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corey23
I like Braden but I don’t know that I really want to see the A’s lock him up long term. I feel there are pitchers in the minor leagues who by the time he’s done with arbitration might be better served in the rotation. If he’s willing to sign for a Brett anderson type deal then I wouldnt have a problem with it. Gio however needs to be locked up first before he gets any better
moneyballcritic
funny thing but why are there no Hispanic, African or Asian names listed.
FamousGrouse
They gave Kurt Suzuki an extension. They tried to sign a Japanese pitcher. They signed Hideki Matsui.
They have traded and signed some young hispanic pitchers, but that hasnt worked out yet due to injury (Ynoa, Faustino de Los Santos).
They drafted and traded for Michael Choice, M. Taylor and Jemile Weeks recently.
I’m sure if any of these guys do well at the major league level the A’s will offer them extensions. It just hasn’t happened yet.
Daniel
You seem to forget the Beltre offers.
not_brooks
Seriously. At least a dozen of the white kids I went to school with were named Giovany Gonzalez.
Mike
I love Dallas Braden. As a pitcher, as a teammate, a person and even as a Twitter-er…however, he has some very concerning injury issues. He can’t feel half of his toes in one of his feet…in the minors, he relied a lot on a legit screwball that definitely put a lot of stress on his elbow and shoulder…
It breaks my heart to say, since he’s such a proud local NoCaler and awesome dude, but he’s just not a great candidate for a long-term deal with a budget-conscious team like the A’s. The only way it makes sense is if he really wants security and to stay close to Stockton for at least a few years and the team throws him a bone for pitching a perfect game, being proud of the area and is willing to take a big risk after his botched surgery – something like $15 million over the next 3 years – like $4 million in 2012, $5 million in 2013 and $6 million in 2014. That way, even if he ends up in the bullpen within a year and a half for whatever reason, he’s still not a huge burden or overpaid from the team’s perspective. Knowing his competitive, contrarian nature, I doubt that deal ever materializes, and he’ll likely go year-to-year through 2013 or, I hate to say it, traded to make room for a prospect to augment Brett, Trevor and Gio…
As for Gio, he has two big things going for him: health and strikeout rate. If I were the A’s, I’d gamble on those two facts and live with a bit of a high-walk rate knowing that Gio will pitch half of his games during the duration of his extension at the homer-surpressing Oakland Coliseum in front of a generally good defense. Something in between Brett’s $12.5 guaranteed and Trevor’s $30.5 guaranteed would likely be sufficient, maybe for the next 4-5 years.
Daniel
I agree, but it is interesting to note that the A’s have scored 2 runs or less in over half of his career starts. His numbers would look a lot prettier if the team could hit.
Mdey
Sign Gio next, while he is still affordable. He has got his stuff together, and is only going to get better.
The_Silver_Stacker
I lol’d at the little picture
Brianakabigb
lol, that is quite the “bro-hug” there!