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Yoenis Cespedes signs with Oakland
Many had penciled Yoenis Cespedes into the Marlins' opening day lineup, but the A's are the ones who landed the Cuban free agent with a four year, $36 million deal.
Via The Outside Corner
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Athletics To Sign Jonny Gomes
The Athletics have agreed to sign Jonny Gomes, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports tweets. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday that the A's were nearing a deal with the Petaluma, California native.
Gomes, 31, posted a .209/.325/.389 line with 14 homers in 372 plate appearances for the Reds and Nationals in 2011. The ACES client has a career .311/.407/.456...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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24 days ago
The Oakland A's Have Become A Disaster
The Oakland Athletics are currently in talks with free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes. If they sign Gomes, I think will have officially hopped off the Billy Beane bandwagon, because the team's offense right now is an absolute horror show.
Assuming Gomes is in the fold, Beane has four outfielders to play the corners alongside Coco Crisp: Gomes, Collin Cowgill, Josh Reddick, and...
Via The Outside Corner
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25 days ago
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25 days ago
The Oakland A's Have Become A Disaster
The Oakland Athletics are currently in talks with free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes. If they sign Gomes, I think will have officially hopped off the Billy Beane bandwagon, because the team's offense right now is an absolute horror show.
Assuming Gomes is in the fold, Beane has four outfielders to play the corners alongside Coco Crisp: Gomes, Collin Cowgill, Josh Reddick, and...
Via Bloguin Best
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25 days ago
Rockies deal Seth Smith to the A's
The Colorado Rockies have traded outfielder Seth Smith to the Oakland Athletics. The writing was seemingly on the wall for Smith to be moved once the club brought in Michael Cuddyer. The move comes shortly after the Rockies agreed with Smith on a $2.4 million salary for 2012.
Via rockies.scout.com
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26 days ago
The BP First Take: Wednesday, January 18 by Daniel Rathman
Hope springs eternal as spring training approaches—and then something like this happens. The Tigers found out on Tuesday that Victor Martinez tore the ACL in his left knee, and the 33-year-old is likely to require surgery, which would leave him sidelined for all of the 2012 season.
Detroit was viewed as a favorite to repeat atop the American League Central this year, and...
Via Baseball Prospectus
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26 days ago
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26 days ago
Oakland Acquires Seth Smith From Colorado
The Oakland Athletics continued to demolish their pitching staff by trading starting pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman to the Colorado Rockies for outfielder Seth Smith. Smith gives Oakland a solid outfielder and a legitimate cleanup hitter for a team lacking in offense. Smith has hit .296 in his career at Coors Field and batted .257 on the road so expect his average to...
Via Fantasy Baseball Tools
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27 days ago
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27 days ago
Athletics news - Know your enemy! Seth Smith traded to Oakland
The Oakland Athletics have grabbed outfielder Seth Smith from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for two pitchers.
The Rockies received right-hander Guillermo Moscoso and lefty Josh Outman in the deal.
Smith had agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million deal with the Rockies to avoid arbitration on Monday.
What do you think Mariners fans? Should we fear the A's in 2012?
Comments welcome.
Via NorthWest Sports Beat
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27 days ago
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27 days ago
Seth Smith traded to the Athletics
The Oakland Athletics found the last piece to their outfield puzzle when they acquired Seth Smith from the Colorado Rockies for Josh Outman and Guillermo Moscoso. The deal wraps up a whirlwind couple of weeks where the Athletics brought back Coco Crisp and replaced both Josh Willingham and David Dejesus. However, the cost this time may have been a little too much for what they got...
Via hardballchat.com
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27 days ago
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27 days ago
Athletics get Seth Smith from Rockies
The Oakland Athletics continued subtracting from their starting rotation Monday, but they added to what increasingly...
Via Boston Herald Sports
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27 days ago
Rockies Sign and Deal Seth Smith Kicking Off Arbitration Season
Sign and trade deals are more common to the NBA where a long-standing collective bargaining agreement provision enables the club re-signing a player to pay more than would be available from another club, but that didn’t stop the Colorado Rockies from first working out a one-year deal with Seth Smith and then dealing him to the Oakland Athletics for Josh Outman and Guillermoâ€...
Via The Biz of Baseball
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27 days ago
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27 days ago
The BP First Take: Tuesday, January 17 by Daniel Rathman
Eight years ago, Seth Smith was backing up Eli Manning on the Ole Miss football team. Now, he’s backing him up in the headlines. A day after Manning helped the New York Giants reach the NFC title game, Smith was traded to the A’s for Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman.
The 29-year-old Smith was rumored to be on the trade market since the start of the offseason, but...
Via Baseball Prospectus
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27 days ago
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27 days ago
Some thoughts on Moscoso
Part of the Rockies’ return package for Seth Smith is right-hander Guillermo Moscoso, who made 21 starts for the Athletics in 2011. Moscoso had some cups-of-coffee with the Rangers as a reliever in 2009 and 2010, but last year was the first time we got a good look (128 innings) at what Moscoso he has to offer.
