Swingin' A's » Trades http://swinginas.com An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:28:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Carlos Beltran On Oakland’s Radar? http://swinginas.com/2011/05/11/carlos-beltran-on-oaklands-radar/ http://swinginas.com/2011/05/11/carlos-beltran-on-oaklands-radar/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 01:41:38 +0000 Joseph Lopez http://swinginas.com/?p=2049 Would the A's consider trading for a guy like Carlos Beltran? Could Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran be wearing green-and-gold this summer? Well according to a recent posting on MLBTraderumors.com, the A’s could be a team looking to add some offense this summer. The A’s offense ranks in the bottom half of all major offensive categories, and have been struggling at the plate for most of the young season. Oakland’s lineup would definitely welcome the likes of Beltran, who is hitting .282/.380/.513 with 5 HR and 18 RBIs through 35 games. Who the A’s would give up in any deal for Beltran [...]

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Would the A's consider trading for a guy like Carlos Beltran?

Could Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran be wearing green-and-gold this summer? Well according to a recent posting on MLBTraderumors.com, the A’s could be a team looking to add some offense this summer.

The A’s offense ranks in the bottom half of all major offensive categories, and have been struggling at the plate for most of the young season. Oakland’s lineup would definitely welcome the likes of Beltran, who is hitting .282/.380/.513 with 5 HR and 18 RBIs through 35 games.

Who the A’s would give up in any deal for Beltran is still anyone’s guess, but I don’t think any of the A’s young bright pitchers (Brett Anderson, Trevor Cahill, Gio Gonzalez) would be included. The A’s covet their young rotation, but with the current team struggling to score runs, I also find it hard to believe that Billy Beane is going to stand around this season without addressing the lineup’s inability to score runs.

Oakland has the pitching depth to win the American League West, but it also lacks a considerable amount of offensive “punch.” A guy like Beltran, however, could change that. He’s that type of player, he’s a difference maker.  … [visit site to read more]

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