Baseball Musings: Where's Gonzo?

March 22, 2006

Where's Gonzo?

Boston Dirt Dogs links to an article in Spanish about Juan Gonzalez being traded to Oakland. Unfortunately, Google can't translate the page into English.

David Forst, assistant GM in Oakland, denies the report.

Contrary to a report in a Puerto Rican newspaper, the A's have no interest in former MVP Juan Gonzalez, according to assistant general manager David Forst.

I predict one of these stories will be correct!

Anyone who can send me the gist of the story from Puerto Rico, please leave a summary in the comments. Thanks!

Update: Thanks to Pawnking for providing a translation in the comments. It looks like it's not a trade. As far as I can tell, since the Red Sox acquired Pena, Gonalez was going to be assigned to the minor leagues. He doesn't want to go to the minors, so he's trying to sign with Oakland in case Frank Thomas can't play. Is that how the rest of you read it?

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Babelfish has a nifty translation software:
http://babelfish.altavista.com

I translated it from Spanish to English and got this (I suppose there is something lost in translation):

Change of plans

Tuesday, 21 of March of 2006

By Hiram Alberto Torraca
end.htorraca@elnuevodia.com

AFTER REJECTING a supply of the Red Averages of Boston, the jonronero boricua Juan 'Igor' González is now directed to be united to the Atléticos de Oakland.

González was evaluated yesterday in the Solá stage; Morals of Caguas by the listening of the Atléticos, Rubén Stairs, that made one recomendación positive to the management of the equipment.

Ç;'Igor' 'ready' is seen; and very well of health. Él is fighting and lució excellent. In evaluación 'Igor' bateó, fildeó and corrió the bases without ningún artificial problem although estábamos in grama. It had annoyances neither in the back nor in the legs and its arm was powerful like always. Veía with the same ability that has had in all his carrera”, it said Stairs yesterday to the New Día.

Ç;Seguro that recomendé. 'Igor' he is my personal friend since he was niño, but I eat listening I went to make my work. I went to see if he were healthful and in good condición. My work is to do recomendación but the management of the equipment is the one that takes decisión. Already him envié the report and I am waiting for contestación”.

Stairs agregó that if González is invited by the Atléticos Ç;todos the ways lead at this moment to that esté in at least two smaller league semanas”.

The space of designated batter shines open in elenco of the Atléticos. The toletero veteran Frank Thomas, también an ex- Valuable Más Player of American Liga, debutará this season with the Atléticos and cubrirá the initial.

The gardens estarán guarded by Mark Kotsay, Bobby Kielty and Nick Swisher. Oakland también contrató for this campaña to the veteran Milton Bradley. None of these players superó the 21 pushed home runs and the 82 in the 2005.

Snub to the Red Averages

ALTHOUGH ITS agent llegó to an agreement with the Red Averages and he was announced officially by this tax exemption like one of his new acquisitions, González finally rechazó the supply.

Alan Nero, representative of González, him confirmó the day before yesterday to the New Día that its client había accepted a contract of smaller league with invitación to the field of training from the Red Averages. Even, the equipment circuló a press official notice announcing this company/signature and the name of the toletero vegabajeño was placed in roster of the equipment in its official vestibule of Internet.

Nevertheless, González declinó to último moment for being united to the Red Averages, según knew, because it did not wish to play a time prolonged in smaller league. Nero aceptó that because 'spring training' está finalizing, the management of Boston it was evaluating to leave to González in the field of extended training or to send it by a month to Triple equipment A (Pawtucket) so that the player proved if he were in condición of game. Múltiples managements to obtain to one reacción of representing González or algún of the company/signature MCSG Sports, that represents the pelotero boricua, was unfruitful.

González, of 36 años and with 15 seasons of experience in the Greater ones, as soon as campañas has seen acción in the passed four through diverse físicos problems. In the 2005, actuación of twice Valuable the Más Player of American Liga limitó to an offensive turn.

Interés of the Red Averages by González was to alternate it in the right forest with the left-handed batter Trot Nixon. However, the Bostonian novena adquirió to the quoted one I yesterday prospect Dominican Wily Mo Peña in an exchange with Rojos de Cincinnati by the right thrower Bronson the Stream. Peña, like González, is right and desempeña like forester and designated batter.

The económica supply of the Red Averages to González was by $1.000.000, depending on the time that was been in the Greater ones.

Posted by: pawnking at March 22, 2006 11:35 AM

Gonzalez should not have snubbed the Red Averages.

Posted by: Benjamin Kabak at March 22, 2006 11:36 AM

I posted a cleaned-up version earlier (with some of the irrelevant bits omitted) at:

http://www.overthemonster.com/story/2006/3/22/10588/1134

(Apparently Pena translates as "Rock." So I'm calling him Mo' Rock from now on.)

Posted by: Hudson at March 22, 2006 12:57 PM

The only thing "rock" about Pena is his glove.

Posted by: sabernar at March 22, 2006 01:05 PM

My god, that translation will provide me with amusement for a lifetime. The Red Averages indeed.

As an A's fan, I hope Forst is telling the truth that the A's don't have any interest in Gonzalez. Thomas is a risk for injury, but if he's healthy, he'll be a high-OBP, high-SLG guy. If Gonzalez is healthy ... I'm not sure what you get.

Besides, signing Thomas gave the A's a surplus of guys who can hit: Bobby Kielty and Jay Payton are going to be hurting for playing time with Thomas healthy.

Hell, Payton's practically a mini-version of Gonzo as it is. Who needs another one?

Posted by: Jason at March 22, 2006 08:37 PM

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