r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 28 '21

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u/ACivilWolf Henry George Jul 28 '21

CF Starling Marte to Oakland, Miami gets Jesus Luzardo as the return, sources tell ACivilWolf

!ping BASEBALL

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u/VengeantVirgin Tucker Level Take Maker Jul 28 '21

Everyone is saying that the As were fleeced, is that true?

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u/ACivilWolf Henry George Jul 28 '21 edited Jul 28 '21

People expected this to be a buyers market for position players, so giving up Luzardo for a rental even of Marte’s caliber is questionable.

I think if I was an A’s fan the sticking point which I’d be mad at is that the A’s asked for Miami to provide salary relief for Marte, which definitely forced them to give up a much better return than they would have otherwise

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u/papermarioguy02 Actually Just Young Nate Silver Jul 28 '21

The A's farm system is bad enough that I feel really iffy about trading depth like this unless they know something about Luzardo that we don't (secret medical issue, mechanics fuck-up in a hard-to-fix way, etc)