec 26, 2008 11:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He wasn't.
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by WaddellCanseco on Dec 26, 2008 11:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd pick Giambi, since he seems to be the best hitter of the three and can play 1B
(sort of) till Barton’s ready to come up in June or so. I’d be OK with Abreu if he can play 1B at a level better than 10 runs below average. I don’t get the point of GA at all, since he’s the worst offensive player of the three.
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by WaddellCanseco on Dec 26, 2008 11:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Abreu is a more complete hitter IMO
He can do more than just slam the ball to the right side of the infield, plus he’s still got some speed and can hit for average. While he may be more expensive than Giambi, I don’t think his demand is high and he won’t be that much more.
Really, the thing I worry about is not dollars per year but amount of years. These guys are all asking for 3 years (I’m not even including GA in this because signing him is just stupid), so I worry that Beane would have to cave and give them 3 (I wouldn’t hate a 2 year deal for Abreu, Giambi makes me nervous even for 2).
I just don’t see where they fit defensively, and please don’t think Giambi is going to stick at 1st…
by stranahanahan on Dec 27, 2008 12:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For all the anti-Giambi campers
Abreu and GA have less of a purpose on an 09 team. At least Giambi replaces somebody who he’ll probably be better than (at least in’09). Abreu or GA would probably have a NEGATIVE effect on the A’s. I haven’t looked at numbers but I would venture to guess that putting Sweeney/Buck/Cunningham in CF/RF would be better than GA’s terrible hitting or Abreu’s terrible fielding. If we’re going after OFers, try to trade for Giles. Otherwise, go after a SS. Or hell, trade Matt Holliday.
Remember about a month ago when we were favorites to sign Furcal AND maybe RJ? I will say this about Giambi, at least it sounds like he genuinely wants to play for the A’s.
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
by vignette17 on Dec 26, 2008 11:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
We won't trade for Giles
Giles has a NTC and a Lawsuit.
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by Zonis on Dec 26, 2008 11:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd genuinely want to play for the A's, too.
Doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to sign me.
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 1:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"wants to play for the A's"
That’s exactly what I was thinking while reading this. At least Giambi knows what he’s getting in to, and he’d give 100%. I wonder what Abreu’s reaction would be when he sees 7k fans at a Thursday night game in July, esp. after New York, Philly.
It really does seem as though the only guys who want to play here are those who have something to prove (Thomas, Giambi, rookies). Oakland= last kid picked for dodgeball
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by SF Geoff on Dec 27, 2008 2:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Garret Anderson, LMAO
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by Flashfire on Dec 26, 2008 11:31 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Look on the Brightside…. Garret Anderson is no Emil Brown.
by Andrew9er on Dec 27, 2008 12:28 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
See
At first I thought “thank god there’s no chance in hell we sign Garrett Anderson” and then you had to go and put it like this.
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by walk off bunt on Dec 27, 2008 4:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Reading the tea leaves
Abreu is a backup plan. He’s not a great option, as he’s subpar defensively, plays the outfield, and is in the downslope of his career as a hitter. But he’s unlikely to fall off a cliff, as Giambi might.
Anderson is a bluff. I agree with the posters who say he would actively hurt the A’s if signed.
Giambi, I’m guessing, wants to return to Oakland. He’s comfortable with the A’s and had his most success here. But he also wants the best deal possible, ideally one that lasts three years. Beane is never signing Giambi to a three-year deal, so he floats Abreu and Anderson out there to Slusser to make it clear he has other options.
by bear88 on Dec 27, 2008 12:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I agree, this has to be a bluff
Anderson is beyond worthless. He’s probably below replacement level at this point.
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by PaulThomas on Dec 27, 2008 2:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
At a position where he would block someone young and talented
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by Nico on Dec 27, 2008 9:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm fine with Abreu
Beane’s not going to try to sign him and not realize he’s bad in the OF. His thinking must be that he can split time between the OF, 1B, and DH. Let’s not forget that we have a supposedly excellent infield coach again in Gallego. If Hatteberg can become an acceptable fielder then so can Abreu, possibly.
My preference is still Giambi since he actually is a 1B (unlike Abreu) and he can still hit the ball (unlike Anderson) and likes Oakland (unlike Furcal).
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Dec 27, 2008 12:39 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Abreu would be hard-pressed to be worse at first than Giambi.
