Trade: [OAK/SD] Alonso, Rzep for Pomeranz, Torres, PTBNL

[Marc the Habs Fan]

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[Brodeur]

Not sure what the Padres plan is for 1B, but it seemed like time to move on from Alonso.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Wil Myers will play 1B.

 

[Brodeur]

Myers did play there a bunch last year due to the lack of corner OF spots. I was hoping he'd find his way back to LF, but it looks like Myers enjoyed playing the infield.

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

If Pomeranz can find a good pitching coach this could be a win for the padres.

Was it Alonso they kept over Rizzo?

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Cool. Not sure what this means for Canha though

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

If Pomeranz can find a good pitching coach this could be a win for the padres.

Was it Alonso they kept over Rizzo?

Curt Young is very good. Pomeranz can't throw strikes.

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

Curt Young is very good. Pomeranz can't throw strikes.

Yeah total mind fart it was the A`s. Pitchers go there, become great, get traded then become big bags of suck. Pomeranz has all the potential in the world.

 

[Terry Yake]

guessing this means canha to the OF full time

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

guessing this means canha to the OF full time

Probably means Reddick is getting dealt.

 

[Brodeur]

Was it Alonso they kept over Rizzo?

Combo of two trades when Josh Byrnes took over as GM:

12/17/2011 - Latos for Alonso, Grandal, Volquez
1/6/2012 - Rizzo for Cashner

Padres previous GM was Jed Hoyer who went to Chicago with Theo Epstein, and they had originally drafted Rizzo in Boston. So they jumped at the chance to get him to Chicago.

Unfortunately there was a thought with the Padres that Alonso might be better suited for Petco Park than Rizzo (ie, less power but more of a doubles/line drive hitter).

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Read Alonso and Danny Valencia played together in high school and college. Now big league teammates. That's pretty cool.

 

[DougieSmash]

That's pretty bad trade for Padres. Alonso is good, he's exactly A's type player. Rzep is upgrade over Abad.

 

[darko]

That's pretty bad trade for Padres. Alonso is good, he's exactly A's type player. Rzep is upgrade over Abad.

When did Alonso become good?

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

When did Alonso become good?

When he got out of Petco lol

 

[darko]

When he got out of Petco lol

And straight into the Coliseum.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

And straight into the Coliseum.

I think he'll be alright.

 

[DougieSmash]

Well, A's just trade for solid 1B guy who gets on base at a solid rate and bring a lot of doubles. He'll be fine. He's useful. And they get him for average swingman. That's something.

 

[Terry Yake]

Probably means Reddick is getting dealt.

i hope not but you're probably right

too bad no one wants butler's fat a**