Episode 3 – “What’s the Park Factor there in Kalamazoo?”

We’re back with Episode 3! It was a busy week for the Athletics post-Winter Meetings. The day after the Winter Meetings ended saw the A’s trade Craig Breslow and Trevor Cahill to the Diamondbacks for Collin Cowgill, Ryan Cook, and Jarrod Parker. Also during the week the A’s tendered contracts to Adam Rosales, Daric Barton, Landon Powell, and Dallas Braden. All agreed to one-year contracts avoiding arbitration. We talk about the trades and contracts and get into why we do or do not like them. We, as always, close out with the Dumb Tweet of the Week.

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Time: 43:13

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• Introduction
• Josh Willingham is a Twin
• Four A’s tendered contracts: Barton, Braden, Powell, Rosales. Good/bad?
• Is Landon Powell worth a roster spot? How good is he?
• Showing some Dallas Braden love
• The Trevor Cahill for Jarrod Parker deal. Winners/losers?
• Was Cahill any good? Could he be any better?
• Collin Cowgill: Is he for real? Is he our starting CF in 2012?
• Fautino De Los Santos or Tyson Ross as a closer?
• Dumb Tweet of the Week

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Episode 2 – WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!1!!111!!1

We’re back with Episode 2! Now named, we talk about the Winter Meetings after they have wrapped up. With no one expecting much on the last day the Angels swoop in (ha, that’s punny!) and change the face of the AL West and most of baseball with the signings of Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson. We get into how that changes the way the A’s will go about the next couple seasons and how it affects trades this offseason. We then, as always, finish up with the Dumb Tweet of The Week. Hope you enjoy!

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Time: 46:56

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This Episode:

• Introduction
• Winter meetings are done Angels made some big moves
• No moves for Oakland – what should happen? Who should move?
• Is Gio Gonzalez the most valuable trade piece?
• Do the Angels new additions allow them to match up with the A’s?
• Have the A’s waited too long on some trades or is the market still wide open?
• Should the new look Angels scare A’s fans?
• Dumb Tweet of the Week