Quote:And you were praising the Tigers' trade for Price, and panning the A's trade for Lester. Get it?

 
I question how much you actually follow baseball.

The Tigers didn't get worse because of trading Smyley and Jackson for David Price.
The Athletics got considerably worse because of trading Cespedes for Lester.

At the time of the trade, the Tigers were 59-47 and in 4th place in the AL. (.557 winning %)
At the time of the trade, the Athletics were 66-42 and in 1st place in the AL. (.611 winning %)

In August and September, Detroit went 32-15 (.561 winning %).
In August and September, Oakland went 22-33 (.400 winning %).

Detroit actually had a better winning % after the trade. Their demise was from cold bats and a TERRIBLE bullpen.
Oakland went from being the #1 team in the AL to one of the worst teams in August and September. Their demise was missing their best hitter from the heart of their lineup. Oakland led MLB in runs scored when Cespedes was traded. In August they were 22nd and in September they were 21st.

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