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Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie/Barreto/others to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:48 am
by LittleOzzy
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Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:49 am
by RINSE
Is this real life?
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Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:50 am
by s e n s i
holy **** hell
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:51 am
by Graham's Cracker
Speechless
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:51 am
by -MetA4-
Barreto gone too
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:51 am
by Rbk_3
Good riddance. I like this move.
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:51 am
by RINSE
Barretto too
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Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:52 am
by PJTucker
Holy crap! I think I really like this! Hate to see Lawrie go, but HOLY CRAP!
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:53 am
by spykelee
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:53 am
by tecumseh18
"Win now" has a cost. But wow.
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:54 am
by Schad
Hate to see Barreto gone, but that's quite the win-now move. Three years of team control remaining on Donaldson, as well.
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:54 am
by spykelee
Why does this have to happen during the raps game... ****
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:55 am
by Graham's Cracker
Sucks to see Barretto go. Tons of upside to this deal for the A's. Obviously Donaldson is a stud, and is pretty much everything you want from Brett, if he stayed healthy and played to his potential. I can live with Graveman going, although I'd prefer Nolin. Losing Barretto sucks though. Here's hoping that it's an error and it's actually Deiferson Barretto.
Edit: I guess we're giving them Nolin too. Looks like his all upside versus proven commodity.
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:57 am
by azorian
What's the hype about Barretto? I don't remember anyone talking about him before. I wonder if lawrie was another bad character in the clubhouse?
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Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:57 am
by Geddy
The ladies at the game won't have anyone to scream at all game long now
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:58 am
by BlueJayReyes
Love this move!
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:59 am
by Schad
azorian wrote:What's the hype about Barretto? I don't remember anyone talking about him before. I wonder if lawrie was another bad character in the clubhouse?
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Barreto's an 18 year old who just put up a .311/.384/.481 line in short-season A ball. Big time prospect if he can stick at a premium defensive position, likely center field. We always trade the ones I love the most.
Also Nolin, apparently. Don't mind that. If it's Lawrie, Barreto, Nolin and Graveman it's hard to be upset...Donaldson is a tad good.
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:59 am
by distracted
Why would Beane do this deal? Am I missing something?
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 3:00 am
by -MetA4-
azorian wrote:What's the hype about Barretto? I don't remember anyone talking about him before
Seriously? He's been talked about ever since we signed him as a 16 year old. His upside is huge.
Still, I guess if you're committed to now (which we are), adding a guy averaging ~7 WAR the past two seasons is worth it.
Re: Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie to Athletics
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 3:00 am
by Waylon Mercy
I love this trade but now I'm starting to think Lawrie might be good if Billy Beane is trading for him