Kouzmanoff to A's in 4 player swap

[yount19.u]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4830471

 

My initial reaction is that the A's got the better end of this deal. Kouzmanoff was a player I wished the Brewer's would have tried to get before last season.

[Diskono]

Billy Beane must be trying to trick people into thinking OBP doesn't matter again so he can start buying up "undervalued" high OBP players in a few years.

[Ennder]

Defense is the new OBP and Kouzmanoff is good defensively. Not like he is earning so much that it is hard for him to be worth the money. Edited January 16, 2010 by Ennder

[lcbj68c]

Wasn't Kouzmanoff the one who had mental problems? Depression maybe or an inability to get excited about playing baseball?

[hawing]

Wasn't Kouzmanoff the one who had mental problems? Depression maybe or an inability to get excited about playing baseball?

Khalil Greene has had problems with anxiety. Could that be who you're thinking of?

[Diskono]

Defense is the new OBP and Kouzmanoff is good defensively. Not like he is earning so much that it is hard for him to be worth the money.

This strategy seems to be working really well for Oakland.*

 

 

 

 

* yes, I know other teams are winning with defense. but I like making fun of ultra-fickle moneyball theories, even if I do tend to agree with them.