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Cubs and A's pull off a huge trade. (Russell, McKinney Straily for Samardzija, Hammel.

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Shows Oakland is going for it this year, and mortgaging their future. They won't re-sign Hammel or Samardzja, they will end up having to trade Samardzja next season, and they won't get near the return they gave up. If Oakland doesn't win the WS, this is a big fail trade. The Cubs pillaged them. Expect regression from both pitchers in the AL.

Don't they have to trade him this off-season so his pick attachment for a QO remains intact? Wow this is dark energy for them. Congratulations to all Athletic fans.

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I think they sit back and see what they have for a bit before adding anyone else. Beane has been hard to read all year, starting with him paying Johnson 10 million.

Well at least we can all sleep soundly knowing that the cost of Samardzija would have been Gausman plus, not Bundy.

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