Wild Giese land in Sacramento

by OptimistPrime on Apr 8, 2009 12:28 PM PDT Comment 20 comments

Ok, it's pronounced Giese like vice, but play along.... :)

The A's just claimed ~~Goose Gossage~~ Dan Giese off waivers....

OAKLAND, California (Ticker) – The Oakland Athletics on Wednesday claimed journeyman pitcher Dan Giese off waivers from the New York Yankees and optioned him to Class AAA Sacramento.

A one-time used car salesman, Giese, 31, retired in 2005 after spending six years in the minor leagues without getting a shot in the major leagues.

However, the righthander returned to baseball with the San Francisco Giants in 2007 and signed with the Yankees following the season.

Giese went 1-3 with a 3.53 ERA in 20 games during two stints with New York last season, including his first three career major league starts.

To make room for Giese on the 40-man roster, the A’s designated righthander Chris Schroder for assignment.

A little insurance for the bullpen perhaps. Beats selling ~~jeans~~ cars!

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would rather had C.Gaudin

makes we wonder that I do believe the A’s offered Gaudin a minor league contract but Billy mut think he won’t resign with us so he signed this lump of coal. I understand chad is pissed off for being demoted to the pen when he was with us, but when you get cut from a pen job in chicago and the team is willing to eat 1.6 million to just get rid of you tells me he should swallow his pride and sign back with the club who made him successful = A’s

by ryanmoser on Apr 8, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

also, reportedly since Gaudin hurt his back last summer

tripping on a curb and hitting a dumpster, he hasn’t been the same pitcher.

by OaklandSi on Apr 8, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Daric Barton jr.

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by OptimistPrime on Apr 8, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Better to dive into a pool than a dumpster.

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by mikev on Apr 8, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why?

Gaudin… I don’t get it to this day.

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by jeffro on Apr 8, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think you're making a couple assumptions here that don't really fit

1) Beane doesn’t think Gaudin would sign here so he’s not going to even try, which assumes Beane wants him in the first place. If Beane wants him, he’ll make an offer and see what comes of it.

2) Assuming Gaudin still cares about what happened last year. This is a business and if there’s an opportunity for him he’d be silly to turn it down, especially if nobody else is calling yet.

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by Flashfire on Apr 8, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would rather see Chad come back as well Ryan

AN has always had an affinity for Gaudin, and lobbied for him to start.. Sad day.

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by OptimistPrime on Apr 8, 2009 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Damn.

I looked at his numbers. He’s always put up pretty good numbers. In the minors, he’s always put up an ERA of less than 4 except 38 innings in AAA in 2005, and 6 innings in 2003.

Can’t hurt as a little insurance—I like the move, not that it was a HUGE move or anything.

by NateHST on Apr 8, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

by Hang Man on Apr 8, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chris Shroder DFA'd to make room.

How we hardly knew yee….

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by mikev on Apr 8, 2009 1:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

i mis him already

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by travdog6 on Apr 8, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How can you miss him, if he won't go away? There is no guarantee he will be claimed, and

will probably still end up in Sac.

by theblackpearl on Apr 8, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

when i said i miss him

i was 100% kidding

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by travdog6 on Apr 8, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any Yankees watchers know why they dumped him?

Their bullpen doesn’t appear to be overwhelmingly stable.

Good WHIP, decent strikeout rate…

by Mark H on Apr 8, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Upon further investigation...

He had a weak Spring (ERA over 6.00), and they seemed to be clogged with long reliever types. They kept Brett Tomko, though. Let’s hope he ends up in the rotation.

by Mark H on Apr 8, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That first picture is of Ian Kennedy

Not Giese.

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by Syphon on Apr 8, 2009 2:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

buzzkill

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by OptimistPrime on Apr 8, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll have a gander...

by OldhamA on Apr 8, 2009 4:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

To those saying they would rather have Gaudin

there is not a 25 man roster spot available for Chad right now. If he would take a minor league deal, then great, but I would guess a team like San Diego would give him at least a minor league deal — and with the state of their pitching staff that would be the much smarter move for Gaudin (not to mention if he gets a call up he can put up some good numbers in Petco before he becomes a free agent).

So really, Beane could offer the minor league deal, but why would Gaudin accept?

by AsFanInLA on Apr 8, 2009 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs