Liking the Shannon Steward Trade a Bit More Now

Travis · 11-18-2003, 07:47 PM

Kielty Traded

Personally, I'm curious as to who the other player is and how much cash was involved, but if, and I know it's a big IF, we can keep Escobar, I'm going to be quite enthusiastic about our starting rotation next season.

Now if we could just get a closer (or if we'd taken the Gagne offer instead of insisting on Prokopec...)

samifan24 · 11-18-2003, 09:00 PM

Kielty's my boy. I hope he does well in Oakland.

QuikSand · 11-18-2003, 09:17 PM

Oakland could have an interesting new look in the OF if they do end uo with both Kielty and Kotsay. If they deal Ramon Hernandez, though, they will have to come up with an option at catcher - and I don't think it's Scott Hatteberg.

Ksyrup · 11-18-2003, 09:33 PM

They've almost doubled their OBP in the outfield, dumping Guillen and Long and picking up Kotsay and Kielty. Nice moves, but they definitely need a catcher.

daedalus · 11-18-2003, 09:49 PM

The A's have a catching prospect who is supposedly a monster with the bat. Another one of those guys Beane draft out of college who scouts didn't like because he was short and chunky. Beane's reaction was something along the line of, "We don't draft them to sell jeans."

portnoise · 11-18-2003, 10:13 PM

Jays' rotation looks good for next year-- Halladay, Lily, Hentgen, Escobar (hopefully), and Towers who pitched well at the end of last year... look out Boston, we're going to make it CLOSE before finishing in third this year!

Neuqua · 11-18-2003, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by daedalus
The A's have a catching prospect who is supposedly a monster with the bat. Another one of those guys Beane draft out of college who scouts didn't like because he was short and chunky. Beane's reaction was something along the line of, "We don't draft them to sell jeans."

Are you talking about 'Moneyball' star Jeremy Brown?

Travis · 11-18-2003, 10:49 PM

Don't forget Pat Hentgen

HornedFrog Purple · 11-18-2003, 10:51 PM

In FOF terms he was a mentor to the Twins pitching staff for the 2nd half of the season.

daedalus · 11-19-2003, 12:56 AM

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Originally posted by Neuqua
Are you talking about 'Moneyball' star Jeremy Brown?

If that's the good hitting catcher that slipped through the draft because his build was "squat", then yeah. From Alabama, I think?

As an aside, a friend of mine who's an A's fan think the next in line to start is Adam Melhuse with a veteran backing him up. How is Melhuse? Any good?

QuikSand · 11-19-2003, 04:40 AM

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Originally posted by daedalus
If that's the good hitting catcher that slipped through the draft because his build was "squat", then yeah. From Alabama, I think?

As an aside, a friend of mine who's an A's fan think the next in line to start is Adam Melhuse with a veteran backing him up. How is Melhuse? Any good?

Melhuse is pretty unproven, but the most ready guy they have in store. Jeremy Brown, I think, made it up to AA last year, but is not in the picture for the bigs quite yet, I don't think (though he looks like a fairly legit prospect).

I reckon they will secure a veteran of some sort, and do okay there. But probably not the upside they had with Hernandez.

11-18-2003, 09:00 PM	#2
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	Kielty's my boy. I hope he does well in Oakland. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

11-18-2003, 09:33 PM	#4
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	They've almost doubled their OBP in the outfield, dumping Guillen and Long and picking up Kotsay and Kielty. Nice moves, but they definitely need a catcher. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

11-18-2003, 10:49 PM	#8
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	Don't forget Pat Hentgen __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

11-18-2003, 10:51 PM	#9
HornedFrog Purple Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Worthless, Tx	In FOF terms he was a mentor to the Twins pitching staff for the 2nd half of the season. __________________ King of All FOFC Media!!! IHOF: Fort Worthless Fury- 2004 AOC Deep South Champions (not acknowledged via conspiracy)

11-18-2003, 09:17 PM	#3
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Oakland could have an interesting new look in the OF if they do end uo with both Kielty and Kotsay. If they deal Ramon Hernandez, though, they will have to come up with an option at catcher - and I don't think it's Scott Hatteberg.

11-18-2003, 09:49 PM	#5
daedalus Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	The A's have a catching prospect who is supposedly a monster with the bat. Another one of those guys Beane draft out of college who scouts didn't like because he was short and chunky. Beane's reaction was something along the line of, "We don't draft them to sell jeans."

11-18-2003, 10:13 PM	#6
portnoise H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Toronto	Jays' rotation looks good for next year-- Halladay, Lily, Hentgen, Escobar (hopefully), and Towers who pitched well at the end of last year... look out Boston, we're going to make it CLOSE before finishing in third this year!

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