MLB 2005-2006 Offseason Thread

**The Miz** · 10-27-2005, 09:44 PM

Peter Gammons reports,

Oakland gets:
RP Aaron Heilman
OF Lastings Milledge (AA)

NYM gets:
SP Barry Zito

Wow. If it goes through it doesn't really make sense for Oakland. Milledge has no use to them. They have tons of OF prospects and they need a big bat that is ready to play everyday in 2006. My guess is they would immediately trade Milledge and other prospects for someone like Dunn. As for Heilman, I dunno, NL relievers are generally bad pickups. But he can't be any worse than Yabu.

A more sensible trade (for Oakland) would be Zito for Heilman, Yusmeiro Petit, and Victor Diaz.

10-27-2005, 09:44 PM	#11
The Miz Clutch Poster Posts: 11,997	Peter Gammons reports, Oakland gets: RP Aaron Heilman OF Lastings Milledge (AA) NYM gets: SP Barry Zito Wow. If it goes through it doesn't really make sense for Oakland. Milledge has no use to them. They have tons of OF prospects and they need a big bat that is ready to play everyday in 2006. My guess is they would immediately trade Milledge and other prospects for someone like Dunn. As for Heilman, I dunno, NL relievers are generally bad pickups. But he can't be any worse than Yabu. A more sensible trade (for Oakland) would be Zito for Heilman, Yusmeiro Petit, and Victor Diaz.