Passan reporting Lester/Gomes to the A's for Cespedes

[geoduck no quahog]

Wouldn't you alternate Cespedes outfield position if you could?
 
RF in Fenway, LF in the Toilet, etc., etc.

 

[lexrageorge]

I guess with the competitive balance pick included this is better return than they got for Peavy, but not by as much as I was expecting.  Given the SABR orientation of the A's front office, it's probably the case that the difference between league average (Peavy) and great (Lester) over 12 starts just isn't all that big, so maybe that isn't a surprise.
 
Here's one of those Player A, Player B, Player C things:
 
Career vs. right handed pitchers (you know, the ones who pitch 70 percent of the games)
 
Player A:  222 / 307 / 415
Player B: 257 / 306 / 459
Player C: 291 / 387 / 428
 
Player B's BABip may rise about 20 points, Player C's BABip may or may not fall about 20 points.
 
Who do you want playing the 70 percent of the games against righthanders in 2015?

Player B:
 
(a) has 42 HR (1 per 24 AB) vs RHP.  Player C hits HR's at half that same rate.
 
(b) is far better defensively than either A or C.
 
(c) does not need to sit against LHP's.  
 
(d) does not preclude Player C from being on the team in 2015. 

 

[dcmissle]

They're still real close to a crapshoot, but a guy like Lester will always help

Beane tired of losing playoff series. 1 - 7.

I'm rooting hard for them.

 

[DJnVa]

  Yoenis Cespedes ‏@ynscspds  18h
Now let's go beat the Yankees “@RedSox: Look who just touched down in Boston @ynscspds. Thx @JetBlue crew! #RedSox pic.twitter.com/fHsCjJQGSb”
 

 

[Van Everyman]

Nice to see that Yoenis has professional Twitter management.

 

[mabrowndog]

Outstanding:
 
Retweeted by Jared Carrabis
Vinny Capano ‏@Vindoggy781 1h
When you open your Christmas present and absolutely hate it but still have to take a picture and say "thank you".
 

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

Does it make me a fanboy if I want a replica of that chain?

 

[Reverend]

Outstanding:
 
Retweeted by Jared Carrabis
Vinny Capano ‏@Vindoggy781 1h
When you open your Christmas present and absolutely hate it but still have to take a picture and say "thank you".
 

 
OMG. I'm fucking dying.
 
Ah, those poor guys. But to me, this is another piece of evidence that the 2013 team was everything I want to believe they were. Screw it, are--they will live forever in spirit.

 

[rembrat]

Ouch. It reminds me of the "kill me" internet meme.

 

[tomdeplonty]

I can't stop laughing. Go get a ring, guys, and see if that makes you happier.