March 22, 200620 yr QUOTE(JimH @ Mar 22, 2006 -> 10:01 AM) One year into arb. eligibility would mean out of options, no? Or not necessarily? QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 22, 2006 -> 10:13 AM) No idea, hopefully an expert can answer this question. They can do anything they want with him while they own his rights for the first six years... if he has any options left... in lets say his fifth year ( second year of arbitration) they can send him to the minors with no risks of losing him. http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:8QCjzI...us&ct=clnk&cd=1 ^^^ That says the cubs optioned him three times and the athletics did once in mid june.
March 23, 200620 yr QUOTE(Beltin'Bill @ Mar 22, 2006 -> 09:26 AM) Not to be devil's advocate, but KW had to expect a pretty high price for anything from the A's. With the exception of the east coast love for NY and Boston, most baseball pundits see the Sox and A's as the top contenders for the AL title and possibly a World Series Championship. For KW to ask BB to help fix his team's biggest weakness, he had to expect something like the response he got. I admit Juan Cruz is not worthy of Brian Anderson at this point, but I doubt Beane wanted to even negotiate with the Sox. Good point. We can absolutely forget about making any kind of deal with the A's, Angels, Indians, Twins, Yankees or Red Sox. I might even throw the Blue Jays in there. No AL team (atleast one with a legitimate shot of winning their division or wc) is gonna help the World Champions.
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