The Athletics have acquired ace pitcher Jon Lester from the Red Sox in a deal that will send slugger Yoenis Cespedes to Boston, a source told ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes.
Oakland also will receive outfielder Jonny Gomes in the deal, according to the source.
Oakland also will receive outfielder Jonny Gomes in the deal, according to the source.
Exactly.
They imploded in the playoffs with Hudson, Mulder, and Zito because they could not hit.
Now they get rid of there #1 power threat.
And baseball is all about getting there.
Once you make the playoffs its a crap shoot.
All you really need to do is get there and hope you get lucky.
The baseball playoffs is almost random.
Any team that makes the playoffs can win it all.
Its not like this is the NBA.
Once you make the playoffs its a crap shoot.
All you really need to do is get there and hope you get lucky.
The baseball playoffs is almost random.
Any team that makes the playoffs can win it all.
Its not like this is the NBA.
He has more raw power then anyone in MLB besides maybe Stanton.
Still has a ton of upside.
One of the biggest raw talents in all of baseball.
Watch him become one of the biggest stars in baseball in Boston.
Wrong.
From all accounts he is the most popular player on the whole team and was considered the team leader.
As a matter of fact many of the players are upset because they lost the most popular player in the locker room due to this trade.
Ces is a good guy on every account.
Lester is a free agent in 2 months and will not be back in Oakland next year.
i guess the old saying is wrong
good pitching stops good hitting
just play the A's who you pitch don't matterhno:
Last I checked Oakland had the #1 starting pitcher ERA in all of baseball before this trade so I don't know what you are getting at.
As a Braves fan I watched all those Maddox, Smoltz, and Glavine teams lose 5 out of 6 WS because they could not hit.
Some of those old sayings people say all the time are wrong.
