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    Maybe Billy Beane didn't read Moneyball


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    [QUOTE]Originally posted by gm
    [B]Billy Beane acquires Jose Guillen = dogs and cats, sleeping together

    eh?

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    Originally posted by djeternal
    Might be true, but Minors does not equal the Majors.
    Of course not, but given the choice of guessing a guy's future based on:
    A) ~80 games in the Minors OR
    B) ~20 games in the Majors,
    I'll select option A. Also keep in mind that last year he posted a 4.83 ERA for the A's which, although not especially impressive, isn't all that bad for a guy during his first partial season.

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    Larson in LF, Mateo in CF, Dunn back to RF.

    Tomorrow it will be Larson @ 3rd base.
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    dj...and cash adds to no on-field talent. Given Guillen is going to be a free-agent, it appears we got very good value for a non-pitcher. Let's hope the PTBNL is significant in the Williamson trade.

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    Very nice trade, Reds. I know Guillen had eye-popping numbers, but I still smelled "career year" around him. Harang, alone, is worth Guillen straight up. I was shocked by the Williamson trade (hoping you guys would get more), but you came out on the high end on this one.

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    WEll, I'm sure we'll get to see Harang soon enough. My guess is that he's immediately thrown into the rotation.

    Much better than getting just cash though.. I wonder if the public outrage over Williamson had anything to do with it.

    At least this deal is close enough to reasonable to reserve judgement.
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    Sounds like a decent deal. Now move Boone to Seattle for a couple more pitching prospects.

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    Anyone know about Harang's contract? How long he is signed for etc?

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    Originally posted by couch30
    Anyone know about Harang's contract? How long he is signed for etc?
    He barely has a year of ML service time accumulated at this point.
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    I see Harang listed at 6-7, 240... Never realized that before. Pretty big lefty. I'm getting Candelaria images.

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    Guillen is the anti-Beane kind of hitter (Jose never takes a walk, etc) Hence the dog/cat apocalyptic reference from Ghostbusters

    Has Larson been called up? Too much input, today!
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    Originally posted by couch30
    Anyone know about Harang's contract? How long he is signed for etc?
    He doesn't even have a full year of Major League service yet, so he's still two years away from even being eligible for arbitration. He'll be making a few hundred thousand the next two years.

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    Originally posted by Legion of Dunn
    I see Harang listed at 6-7, 240... Never realized that before. Pretty big lefty. I'm getting Candelaria images.
    He's a righty.
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    Harang is not a lefty, is he?

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    Sounds like a decent deal. Now move Boone to Seattle for a couple more pitching prospects.
    So what do the Reds do at 3B after Aaron is gone? I'm not convinced that Larson is the answer.


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