Thanks for the strokes on Gallardo, but I was betting a longshot.
I recall DePoet Smith had to move Smith so he could get Dyson to establish his D OF ... and I'm guessing the O's offer was the best he could get and it happened to be named Guy Art Dough.
So DePoet rolls the dice on an injured guy with a decent history before he goes to Baltimore where the barbecue doesn't agree with him.
It was also a situation and if Guy Art Dough did nothing this year his career was a burnt bun, if even that on life's MLB menu.
And he has been able to put up ... he will "show up" as a longshot works sometimes.
It's apparent DePoet likes bargains, and Gamel was just that ... forced out of a Yankee OF that had just acquired a top prospect OF in a trade. The Camel had no options left.
And I hadn't even paid attention to SSI until I was ranting when the M's wouldn't trade Walker plus either of two middle infielders, for Price and Zobrist.
And the GM's demand that Haniger move north with Segura has proven flashes of eternal happiness ... while I was just intrested in dealing Mr. Walker to somebody, anybody.
But I also did my best to trade Paxton two years ago, than last year at S/T time.
Lind was tolerated because I was huge on Mr. Lee and Lind's unhandedness allowed Mr. Lee to happen.
And I applauded the Miley acquisition and trade for Vogelsbach (in which they probably had been able to get Baez ... or Amaro).
But the deal isn't yet done on Volks.
Valencia's turn around makes me think he is more than overripe fruit.
Go, Guy Art Dough, the season ain't much yet over, yet.
I work on hunches, not stats, and it's nice when a longshot comes in.
If you step forth with predictions, make it a bold step.
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