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 1:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Guys who don't actually play a given position
can be a lot worse than guys who play that position poorly.
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by Nico on Dec 27, 2008 9:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But Abreu is a living, breathing human being
I think Giambi is that awful at first.
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
Garret Anderson wasn’t that good when he was good. I don’t think he’d be one of the 4 best OFs on the team this year.
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 12:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I doubt he'd be in the top 10
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by PaulThomas on Dec 27, 2008 2:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ben copeland ftw
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
by flipgatey3 on Dec 27, 2008 2:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fun with hyperbole that makes sense
Ryan Sweeney
Jack Cust
Matt Holliday
Travis Buck
Aaron Cunningham
Rajai Davis
Chris Denorfia
Matt Murton
——
Matt Carson and …. Eric Patterson?
Eh, may not be entirely true, but what matters most is it’s funny because it’s very possibly true.
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by walk off bunt on Dec 27, 2008 4:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Other than Holliday
that list is a whole bunch of fourth outfielders or below-average starters. Cust isn’t an outfielder, and Cunningham is the only one that might ultimately prove me wrong
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by jeepers on Dec 27, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps
But that still places them all ahead of Garrett Anderson, which is the exercise we’re conducting here.
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by walk off bunt on Dec 27, 2008 8:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Travis Buck should be an above-average outfielder
Ryan Sweeney was above average last year and he’s still in his early 20s. Rajai Davis, with his defense, is an above-average center fielder.
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 9:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, he really isn't
CHONE has him at about 7 RAA as a fielder, or ~10 runs with the positional adjustment. To be above average, a player who is +10 runs in the field needs to OPS above about .700.
Rajai isn’t even close to that. The projections I’ve seen have him in the low .600s, which is minimally above replacement level. He’s maybe league average as a platoon starter against LHP, but that’s it.
Buck and Sweeney I agree with; they certainly have a reasonable shot at being above average.
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by PaulThomas on Dec 27, 2008 11:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Rajai's OPS doesn't include his SB and lack of GIDP
His EqA last year was average…even if you take away his SB as a PR, you get something close to an average CF. I’d still take Sweeney though.
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by WaddellCanseco on Dec 28, 2008 8:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have no clue who Matt Carson is, but replace him with Ben Copeland and you're good
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by PaulThomas on Dec 27, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wanted to say that
But I felt I was exaggerating in other posts a bit much lately, so I decided to tone it down just this once. You’re right though.
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Garret Anderson WAS good when he was good
He just isn’t anymore.
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by Nico on Dec 27, 2008 9:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He was decent, but usually an average hitter for his position
With a couple seasons that were above average.
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 10:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
From 2000-2003, his AVG, HR and RBI numbers were
.286, 35, 117
.289, 28, 123
.306, 29, 123
.315, 29, 116
There’s really no way around that being well above average no matter what the OBP was. FWIW, he also hit .303/.336/.469 the year before (1999) and .301/.343/.446 the year after (2004) – neither exactly ungood, just not as great.
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by Nico on Dec 27, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
{cough}rabbit ball{cough}
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by monkeyball on Dec 27, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For a left fielder
He was, at best, above average.
He had one season with an EQA of .300 (2003). His career EQA is .273. He’s been a career left fielder (I know he sorta tried to play center a bunch, but he wasn’t ever good at it).
Garret Anderson has had a perfectly acceptable career that, aside from being healthy enough (and decent enough) to compile some counting stats, has been hardly noteworthy.
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 9:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess 30 HR, 120 RBI guys grow on trees
because that’s what Anderson was over a four-year period.
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by Nico on Dec 27, 2008 9:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He was a very good player in his prime
While I am strongly opposed to signing him now, I agree that it’s silly to denegrate his past accomplishments.
And I still remember one spectacular over-the-wall catch he made in Oakland many years ago.
by bear88 on Dec 27, 2008 11:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
they did during the time he amassed those numbers
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by monkeyball on Dec 30, 2008 5:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure the only other teams linked with Giambi
this offseason were the Jays and Yankees. The Jays are done this offseason and the Yankees have the best 1B in the AL now. I don’t think it will be hard to sign Giambi, as long as Beane doesn’t try to lowball him, seeing as nobody else has expressed interest in him.
