It's July, so trade talks will be heating up. So far, we have had one move that I would classify as the start of deadline season:
Rockies Get: 2B Mark Ellis
A's Get: P Bruce Billings
Ellis, the definition of "average" in almost every way, became expendable when Jamile Weeks was called up and took his job. I thought it was odd that the Rockies seeked out a 2B, considering they have J. Herrera wasting away on the bench and Ellis turns a million years old this year. Ellis is playing every day.
I don't know anything about Billings, but getting a sack of balls in return for Ellis is a win for Oakland.
Rockies Get: 2B Mark Ellis
A's Get: P Bruce Billings
Ellis, the definition of "average" in almost every way, became expendable when Jamile Weeks was called up and took his job. I thought it was odd that the Rockies seeked out a 2B, considering they have J. Herrera wasting away on the bench and Ellis turns a million years old this year. Ellis is playing every day.
I don't know anything about Billings, but getting a sack of balls in return for Ellis is a win for Oakland.
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