Red Sox trade Jon Lester & Jonny Gomes to A's for Yoenis Cespedes

[StearnsFTW]

Wow.

 

Glad he's not in our division. He's better than Price IMO

[Bombers]

WOW - Straight up?

[Patrick425]

Gomes also goes to A's in the deal

[Bombers]

ESPN is saying Lester and Jonny Gomes to A's for Cespedes. Ok - so when is the last time the team with the best record in baseball traded away their 3 hitter at the trade deadline. That seems nuts.

[ewitkows]

How much longer was Cespedes under control for?

[1992casey]

Here are a couple of links:

 

Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes traded to Athletics for Yoenis Cespedes

 

Boston Red Sox trade Jon Lester to Oakland A's for Yoenis Cespedes

[Patrick425]

Passan tweets that Oakland is also sending a competitive balance draft pick to the A’s in the trade, and Boston is sending cash to Oakland. The A’s landed the second pick in Comp Round B in last week’s lottery.

 

Didn't know you could trade draft picks in MLB??

[1992casey]

I believe that's the only kind of pick that can be traded.

[ewitkows]

only competitive balance picks can be traded

[pretendastronaut]

World Series or bust in Oakland.

[pretendastronaut]

How much longer was Cespedes under control for?

 

Through 2015.

[monty57]

Is Beane planning on retiring after this season? Looks like he wants to win this year and leave the team a total mess. Good day for Boston fans... especially if they just turn around and re-sign Lester in a couple of months.

[Bombers]

How much longer was Cespedes under control for?

 

Through 2015.

Baseball reference says:

2014 Contract Status: Signed, 4 yrs/$36M (12-15) (details) [*]

Service Time (01/2014): 2.000, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2018 [*], Agents: Wasserman Media Group [*]

[brewmann04]

wow like you said glad he's in the American League... now hope the Rays keep Price.

[Invader3K]

Glad he didn't go to the Cardinals or anyone else in our division. Kind of surprising the A's parted with Cespedes. That would be like if the Brewers traded Lucroy right now (sort of).

[ewitkows]

So I'm guessing they asked for Davis and our pick.

[StearnsFTW]

Thank you for editing the title.

 

Incredible for Boston to get a player of Cespedes' caliber for Lester.

[pretendastronaut]

How much longer was Cespedes under control for?

 

Through 2015.

Baseball reference says:

2014 Contract Status: Signed, 4 yrs/$36M (12-15) (details) [*]

Service Time (01/2014): 2.000, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2018 [*], Agents: Wasserman Media Group [*]

 

Should have looked it up. Pretty much every national guy on Twitter was saying he's a free agent after 2015; I think Jim Bowden is the only one who said otherwise.

[Patrick425]

Is Beane planning on retiring after this season? Looks like he wants to win this year and leave the team a total mess. Good day for Boston fans... especially if they just turn around and re-sign Lester in a couple of months.

 

 

Is this even really a good move for this year? Trading a key component in your lineup? Seems a bit like a wash competitively. I really respect Billy Bean as a GM. Even though he is yet to get to or win the World Series, what he does with that payroll is amazing. However, I'm scratching my head at this one.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Cespedes isn't really an "A's" type of guy. He had a .294 OBP last year, and a .303 OBP this year. Yeah, he gets RBI's, but that's where he hits in the order. I'm honestly not surprised that Beane chose to move him.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Cespedes' offensive #'s actually aren't that impressive, but he's definitely a good MLB corner OF. Guessing there were some juicy deals with prospects from other teams, and Oakland had to give up a quality OF bat in order for the Red Sox to send Lester to Oakland.

 

This trade doesn't happen if Hammel hasn't stunk since being dealt from the Cubs and pitching for a contending team. Oakland definitely going for it on the strength of their pitching again.

[hawing]

I wonder how stunned A's fans are this morning.

[Bombers]

Is Beane planning on retiring after this season? Looks like he wants to win this year and leave the team a total mess. Good day for Boston fans... especially if they just turn around and re-sign Lester in a couple of months.

 

 

Is this even really a good move for this year? Trading a key component in your lineup? Seems a bit like a wash competitively. I really respect Billy Bean as a GM. Even though he is yet to get to or win the World Series, what he does with that payroll is amazing. However, I'm scratching my head at this one.

Personally - I think it is a bad idea. They have absolutely no hitting on that team. And it just got worse. I don't see how this ends as a net positive for them.

[Fear The Chorizo]

.256/.303/.767

 

.253/.305/.782

 

The guy with the lower OPS and higher price tag just got dealt to the Red Sox for John Lester

 

The other guy plays left field for the Brewers almost every day.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Is Beane planning on retiring after this season? Looks like he wants to win this year and leave the team a total mess. Good day for Boston fans... especially if they just turn around and re-sign Lester in a couple of months.

 

 

Is this even really a good move for this year? Trading a key component in your lineup? Seems a bit like a wash competitively. I really respect Billy Bean as a GM. Even though he is yet to get to or win the World Series, what he does with that payroll is amazing. However, I'm scratching my head at this one.

Personally - I think it is a bad idea. They have absolutely no hitting on that team. And it just got worse. I don't see how this ends as a net positive for them.

 

Who has no hitting? The A's? They lead the AL in runs scored.