And Abreu and Anderson!? WHAT THE HELL!
by NateHST on Dec 27, 2008 1:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Rays
Rays are supposed to be seriously interested
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Dec 27, 2008 1:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Although Abreu makes a bit more sense for them in that he can play OF in an emergency.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Dec 27, 2008 3:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Anderson... Hell. No.
AN Day would have to take place on a day the A’s face a LH SP because I will not go to a game that includes Garret Anderson, Oakland OFer.
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by grover on Dec 27, 2008 1:43 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Garret Anderson? Really? That can't be serious, right? The guy can barely walk for crying out loud!
No way Jose’..
Abreu only makes sense as an addition after signing a Giambi or an Adam Dunn…..not the other way around.
by mrod on Dec 27, 2008 1:53 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Crikey, how many DHs do you want on the roster?
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by grover on Dec 27, 2008 1:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"The guy can barely walk"
is an excellent double-entendre, mrod, intentional or otherwise.
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by Nico on Dec 27, 2008 9:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No way Beane signs Anderson
It’s just a ploy to get readers.
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by Cheezombie on Dec 27, 2008 4:40 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I agree with you Cheezombie
I think it’s just a ploy-distraction on Beane’s part.
by mrod on Dec 30, 2008 8:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've been expecting the A's to go hard after Abreu
Beane type of player. I’m not in favor of any of the listed players taking time from Travis Buck. That’s what I’m most worried about this offseason. I would be happy with a two year deal with Giambi, to play 1B this year, and DH after Holliday is gone. I do think that Adam Dunn, even though he’s been terrible there so far in his career, is athletic enough that if he focused on 1B and was receptive to the A’s coaching, he could become decent. But I also expect the Nats to massively overpay for him.
by AgitationStation on Dec 27, 2008 8:44 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
You. Have. Got. To. Be. Shitting. Me.
GA has to be a false-flag operation to drive down the asking prices of Giambi and Abreu (either of whom I could live with). Right?
Seriously, if Beane signs GA, I’m done. Not following the A’s any more.
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by monkeyball on Dec 27, 2008 9:07 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
If Garret Anderson played for the A's,
that would singularly cause you to go from A’s devotee to former fan? “The guy has a low OBP” is different from “the guy ran over my puppies.”
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by Nico on Dec 27, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Or "the guy is Barry Bonds"
I mean, I’d be pissed if they signed Anderson, too, but wow.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on Dec 27, 2008 9:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Eureka!
Beane has floated this Anderson thing just so people like me aren’t as pissy when he signs Giambi.
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The "See, it could have been worse" gambit
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by monkeyball on Dec 27, 2008 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So Beane is taking lessons from Sabean now it seems
Can't get enough of the Oakland A's? Visit Oaktown Awesomer's
by iamawesomer on Dec 27, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sabean is having a pretty good offseason
Someone declare an “opposites” year and forget to tell me?
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by grover on Dec 27, 2008 11:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno if I agree with this
The Randy Johnson deal, while good, doesn’t really help a team that’s going to win 75 games. Renteria is done. What else has he done?
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 9:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Aaaaaaahhhhhhh, yes it does help!
80 wins are better than 75.
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by Nico on Dec 27, 2008 9:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Renteria doesn't project as "done". He projects as slightly worse than Furcal.
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by WaddellCanseco on Dec 28, 2008 8:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Defensively he does - but I guess
he’s been working out reeeally reeeally hard this Winter on his range.
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by Nico on Dec 28, 2008 9:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hard to argue with you on this one
So… I won’t even try.
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by grover on Dec 27, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A smoke screen?
No mention of Burell or Dunn. Could Beane now bitten by Furcal gate is throwing a few names out there so he is not in a bidding war. I would rather have Burell or Dunn over a Anderson or Abreu since both Burell and Dunn can place first. That is 5 players that could end up in a A’s uniform so Beane is sitting back and waiting to see who will drop into his lap.
by Arcman on Dec 27, 2008 9:07 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Beane and the A's...
“The Mystery Team” going forward.
by Colorado Fan on Dec 27, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Someone should take Billy for an MRI on his brain
if he is indeed even thinking of Anderson.
by Trainman on Dec 27, 2008 9:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
He had one.
They found nothing.
Zing!
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by Nico on Dec 27, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Abreu would be great.
