Swisher to the White Sox

[SRN1985]

Seems like the A's are rebuilding. No Haren or Swisher now

[Kevin]

Nice pickup for the Sox.

I heard that what they gave up to get Swisher wasn't too shabby either though.

Oakland should be good again in a coupla few years. Their stockpiling young talent.

[JB]

Sox gave up a ton to get him....the hitter was there #1 prospect and the two pitchers are see as high level ML talent though they are both very young.

Seems like a lot for a .260 hitter with what 22 HR

I know the upside of Swisher is more then that and he is considered great in the clubhouse..but he will be hitting free agency in the next couple of years.

Probably a decent trade for both teams....though the Sox still don't come close to the Tigers or Indians on paper.

I was glad to see the Royals combated all this by signing Hideo Nomo. That should help pitch to all these lineups with the bashers in them....lol

[FlyersFan]

Originally Posted by JB

Sox gave up a ton to get him....the hitter was there #1 prospect and the two pitchers are see as high level ML talent though they are both very young.

Seems like a lot for a .260 hitter with what 22 HR

I know the upside of Swisher is more then that and he is considered great in the clubhouse..but he will be hitting free agency in the next couple of years.

Probably a decent trade for both teams....though the Sox still don't come close to the Tigers or Indians on paper.

I was glad to see the Royals combated all this by signing Hideo Nomo. That should help pitch to all these lineups with the bashers in them....lol

swisher stunk last year. i had him on my fantasy team and unloaded him in a trade and he promptly was dropped 2 weeks later. he is an average at best hitter and fielder. and he goes through some prolonged hitting droughts. i agree that the Sox gave up a lot for him which is all OAK wanted was young talent to start over with and plug in. I am not a big Swisher guy, even though he is a buckeye......

[JohnnyMapleLeaf]

But on top of the HRs & RBIs, he's a great on-base guy for a power hitter, right?

[V3r1f13d]

Swisher is a nice pick up in my opinion. Sox lost Erstad too.

I dont really care, I hate the team anyways...

[CuseFan10]

Originally Posted by JohnnyMapleLeaf

But on top of the HRs & RBIs, he's a great on-base guy for a power hitter, right?

Good move, IMHO by Kenny Williams. Swisher will hit 35 HR's in that ballpark. I think I read somewhere that it was the #1 park for most home runs allowed last year (which is a stat most people don't recognize). Swisher is also a good on base good who I would guess the Sox will hit 2nd in the order??? Lineup of Cabrera, Swisher, Konerko, Thome, Dye, Fields is nothing to sneeze at. The hitter they gave away, Ryan Sweeney, I think is a bust. He's been a "top prospect" for about 4 years now and still hasn't done anything. Maybe in Oakland with time he will. Gio Gonzalez must be good because he's been traded 3 times in the past year and a half, and I forget who the other arm is but I think the guy had a great AA season last year.

Looks good for both squads I think. Between the Haren trade and now this Swisher deal, it's like Billy Beane had a whole other draft to himself, haha... He got like 8 supposedly quality prospects and I'm sure he will unload Joe Blanton too and get 2 more. Eric Chavez???