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bigpat
It seems like sometimes the A’s are immune to criticism but 5.5M for Crisp is a huge and disgusting overpay. Ryan Sweeney will play D and hit better than him for much cheaper. I wish this team had an impact bat or two and I would believe in them a little more. Right now, their pitching and defense looks potentially great, but I don’t see how they will be scoring many runs. Hopefully Chris Carter will come up and take the 1B job very soon.
asfANatic
Obviously it could be a huge overpay. However, if he can hit .280 while stealing 30ish bases at a solid success rate, which he is entirely capable of, than it was the right move. Sweeney plays better D in right, Davis looks good in left and Crisp will play a solid center. This team has above average D at every position except SS (Pennington a huge question mark, a great arm, but ok glove and range).
Back to the point of the overpay, Beane judged the market at the time and miscalculated. That being said, unless someone was a former A (Giambi), no FA will come play in Oakland unless they are significantly overpaid. Simply put, Oakland is a last resort for guys on the open market. So I won’t cry over the Crisp signing, because if it fails, it’s a one year sunk cost, just like Sheets and Duke.
asfANatic
Obviously it could be a huge overpay. However, if he can hit .280 while stealing 30ish bases at a solid success rate, which he is entirely capable of, than it was the right move. Sweeney plays better D in right, Davis looks good in left and Crisp will play a solid center. This team has above average D at every position except SS (Pennington a huge question mark, a great arm, but ok glove and range).
Back to the point of the overpay, Beane judged the market at the time and miscalculated. That being said, unless someone was a former A (Giambi), no FA will come play in Oakland unless they are significantly overpaid. Simply put, Oakland is a last resort for guys on the open market. So I won’t cry over the Crisp signing, because if it fails, it’s a one year sunk cost, just like Sheets and Duke.
bigpat
It seems like sometimes the A’s are immune to criticism but 5.5M for Crisp is a huge and disgusting overpay. Ryan Sweeney will play D and hit better than him for much cheaper. I wish this team had an impact bat or two and I would believe in them a little more. Right now, their pitching and defense looks potentially great, but I don’t see how they will be scoring many runs. Hopefully Chris Carter will come up and take the 1B job very soon.
lefty58
This team would win the A.L. Central by 8 games.
It’s too bad they play in the West where they will lose by 8 games.
lefty58
This team would win the A.L. Central by 8 games.
It’s too bad they play in the West where they will lose by 8 games.
$1519287
Whatever you’re smoking, can I get some?
They’d be lucky to finish third in the Central. The West isn’t that good, concern yourself there. The Angels will have a down year, how could they not losing Lackey and Figgins. i know they’ve recovered in the past, but eventually it catches up with you.
Texas has mediocre starting pitching at best. The Mariners, while they added Lee, what have they done to warrant consideration as a playoff team?
Gjf29
The AL West is wide the heck open. All four teams are capable of winning the darn thing. I gotta say that I like Texas’ potential the most but they need the young guys to step up which doesn’t always happen. They may all be in the 80-88 win range. Should be interesting.
jphenix2002
I have to agree with Greg Oakland likely won’t have the offense to compete with the other 3 teams in the West. I do like the sheets signing even if they are overpaying because he will bring back a decent prospect or two assuming he is healthy.
Gjf29
The AL West is wide the heck open. All four teams are capable of winning the darn thing. I gotta say that I like Texas’ potential the most but they need the young guys to step up which doesn’t always happen. They may all be in the 80-88 win range. Should be interesting.
asfANatic
Well they’ve added Figgins and Kotchman as well. The West is a very good division, every team has a weakness, but what team that doesn’t play in NY or Boston can say the same??? Any team could win it. You can’t say that in the central.
What have the Central teams done to warrant improvement over last season?
Tigers- Beyond Verlander and Scherzer, the rotation is a huge question mark. Porcello is young and time will tell if the 45 inning jump between the last 2 seasons. Damon could be a success or on the dawn of his career. I fail to see this team being better than last year with the loss of Granderson and the hope of Scherzer replicating Jackson’s production last year.
Royals- HAHAHAHAHA. Here’s hoping for 4th and a new GM. Although the Arguelles signing was nice.
Indians- A huge question mark. A year or 2 away still.
Twins- Meh. The division is theirs to lose. But their has gotta be some regression from Kubel and Cuddyer after career years.
White Sox- Gotta think the rotation needs to perform in order to compete. And Quentin needs to stay healthy…
asfANatic
Well they’ve added Figgins and Kotchman as well. The West is a very good division, every team has a weakness, but what team that doesn’t play in NY or Boston can say the same??? Any team could win it. You can’t say that in the central.
What have the Central teams done to warrant improvement over last season?
Tigers- Beyond Verlander and Scherzer, the rotation is a huge question mark. Porcello is young and time will tell if the 45 inning jump between the last 2 seasons. Damon could be a success or on the dawn of his career. I fail to see this team being better than last year with the loss of Granderson and the hope of Scherzer replicating Jackson’s production last year.
Royals- HAHAHAHAHA. Here’s hoping for 4th and a new GM. Although the Arguelles signing was nice.
Indians- A huge question mark. A year or 2 away still.
Twins- Meh. The division is theirs to lose. But their has gotta be some regression from Kubel and Cuddyer after career years.
White Sox- Gotta think the rotation needs to perform in order to compete. And Quentin needs to stay healthy…
lefty177
you should’ve considered putting this as a reply b/c if i didn’t know who you were directing this to, i’d think you’re trying to buy drugs on an MLB Rumors website
$1519287
Whatever you’re smoking, can I get some?
They’d be lucky to finish third in the Central. The West isn’t that good, concern yourself there. The Angels will have a down year, how could they not losing Lackey and Figgins. i know they’ve recovered in the past, but eventually it catches up with you.
Texas has mediocre starting pitching at best. The Mariners, while they added Lee, what have they done to warrant consideration as a playoff team?
ryetoons
The A’s are gonna be a fun team to watch this year. The only obstacle will be scoring runs and staying healthy. The AL West is wide open for the taking.
ryetoons
The A’s are gonna be a fun team to watch this year. The only obstacle will be scoring runs and staying healthy. The AL West is wide open for the taking.
baycommuter
Taylor’s hitting cleanup in the intrasquad games. If he has a good spring, we’ll know a lot about whether Beane is serious about going for it in 2009 by whether they let him make the team. My bet is no, they keep him down till after the Super 2 deadline no matter what he does.
baycommuter
Taylor’s hitting cleanup in the intrasquad games. If he has a good spring, we’ll know a lot about whether Beane is serious about going for it in 2009 by whether they let him make the team. My bet is no, they keep him down till after the Super 2 deadline no matter what he does.
baycommuter
I mean 2010.
baycommuter
I mean 2010.