Sean Gallagher PTBNL in Hairston trade with S.D.

by OmahaHi on Jul 13, 2009 4:14 AM EDT Comment 10 comments

(Nice little fan post for everyone to read) - Matt Buggenhagen

This according to A's Beat writer Susan Slusser and reported on SB Athletics Nation. Gallaghar had a 1.74 ERA in 5 starts for AAA Sacramento, had bad (8+ERA) numbers in limited innings in the majors this year and was the main piece of the Rich Harden trade the A's made with the Cubs last year.

Many A's fans are much less ecstatic about that Trade now that they know its Sean Gallagher and were hoping it would be just about anyone else in AAA. I think many S.D. fans are going to be encouraged now that it is. Gallagher is 23, throws around 95 and has a good curve.

All in all, the A's delt from a position of strength as Gallagher was at this time their 6-7th best starter and there system is stacked with arms in the lower minors.They seemed to buy hi on Hairston who is having his best year with 10HR and 29 RBI in 56 games. They also sold low on Gallagher who is on the D.L. (knee) and never seemed to get enough right in 29 games (23 starts) in the majors as a young fireballer.

S.D. got a premier young prospect who probably will be starting by the end of the year along with two other live arms who after being turned into relievers could have a shot with the club in a year or two. S.D. was 26th in Team E.R.A in the majors, at one of the Best Pitchers park in the majors.

The A's get a cheap Powerful CF under team control for 2 1/2 years to make up for losing Holiday soon, or by the end of the year, and need to make a few more deals like this to improve their offense from the bottom of the A.L. in almost every important category.

The A's also took away one of the best options for other teams to trade for instead of Matt Holiday by the deadline if they are looking for a OF with some power thus helping keep Holidays trade value up.

The trade seems to help both teams, with the A's getting more out of it now with 2 1/2 years of +offense at a postion of need and the Pad's getting control of a pitcher who if he works out will be under team control till the end of 2013.

Poll

Now that you know the PTBNL is Gallagher who got the best of this trade?

Oakland- three minor leaguers for a cheap Starting CF for 2 1/2 years.

79 votes

San Deigo- Gallagher is going to be a stud.

131 votes

210 votes | Poll has closed

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With Oakland's pitching surplus, they (A's brass)

had to make a move for offense…

"Where's the beef?"

by MMunoz33 on Jul 13, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions

Yes I agree

Cheap center fielders and good young pitching are both hard to come by, but the A’s have had much more success with the pitching. I really don’t think this is a terrible deal for anybody. Webb and Italiano aren’t much more than spare parts in my eyes, and Gallagher plus for Hairston looks very fair to me.

by NateHST on Jul 13, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions

A freakin HORRIBLE trade for the A's.

I think The Padres got a great one here from billy and his A’s….Hairston will regress to his means, and will struggle, meanwhile Sean Gallagher will flourish with The Pads. I know that they have a surplus of young starters, but that doesn’t mean you sell low on Gallagher and buy high on Hairston. That just doesn’t make sense. Hopefully Billy has a plan to trade Hairston for someone he likes, because right now….I dont see the point of this trade.
They have 4 young OFs all that will be competing for playing time before Hairston…..(Sweeney, Cunningham, Buck, Doolittle) Sweeney is the only CF there, and while he doesn’t have Hairstons speed, everything I have seen tells me Sweeney is the better defense CFer, speed or not. Sweeney gets better reads and has a knack for web jems. Even though Doolittle is 1b right now, it would be beneficial to put him in RF….

Ugh. I just hate this damn trade.

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by winchester5 on Jul 13, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions