"A hunter of shadows, himself a shade" - The Odyssey
On this off day with little news, I decided to go through the past week's articles with a fine toothcomb. After Monday's debacle, Susan Slusser reported that "assistant general manager David Forst said the team was considering 'any and all' options, including looking for help at the minor-league level." One would think that as he is Beane's underling, he would not deviate from the Boss's plan.
Of course, two days later, Beane tells Slusser that "We have some guys (in the minors) who are starting to hit well, but they're also in positions where we have guys who've been a major part of our club. We've got to keep perspective. The guys who are struggling do have a track record. I was talking to (manager Ken) Macha and we're not ready to do something irreversible."
So are we to believe that the A's have not been following the Rivercats as closely as A's fans? Are we to believe they didn't know that their top choice, Dan Johnson, is 1. a lefty hitter and 2. a first baseman/DH and that would prevent a platoon situation at either position?
What is known is that Forst was sent to Boston to stay with the club while Beane was back in Oakland. One could deduce that the A's were planning to make a trade and that by keeping Forst with the team, the A's would be able to have someone with the club inform the traded player the news. Or it could be that Forst was sent with the team to monitor the Calero situation; however, the A's did not know that Calero was going through elbow troubles, they only could see he was not pitching the way he was before he sat out of the 'pen. Harikkala did take a plane late Monday to be with the team but that was after Forst was in Boston so that idea can be removed.
Perhaps, and it wouldn't be a something novel, but the A's could have made a posturing move by having Forst in Boston with the other beat writers while the Boss could be back in the Bay Area to visit the minor league teams and be at the base of operations. Forst would then be able to deflect some questions while Beane works in the shadows...
Of course, two days later, Beane tells Slusser that "We have some guys (in the minors) who are starting to hit well, but they're also in positions where we have guys who've been a major part of our club. We've got to keep perspective. The guys who are struggling do have a track record. I was talking to (manager Ken) Macha and we're not ready to do something irreversible."
So are we to believe that the A's have not been following the Rivercats as closely as A's fans? Are we to believe they didn't know that their top choice, Dan Johnson, is 1. a lefty hitter and 2. a first baseman/DH and that would prevent a platoon situation at either position?
What is known is that Forst was sent to Boston to stay with the club while Beane was back in Oakland. One could deduce that the A's were planning to make a trade and that by keeping Forst with the team, the A's would be able to have someone with the club inform the traded player the news. Or it could be that Forst was sent with the team to monitor the Calero situation; however, the A's did not know that Calero was going through elbow troubles, they only could see he was not pitching the way he was before he sat out of the 'pen. Harikkala did take a plane late Monday to be with the team but that was after Forst was in Boston so that idea can be removed.
Perhaps, and it wouldn't be a something novel, but the A's could have made a posturing move by having Forst in Boston with the other beat writers while the Boss could be back in the Bay Area to visit the minor league teams and be at the base of operations. Forst would then be able to deflect some questions while Beane works in the shadows...
posted by Genaro at 10:34 PM
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