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A's Interested In Cameron
Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports in with new info regarding an A's target. She says Mike Cameron is in their sights, and the A's have had "several conversations" with his agent. The A's weren't mentioned as a contender for Cameron last night; he is expected to land with the Brewers or Yankees.
Slusser also names a couple of available right-handed hitting free agent outfielders in Reggie Sanders and Rondell White. Those are just examples, though - there is no current indication that the A's have interest.
Slusser adds that there's nothing to recent rumors of a Huston Street for Coco Crisp swap. That one sounds like fan speculation (in fact I think I saw it in our comments somewhere).
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If the A's are truly interested in Sanders and White, then they should be just as interested in Bonds.
Posted by: PETER GRIFFIN | January 11, 2008 at 07:49 AM
Sanders seems like a classic rebuilding move: sign him to a 1-year deal, hope he has a good first half, and move him at the deadline.
Posted by: twinstapir | January 11, 2008 at 08:27 AM
I agree with that. But only if he can stay healthy. And that hasn't been easy for Sanders to do.
Posted by: PETER GRIFFIN | January 11, 2008 at 09:08 AM
The only reasons I see to sign one of these guys is for the right handed bat and to keep Carlos Gonzalez in the minors for the first half or so.
The A's are overloaded with lefties, and need a bat for the middle of the order. Not that any of these guys are technically "middle of the order" bats, but they are veterans who won't be overwhelmed by their slot in the batting order.
I would love an OF of Buck, Cameron, and Denorfia mixing in Sweeney and Kotsay.
Posted by: jclay | January 11, 2008 at 09:40 AM
Reggie Sanders and Rondell White have proven that they are made of papier-mache. Any GM that signs these bums ought to be severely reprimanded by team ownership.
Posted by: HoratioAlgae | January 11, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Sign Reggie Sanders right now! He's coming off a .315/.412/.493 campaign. My prognostications show that this will be worth 3.75 wins. Throw in one more OPS stud and the A's are in the playoffs!
Posted by: jrfukudome | January 11, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Hey everyone, I have to apologize for some sloppy posting on my part. If you read Slusser's article she never says the A's are interested in Sanders or White - she just mentions them as examples of RH hitting free agent OFs.
The post is corrected now.
Posted by: Tim Dierkes | January 11, 2008 at 10:13 AM
I should have known that it's not that easy to get Reggie Sanders on your club!
Posted by: jrfukudome | January 11, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Street for Crisp would be an awful trade...
Posted by: moebarguy | January 11, 2008 at 10:47 AM
The a's should just use sweney there. If kotsay is healthy let sweeney and denorfia battle fo a starting position no point in spending money now.
Posted by: joemorgan=#1 | January 11, 2008 at 11:59 AM
The A's do realize that they have to field a Major League team next year, correct? As bad of a lineup as they assembled last season, this season shapes up to be monumentally bad.
Posted by: TTH | January 11, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Monumentally bad? They still have a very solid bullpen and a very sold defense. Add in Cameron and the lineup looks like this:
Buck, LF
Ellis, 2B
Barton, 1B
Cust, DH
Cameron, CF
Chavez, 3B
Denorfia, RF
Suzuki, C
Murphy, SS
I'm not saying they're going to be good, or even .500... but monumentally bad they are not.
Posted by: jclay | January 11, 2008 at 01:03 PM
Cameron's a Brewer. At least that's what Buster's saying over at espn.
Posted by: Darin | January 11, 2008 at 02:24 PM
Coco Crisp for Huston Street?
Red Sox fans are clutching at straws. I can imagine an Ian Kennedy & Huston Street swap.
That would help both sides.
Oakland with another good young starter, which the Yanks (for the moment) have a surplus of, and the Yankees with a solid, dominant arm in the bullpen.
Posted by: lekman | January 13, 2008 at 02:37 PM