Billy Beane pulled off one of his signature moves by getting a 4 for 1 trade accomplished with the Washington Nationals. Gone are Washington's top 4 minor league prospects. In return, the Nationals get a young, dependable arm in Gio Gonzalez.
I'm not sure that the Sox had the same quality & number of prospects to give Oakland in return for Gonzalez. You can bet that Ben was talking with Billy. But in the end it looks like Oakland made the best deal out there.
A's closer Andrew Bailey is still being shopped by Beane. It wouldn't surprise me to see the Sox make an offer for Bailey to add to the back end of the bullpen. Just who? I'm not sure.
The only other closer of note is Ryan Madsen whose price & years must be coming down every day he doesn't get signed. Maybe the Sox will wait out Boras for a 1-year deal with Madsen.
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