Susan Slusser Rumors

Slusser On The Dan Haren Trade

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle was recently named Rumor Royalty for the A's. She answered a few questions for MLBTR for the series. MLBTR: Some have called Billy Beane's return on Dan Haren "quantity over quality." Do you agree? What is your opinion on the Haren haul? Slusser: My understanding is that the A's felt that Arizona might be the best match all along for Haren and that they received pretty much exactly what they asked for, so clearly these are prospects the A's valued highly, Carlos Gonzalez and Brett Anderson in particular. Maybe there's some belief the..   Continue Reading

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Slusser On Barry Bonds Possibilities

We recently named Susan Slusser Rumor Royalty for the A's. She is the team's beat writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. As part of the feature she answered a few questions for us. MLBTR: Could you see any team beside the A's signing Barry Bonds? In your estimation, what's the most the A's would pay for a year of Bonds Slusser: An insider told me at the winter meetings that two other teams besides the A's had asked about Bonds, so it's impossible to rule out. If he plays - and that seems to be a pretty big if -..   Continue Reading

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Slusser On Blanton/Street/Ellis Trade Possibilities

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle was recently named Rumor Royalty for the A's. As part of the feature, I asked her a few questions. MLBTR: It seems Joe Blanton is a hot commodity, but we're not hearing much about Huston Street or Mark Ellis. Do you expect any of these three to be with the team on Opening Day? Slusser: I think Blanton gets moved by the trading deadline, at the latest, but probably before then. Street opens the season with the team but potentially could get moved by the deadline if a contender were to lose a..   Continue Reading

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Rumor Royalty: Susan Slusser (Athletics)

As originally described here, Rumor Royalty is an MLBTR series where I name the one journalist for each team who has done the most for us hot stove junkies. If the writer is up for it, I ask that person questions for publication on the site. You can see all of the entries in the series here. Today we present the honor for the Oakland Athletics to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Here's a link to the newspaper's A's page. Slusser also contributes to their A's Drumbeat blog. Slusser has been the A's beat writer for the Chronicle..   Continue Reading

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