I'm sitting here watching the A's/Giants game on MLBN and Brett Anderson looks like the real deal for Oakland's rotation. Ace-level stuff from the lefty. Cliff Pennington has made a couple of really athletic plays at Short for the Athletics as well. Watching the A's got me to looking at their pitching situation...and a thought occured to me.....
The A's have a numbers crunch in their rotation.....they have Trevor Cahill and Gio Gonzalez vying for the last spot in the rotation. They'd never trade Cahill at this point....but I wonder if Oakland's General Manager Billy Beane would trade Gonzalez (he's only 24) if they decide Cahill has earned the gig. The MLB.com beat writer doesn't think the A's need Gio in the bullpen due to their depth out there and this writer also doesn't see Gio needing more time in the minors.
Gonzalez has had control issues in the majors....but he's pitching well this spring. He's been a big time K-machine in the minors....dominating lefty stuff at times. If he were on the market, I wonder if Tigers' GM Dave Dombrowski could get in the running to get him? If Gonzalez ever finds it, even for a season, that could be a heckuva season. He has a live arm. That could be nice insurance if a Willis trainwreck is inevitable....(and I hope its not...) I wonder what Billy Beane would want for him.....he seems to like collecting outfielders...Clete Thomas? Or Casper Wells? Dunno....but I really like the thought of adding a guy like Gonzalez, if Beane will take the call about him.
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