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A'sfaninUK
Now all the A’s have to do is DFA that wretched Sam Fuld and they might make a late storm home!
And for those scoffing, Crisp, Doolittle, Venditte, Valencia are pretty big upgrades over Fuld, Sogard, Scribner & Mujica.
mammasboy
^This Guy lol
A'sfaninUK
🙂
pileofsandwich
A’s fan here… who replaces Sogo on that list? The guy with 9 career games there?
grumm1728
Lawrie to 2nd, Valencia at 3rd.
thecoffinnail
I think they learned their lesson on getting rid of Fuld last season..
BoldyMinnesota
Good luck Danny on your new team, He’s always been one of my favorites for some reason
FrozenRopes
He was great in T.O.
Good team guy and many players were unhappy with his DFA.
rg1307
Of course Billy Beane will screw the White Sox over…
Damon Musha
Wow, I guess there is a silver lining having the worst record in the AL! Valencia is a pretty spectacular pickup to get off of the scrapheap.
Torontopoly
Awful move by AA here. Loup was the obvious candidate to DFA unless you’re hell bent on having more than one LHP. The fact the bench player that replaced him is the team mascot, Kawasaki, is atrocious. The fact Valencia had a 129 wrc+ makes it even more gross.
yogurtbaron
The Jays needed a backup infielder, and I have more faith in Kawasaki’s glove than in Valencia’s. Also, there’s something to be said for clubhouse morale—if you’ve got 24 guys who are killing it, why shouldn’t your 25th man be a “mascot” who the entire city loves? But I do agree that losing Valencia for nothing made no sense – surely the Jays could have gotten at least a warm body back for him.
ToTheMaxy
“why shouldn’t your 25th man be a mascot who the entire city loves?”
Ugh. Munenori Kawasaki can’t hit, can’t run, can’t field, can’t throw, yet you claim the entire city loves him. Your bedroom must be just covered in participation ribbons.
A'sfaninUK
AA needed to level up the Donaldson trade some more.
Jason J. Shaw
Wouldn’t be surprised if this is the case.
A'sfaninUK
Lawrie, Graveman, Barreto, Nolin, Valencia & Doubront for Donaldson & cash is the new deal and I don’t want to hear otherwise! jk
BoldyMinnesota
Loup should’ve been optioned, Kawasaki should be in AAA and Colabello should’ve been the one DFA’d for Revere and Lowe
VICTOR DEDOVIC
This is an amazing free grab.