In short, he has a decent fastball and underwhelming off-speed pitches...
Via The Hardball Times
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27 days ago
Colorado Rockies ship Seth Smith to Oakland A's for two pitchers
Seth SmithThe Colorado Rockies completed a trade on Monday, shipping Seth Smith to the Oakland Athletics for pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman. The move should put the finishing touches on the Rockies main priority this offseason. That priority? Not getting better on the field, but getting the attitude right in the clubhouse.The club has now parted ways with Chris Iannetta...
Via Rockies Review
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28 days ago
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28 days ago
Oakland A's acquire bat in outfielder Seth Smith from Colorado Rockies in exchange for pitchers Guillermo Moscoso, Josh Outman
Smith comes over from Rockies for pitchers Moscoso, Outman
Via Mercury News
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28 days ago
Oakland A's acquire bat in outfielder Seth Smith from Colorado Rockies in exchange for pitchers Guillermo Moscoso, Josh Outman
Smith comes over from Rockies for pitchers Moscoso, Outman
Via Inside Bay Area
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28 days ago
Seth Smith Traded to Oakland
Before last season, I had touted Seth Smith as somewhat of an undervalued asset to fantasy baseball players. He was on many of my teams in which the league stretched to 14-plus teams and, for a good part of the season, he was a borderline top 100 fantasy player. He had too really bad months, July and September, which unfortunately brought his overall numbers down.
Another reason...
Via Fantasy Baseball 365
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28 days ago
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28 days ago
A's trade for OF Smith of Rockies
The Oakland Athletics have acquired outfielder Seth Smith from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for a pair of pitchers.
The Rockies received right-hander Guillermo Moscoso and lefty Josh Outman in the deal.
Smith had agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million deal with the Rockies to avoid arbitration on Monday.
He batted .284 with 15 homers and 59 RBIs last season with the Rockies. He...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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28 days ago
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28 days ago
A’s acquire Seth Smith from Rockies
The A’s acquired OF Seth Smith from the Rockies for RHP Guillermo Moscoso and LHP Josh Outman, according to the team’s Twitter feed.
Last month, Jon Morosi of Fox Sports said the Mets were among five teams to show interest in Smith.
In 147 games for the Rockies last year, Smith, 29, hit .284 with a .347 on-base percentage, 15 HR and 59 RBI in 476 at-bats. He is eligible...
Via Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
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28 days ago
A’s acquire Seth Smith to help revamped outfield
You just knew Billy Beane and Dan O'Dowd — two of baseball busiest general managers this winter — were going to hook up eventually. They found their match on Monday — completing their fourth deal together in a little over four years — as the Oakland A's acquired outfielder Seth Smith from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for pitchers Josh Outman and Guillermo Moscoso...
Via Big League Stew
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28 days ago
The Colorado Rockies deal Seth Smith to the A’s
The Rockies have dealt 29-year old lefty swinging outfielder Seth Smith to the A’s for 28-year old righty starting pitcher Guillermo Moscoso and 27-year old lefty starter/reliever Josh Outman. Smith played in 147 games for the Rockies last year and he was 135 of 476 (.284 avg, .830 OPS) with 67 runs scored, 15 homers, 59 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. He played in 487 games in his...
Via Rockies Locker
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28 days ago
A’s Trade for Colorado’s Seth Smith
The Oakland A’s have traded for Rockies outfielder Seth Smith in a deal that sends pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman to the Rockies.
When I look at this deal independently from the surrounding events of the A’s offseason, it’s a pretty good deal. Oakland clearly receives the best player that fills a position of need and he comes at a decent price for the next couple...
Via Pro Sports Blogging
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28 days ago
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28 days ago
Oakland Finishes Outfield With Seth Smith
It seemed like only a matter of time until Seth Smith was shipped out of Colorado. The Rockies have depth in the outfield and the demand for a player of Smith’s caliber was there. A suitor finally stepped forward Monday, as the Oakland Athletics acquired Smith in exchange for starting pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman.
The acquisition is just another in a makeover...
Via Fangraphs
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28 days ago
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28 days ago
A's acquire outfielder Smith for pair of arms
The Athletics dealt from what they felt was an area of depth to acquire what was still a big need heading into Spring Training on Monday, sending starting pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman to the Rockies in exchange for corner outfielder Seth Smith.
Via mlb.com
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28 days ago
Rockies Add More Chum To Their Rotation Bucket
The Rockies offseason of marginalizing their homegrown players continued unabated this afternoon, when they dealt Seth Smith to the A’s for pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman, neither of whom are likely to be a good fit for the club long-term. What it does give the Rockies is more fresh fish to add to their starting rotation competition.
Last season, 131 pitchers threw...
Via Fangraphs
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