Swingin' A's » Bruce Billings http://swinginas.com An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 A’s Trade Mark Ellis To Rockies http://swinginas.com/2011/06/30/as-trade-mark-ellis-to-rockies/ http://swinginas.com/2011/06/30/as-trade-mark-ellis-to-rockies/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:55:32 +0000 Joseph Lopez http://swinginas.com/?p=2448 Mark Ellis is no longer an Oakland Athletic. Instead, he’s a member of the Colorado Rockies. The A’s traded their veteran second baseman to Colorado on Thursday in exchange for reliever Bruce Billings and a player to be named later, according to the SF Chronicle. The Athletics are currently sitting in last place in the [...]

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]]> Mark Ellis is no longer an Oakland Athletic. Instead, he’s a member of the Colorado Rockies. The A’s traded their veteran second baseman to Colorado on Thursday in exchange for reliever Bruce Billings and a player to be named later, according to the SF Chronicle.

The Athletics are currently sitting in last place in the AL West, and if the Ellis deal is any indication of what’s in store for the team, there’s a possibility that GM Billy Beane could continue to unload his veterans by the trade deadline.

Ellis, 34, has been with Oakland since 2002, compiling a .265 lifetime batting average. This season, however, the A’s infielder has struggled, and was hitting just .217 with one home run and 17 RBIs prior to the trade.  (more…)

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