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Hendu Style · 06-02-2012, 05:38 AM

Monday, February 27th, 1995

To steal a line from Hannibal on the A-Team, "I love it when a plan comes together."

We accomplished two big goals today by trading RF Jay Buhner (.308, 24 HR, 94 RBI), RHP Steve Karsay (20 SV, 1.15 ERA in AAA Sacramento), and minor league outfielder Jose Herrera to the Phillies for RHP Curt Schilling (15-11, 2.18 ERA, 184 K):

1. We now have opened up a spot for minor league prospect Matt Stairs in the outfield... also theoretically creating room for our other minor league stud, Jason Giambi, to move up to the bigs and get some time at DH.

2. Got a top-tier pitcher in Schilling to help anchor the staff while we wait for Kevin Brown to come back from an elbow injury.

To be clear, we gave up a lot to get Schilling, who can exercise an out clause in his contract after the upcoming season to become a free agent. I am convinced that Buhner is a 30-40 HR threat, and should thrive in the middle of the order in Philly. Plus, Karsay is about as coveted as they come as far as pitching prospects go. But our team is built for winning now, and we can't wait for Karsay to reach that ceiling.

All things considered, it's still a good trade for us. I feel very confident about our pitching staff, and we still have a great lineup that has plenty of pop with Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Ellis Burks, and Jeff Kent. I have to admit, things look pretty good going into Spring Training... I can't wait for March.

06-02-2012, 05:38 AM	#180
Hendu Style All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,452	Billy Beane Diary: Giving an arm and a leg for an arm Monday, February 27th, 1995 To steal a line from Hannibal on the A-Team, "I love it when a plan comes together." We accomplished two big goals today by trading RF Jay Buhner (.308, 24 HR, 94 RBI), RHP Steve Karsay (20 SV, 1.15 ERA in AAA Sacramento), and minor league outfielder Jose Herrera to the Phillies for RHP Curt Schilling (15-11, 2.18 ERA, 184 K): 1. We now have opened up a spot for minor league prospect Matt Stairs in the outfield... also theoretically creating room for our other minor league stud, Jason Giambi, to move up to the bigs and get some time at DH. 2. Got a top-tier pitcher in Schilling to help anchor the staff while we wait for Kevin Brown to come back from an elbow injury. To be clear, we gave up a lot to get Schilling, who can exercise an out clause in his contract after the upcoming season to become a free agent. I am convinced that Buhner is a 30-40 HR threat, and should thrive in the middle of the order in Philly. Plus, Karsay is about as coveted as they come as far as pitching prospects go. But our team is built for winning now, and we can't wait for Karsay to reach that ceiling. All things considered, it's still a good trade for us. I feel very confident about our pitching staff, and we still have a great lineup that has plenty of pop with Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Ellis Burks, and Jeff Kent. I have to admit, things look pretty good going into Spring Training... I can't wait for March. Attached Images __________________ Catch me on Twitch.tv as Dr. Dynastic (drdynastic) Previous OOTP Dynasties: SimNation Fictional Universe (est. 1889) This is Oakland A's Baseball Beane Counting: The Oakland A's Last edited by Hendu Style; 06-02-2012 at 05:39 AM.