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AL West Links: Beane, Athletics, Andrus

By Mike Axisa | February 8, 2012 at 7:44pm CDT

Four years ago today, the Mariners acquired Erik Bedard from the Orioles in exchange for five players: Adam Jones, George Sherrill, Chris Tillman, Kameron Mickolio, and Tony Butler. The deal was one of our Trades of the Decade. Here's the latest from the AL West…

  • Athletics GM Billy Beane recently signed a lengthy contract extension, though ESPN's Buster Olney (Insider req'd) opines that losing may wear on him if the team doesn't get back into contention. He wonders if a potential new Dodgers owners could come calling in the near future.
  • If the Athletics do move to San Jose, owner Lew Wolff says they would be labeled the San Jose A's, reports Joe Stiglich of The Bay Area News (on Twitter).
  • The Rangers bought out Elvis Andrus' three arbitration years, but assistant GM Thad Levine told Richard Durrett of ESPN Texas that the club does want to keep him beyond that.
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  1. Derek Florko

    12 years ago

    If beane wanted to leave he wouldn’t have resigned for 7 years..

    Reply
    • redsx968

      12 years ago

      Maybe he wants to be a transformative member of a team that moves so that he can work with a slightly larger payroll and make it to the playoffs sometimes. It’s not like San Jose would be that big of a move for him…

      Reply
      • Derek Florko

        12 years ago

        I meant leave for the dodgers not for san jose

        Reply
  2. oaklandfan22

    12 years ago

    ya i like it San Jose A’s!

    Reply
  3. Hordak Sanchez

    12 years ago

    San Jose A’s sounds terrible, it just doesn’t flow 🙁 

    Reply
    • Lunchbox45

      12 years ago

       San Jose Athletics?

      Reply
      • KyleB

        12 years ago

        Ahhh…that’s better.

        Reply
    • TheWoodyD

      12 years ago

      San JosA’s! 

      Reply
  4. harmony55

    12 years ago

    According to FanGraphs, the five players acquired in the Erik Bedard trade contributed 11.6 Wins Above Replacement to the Baltimore Orioles over the past four seasons, not exactly a windfall but twice the 5.8 WAR Bedard contributed to the Seattle Mariners before the lefthander’s trade to the Boston Red Sox last July.

    Reply
    • Tko11

      12 years ago

      You are comparing 5 players to 1? 

      Reply
      • harmony55

        12 years ago

        I am … of Baltimore’s 11.6 WAR, 9.1 WAR came from Adam Jones, who remains under his team’s control for two more seasons.

        Reply
  5. Muuurgh

    12 years ago

    As long as the guy who did the Marlins’ new look and stadium doesn’t do the San Jose A’s I’m cool…

    Reply
    • KyleB

      12 years ago

      Y’all should definitely get the same uniform designer lol

      Reply
  6. bomberj11

    12 years ago

    “I hate losing more than I like winning.”

    –Billy Beane

    Reply
    • RangersFan4ever

      12 years ago

      Brad Pitt

      Reply
      • KyleB

        12 years ago

        Michael Lewis

        Reply
  7. Scott Jeglum

    12 years ago

    this will never matter because Bud Selig won’t allow it because he is the devil

    Reply

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