http://swinginas.com/2011/12/28/bailey-follows-cahill-and-gonzalez-out-the-door/ An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 30 Dec 2012 03:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://swinginas.com/2011/12/28/bailey-follows-cahill-and-gonzalez-out-the-door/comment-page-1/#comment-4317 Grading The A's Offseason - Swingin' A's - An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:26:23 +0000 http://swinginas.com/?p=3763#comment-4317 [...] Andrew Bailey/Ryan Sweeney Trade: Now this trade didn’t hold up as well as the two previous ones before it. The A’s, in my mind, at least, didn’t get a whole lot in return for Bailey and Sweeney. In the trade, Oakland received outfielder Josh Reddick (Sweeney Ver.2.0?), Miles Head, and Raul Alcantara. It wasn’t overwhelming like the Gonzalez deal, though, that is a little unfair, isn’t it? Bailey has had questions about his health, so I guess the A’s got what they could for the young closer. Still, wouldn’t it have more sense if the A’s held on to Bailey and waited until the trade-deadline, when, presumably, Bailey’s stock would be at an all-time high to trade him? If he produced like he has been in seasons past early on this year, it’s safe to assume many teams would be lining up for his services at the deadline. Grade: C+ [...] [...] Andrew Bailey/Ryan Sweeney Trade: Now this trade didn’t hold up as well as the two previous ones before it. The A’s, in my mind, at least, didn’t get a whole lot in return for Bailey and Sweeney. In the trade, Oakland received outfielder Josh Reddick (Sweeney Ver.2.0?), Miles Head, and Raul Alcantara. It wasn’t overwhelming like the Gonzalez deal, though, that is a little unfair, isn’t it? Bailey has had questions about his health, so I guess the A’s got what they could for the young closer. Still, wouldn’t it have more sense if the A’s held on to Bailey and waited until the trade-deadline, when, presumably, Bailey’s stock would be at an all-time high to trade him? If he produced like he has been in seasons past early on this year, it’s safe to assume many teams would be lining up for his services at the deadline. Grade: C+ [...]

]]> http://swinginas.com/2011/12/28/bailey-follows-cahill-and-gonzalez-out-the-door/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 Will You Miss Andrew Bailey & Ryan Sweeney? - Swingin' A's - An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:01:06 +0000 http://swinginas.com/?p=3763#comment-1298 [...] take a glance at our very own Jason Leary’s take on the whole trade and you’ll see the kind of frustration that surrounds this latest deal from [...] [...] take a glance at our very own Jason Leary’s take on the whole trade and you’ll see the kind of frustration that surrounds this latest deal from [...]

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