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The offense was slumping weeks before they traded Yo AND he would have been gone next year regardless. He was not going to stay in Oakland with the rest of the league willing to pay him way more than the A's.
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Are you implying that Cespedes would have made any difference in that game?
The offense was slumping weeks before they traded Yo AND he would have been gone next year regardless. He was not going to stay in Oakland with the rest of the league willing to pay him way more than the A's.
The offense was slumping weeks before they traded Yo AND he would have been gone next year regardless. He was not going to stay in Oakland with the rest of the league willing to pay him way more than the A's.
If we hadn't traded him, we'd be in a series right now. I don't know if we'd win it but we definitely wouldn't have tanked down to wild card imo.
I fully understand that he was not going to be a Athletic next year but neither is Lester. So its a moot point really. I still think without the trade we'd stand a better chance of making the playoffs. Lester was 16-11 with the A's and 0-1 in postseason having one of his worst playoff games. Not exactly a game changer.
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Absolutely. Having Yo made all the difference in all those games where you'd get 2 or 3 on bases and then get out of the inning with 0 runs or the games where we couldn't get anything going and lost by a score. There was no issue with the pitching when we traded him and after that it was just one giant downward spiral.
If we hadn't traded him, we'd be in a series right now. I don't know if we'd win it but we definitely wouldn't have tanked down to wild card imo.
I fully understand that he was not going to be a Athletic next year but neither is Lester. So its a moot point really. I still think without the trade we'd stand a better chance of making the playoffs. Lester was 16-11 with the A's and 0-1 in postseason having one of his worst playoff games. Not exactly a game changer.
If we hadn't traded him, we'd be in a series right now. I don't know if we'd win it but we definitely wouldn't have tanked down to wild card imo.
I fully understand that he was not going to be a Athletic next year but neither is Lester. So its a moot point really. I still think without the trade we'd stand a better chance of making the playoffs. Lester was 16-11 with the A's and 0-1 in postseason having one of his worst playoff games. Not exactly a game changer.
That trade was pretty even. You trade an RBI guy with a decent avg (.260 avg & 22 hr) for an ace pitcher. The A's needed a certified ace.
Either way, Lester was pulled in the 8th with a 7-3. The A's couldn't get the final 6 outs with a 4 run lead. Thats pathetic. Having Yo in the lineup wasn't going to stop that collapse.
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Fair enough but 6-5 with A's isn't anything to write home about. Wasn't Lester pulled when he allowed 2 guys on bases or was it bases loaded? Can't remember now.
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Its really nothing Yo would have been able to fix yesterday.
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wow 52-0, dont even know what to say. That has to be the worst loss by any NFL team in years, probably even makes a top (bottom?) 5 list somewhere. Does anyone know??
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