Luis Barrera vs McKenna vs Stewart at 4th OFer

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2 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

This is the bottom line. 

wildcard, it's an interesting discussion in the McKenna realm, but Oakland of all teams wouldn't DFA this guy if he was much of an asset at all. I don't care what the articles say, right or wrong. His own team doesn't think he has value.

I think they think he has enough value to be traded.   Many teams probably including the Athletics don't think that outfielders that lack power are worth keeping in their system.  

I am just comparing him to McKenna and Stewart and thinking he may have as much value to the O's as them if he can be claimed.  I would not trade for him.   The O's could keep McKenna and Barrera on the 40 man and evaluate them for their speed, defense and what ever offense they can provide.  The deeper left field makes speed and  outfield defense more important to the O's then it has been in the past.

[LookinUp]

1 minute ago, wildcard said:

I think they think he has enough value to be traded.   Many teams probably including the Athletics don't think that outfielders that lack power are worth keeping in their system.  

I am just comparing him to McKenna and Stewart and thinking he may have as much value to the O's as them if he can be claimed.  I would not trade for him.   The O's could keep McKenna and Barrera on the 40 man and evaluate them for their speed, defense and what ever offense they can provide.  The deeper left field makes speed and  outfield defense more important to the O's then it has been in the past.

I wouldn't hate it if they kept him and dropped Stewart, but the utility of that move should be very short term if Stowers and Vavra are healthy and performing.

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5 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

The Athletics of all teams aren't ignoring quantifiable value out of a single-minded focus for power.

Again, it's an interesting discussion in the McKenna context. I'm sure we could upgrade there, but with prospects on the come and a team that's going to struggle to win 65 games, I'm not sure dropping your homegrown guy for a marginal at best upgrade is exactly a good move from a chemistry perspective. 

Chemistry perspective?  Elias just traded Scott and Sulser for a draft choice that probably will not him see the majors until 2025 if at all, a AA starter with low 90s fastball, a lottery ticket Dominican and a PTBNL.   

I don't think Chemistry fits into Elias evaluation.

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3 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

I wouldn't hate it if they kept him and dropped Stewart, but the utility of that move should be very short term if Stowers and Vavra are healthy and performing.

And Diaz.  And because the O's have Diaz and Stowers is why Stewart has a foot out the door.    But now left and center take different types of players than right.   Barrera and McKenna would be evaluate in the short term for those positions and keep the one that is the best.