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Cleveland Indians, Oakland A's have yet to strike deal for Brandon Moss
CLEVELAND, Ohio – There is no deal until there is a deal.
In baseball that line has stood the test of time and that's where the Indians
and Oakland stand in their proposed trade of first baseman-outfielder Brandon
Moss. Thursday night the Indians were "guardedly optimistic' that they could
get a deal done, but that still wasn't a guarantee.
The A's, meanwhile, were reportedly working on other deals before signing off
on Moss. Oakland was also reportedly talking to other teams about Moss as
well.
GM Billy Beane signaled another retooling of the Oakland roster when he
traded third baseman Josh Donaldson to Toronto for infielder Brett Lawrie,
starting pitchers Kendall Graveman and Sean Nolin and shortstop Franklin
Barreto. Moss is believed to be part of that retooling as well.
Moss, like Donaldson, was an All-Star last season. He hit .268 with 21 homers
and 66 RBI at the break. He hit .173 with four homers and 15 RBI after the
break and in October underwent surgery on his right hip to repair torn
cartilage.
The Indians, reportedly, don't see the surgery on Moss's hip as a deal
breaker.
The A's are looking for prospects. If the deal goes through, the Indians are
not expected to part with a player, or players, on the 40-man roster.
Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the A's are
interested in second base prospect Joe Wendle, who impressed the Indians with
a strong showing in big league camp in spring training. Wendle played 57
games at Class AA Akron before a broken hamate bone in his right hand ended
his season.
Wendle hit .253 (85-for-338) with eight homers and 50 RBI at Akron this year.
Last season Moss hit .234 (117-for-500) in 147 games. He posted a .772 OPS.
Over the last three years with the A's, Moss has hit 21, 30 and 25 homers.
Moss played first base, left field, right field and DH last season.
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印地安人看上運動家的Brandon Moss
準備想跟運動家商討交易
而運動家則是秉持著換取中線內野手的概念來補強
據說將有可能帶回小聯盟內野手Joe Wendle
Brandon Moss今年球季成績 .234/.334/.438 25發全壘打 81分打點
Joe Wendle則是在印地安人2A 今年球季打擊率.253 8發全壘打 50分打點
Moss在結束季後賽後直接動了臀部手術來修補盂唇臀撕裂傷
印地安人球團似乎不以為意
並認為他連續三年繳出單季20轟以上的成績可以帶來更多火力貢獻！
運動家是在搞重建嗎?
Josh Donaldson都送走了
還要送走Brandon Moss......