January 23, 2007
Double Vowels to Double N's
The Athletics traded Kirk Saarloos to Cincinnati today for a minor leaguer and a player to be determined. Saarloos is a very low strikeout pitcher who walked more batters than he K'd over the last three seasons and saw his home run jump dramatically last year (granted, he was injured). The A's get in return a 24-year-old relief pitcher with great minor league K, BB and HR numbers, and one other body in the future.
Update: Redleg Nation doesn't like the deal.
If I'm a Reds fan, given the bullpen problems of last year, I'm not very happy with the deal.
Update: C. Trent Rosecrans likes the move better than his commenters do. I like this one:
Considering Oakland's knack for knowing pitching, I'd say we're in deep crap here.
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Wayne Krivsky has been an unqualified disaster as GM. This is insane.
Considering Oakland's knack for knowing pitching, I'd say we're in deep crap here.
Yet they were the Reds received Harang... wonders never cease.
Gotta love the 24 year old hurler dominating AA, but you have to find some way to squeeze Milton out of the picture, because despite Saarloos problems and Lohse's inconsistent history Milton is still the worst choice.
Signed By O'Brien.. the real 21st century disaster in Cincinnati.
The move has tremendous upside for the A's. Look at Shafer's numbers... why haven't the Reds promoted him more aggressively? His numbers have all the makings of a very good reliever. I wouldn't be surprised if he put up better numbers than Saarloos this season, let alone a few years from now.
-Badler Ball