I’d much rather plug in an OF than a 1B, because I want Barton to play 162 games there, both for developmental and defensive reasons. Either Buck or Cunningham are great trade bait to get the shortstop we need. However, the length of the contract needs to make sense. No more than two years, or no deal.
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by jeepers on Dec 27, 2008 9:28 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Why Barton over Buck or Cunningham?
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by grover on Dec 27, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Youth and ceiling, at least where Buck is concerned.
I can see your point on Cunningham, but he also has a lot more trade value at this point than do Buck or Barton.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on Dec 27, 2008 12:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for clearing that up
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by grover on Dec 27, 2008 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Buck almost certainly has a higher ceiling than Barton does
albeit he’s a lot less likely to reach it because of all his bloody injury problems.
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by PaulThomas on Dec 27, 2008 11:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Barton's injuries last year were bloodier than Buck's
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by monkeyball on Dec 30, 2008 5:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
small market bidding war...yeah!!
http://insider.espn.go.com/esp…%3dolney_buster
The Rays and Athletics, whose combined payroll would probably accountfor about 3 ½ Yankees, are prepared to be big spenders on a corneroutfielder/designated hitter type. Or, at least they’re ready to spendbig, within the context of this particular winter, which means anywherefrom $4 million to $9 million, in all likelihood. There just aren’tthat many teams willing to dole out a contract that big.
And here’s the thing: both teams might prefer that the other team sign a slugger first, whether it be Jason Giambi or Bobby Abreu or Pat Burrell or Garret Anderson, because it would naturally reduce the leverage of the rest of the field, and drive down their asking price.
by Asfan4ever723 on Dec 27, 2008 9:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
DO NOT WANT.
I think the seats will be emptier than they were this year if Anderson is signed. Bad for the team, AND bad for PR. Just say NO.
No to Abreu as well. We’re not playing the position shifting game; Abreu has never played 1B before, and will probably be just as bad, if not worse, than Giambi at 1B. At least we know what we’re getting at 1B with Giambi, although I really don’t want ANY of those guys.
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by Blicks on Dec 27, 2008 9:43 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fans don't show up based on who is playing, but if those guys playing are winning games.
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
True, true.
But Anderson doesn’t help in the “winning games” goal either.
Anderson will piss people off.
"And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic..."
by Blicks on Dec 27, 2008 12:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I agree there.
That wasn’t me saying to sign Anderson by any means. Just that if Anderson were actually still good, A’s fans would get over him being “the enemy” pretty quickly.
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 9:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How is he "the enemy" anyway?
Let’s not sign any player who hit well against Oakland and let’s not sign any player who was on the Angels? Woo hoo – we can still go after Paul Bako!!!!
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by Nico on Dec 27, 2008 9:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think this speaks volumes regarding BB's opinion...
of the 11 OF he has on the 40-man roster. Cust is obviously the DH and has no business being in the OF – so the A’s don’t need a DH, which both Anderson and Abreu are at this stage of their careers. I guess BB is not sold on Sweeney and/or Buck, because if he signs Anderson or Abreu, one of those guys become bench fodder.
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by athleticsBB4life on Dec 27, 2008 9:48 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Or trade fodder
for a S H O R T S T O P !!!!
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by Nico on Dec 27, 2008 10:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
At this point, Cust might be just as good defensively as Anderson
by thejd44 on Dec 27, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So does Anderson..
It’s just those are the ones he’s swinging at.
by mikev on Dec 27, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by kaweahkaweah on Dec 27, 2008 2:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, no, no!
Oh God, no, I hope we don’t sign GA or Abreu. Giambi would be a bad idea too. Why do people hate young, cheap players who can catch the ball?
by Josh Deletchi on Dec 27, 2008 7:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
We don't - we just hate watching them beat the A's
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by Nico on Dec 27, 2008 7:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ew No
Anderson and Abreu both represent a 1-1.5 win upgrade, at best (Abreu is slightly better than GA on that metric). Are you (the writers) really suggesting our young guys couldn’t match that? or at least come close? Would it be worth that much money just for a miniscule upgrade while taking a gamble on older legs. I say no, no, and good day to you, sir.
You want an upgrade, no matter what the cost? Please, sign Dunn or hack up something to find ourselves a shortstop, but no crappy fielding, declining bats should be on this roster (I’m looking at you, too, BoCro).
"I'm on hold for now"- Bobby Crosby
by DyeLongJustice on Dec 29, 2008 8:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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