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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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印地安人看上运动家的Brandon Moss
准备想跟运动家商讨交易
而运动家则是秉持着换取中线内野手的概念来补强
据说将有可能带回小联盟内野手Joe Wendle
Brandon Moss今年球季成绩 .234/.334/.438 25发全垒打 81分打点
Joe Wendle则是在印地安人2A 今年球季打击率.253 8发全垒打 50分打点
Moss在结束季后赛后直接动了臀部手术来修补盂唇臀撕裂伤
印地安人球团似乎不以为意
并认为他连续三年缴出单季20轰以上的成绩可以带来更多火力贡献！
运动家是在搞重建吗?
Josh Donaldson都送走了
还要送走Brandon Moss......