Everybody could see it coming but the blockbuster trade of the summer still took us off-guard.
The big name throughout the past month of trade deadline rumors was Jon Lester, from whom the Red Sox presumably wanted as much value before he becomes a free agent after the 2014 season. Everybody could see it coming, and yet when the actual trade dropped this morning, nobody expected a legitimate blockbuster. But we got one!
Let's take a look at exactly how this happened.
The news breaks...
Source: Jon Lester has been traded.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 31, 2014 But where? WHERE JEFF?
Lester going to a team on the West Coast.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 31, 2014
Oh, a game. I love games! Does the team have an 'A' in its name?
Trying to confirm, but hearing Lester and Gomes might be moving for Cespedes
— Alex Speier (@alexspeier) July 31, 2014
This is about the time everyone in baseball lost their collective shit, but I actually feel bad for our friends at @CespedesBBQ:
NO NO NO NO NO RT"@alexspeier: Trying to confirm, but hearing Lester and Gomes might be moving for Cespedes"
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) July 31, 2014
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) July 31, 2014
But if you work for the A's...
SOURCES: http://ift.tt/1nN8KXq
— Jonah Keri (@jonahkeri) July 31, 2014
What does trade mean for Boston?
Uh, Jackie Bradley and Yoenis Cespedes will have their arms in the same outfield.
— Marc Normandin (@Marc_Normandin) July 31, 2014
I feel like the Red Sox should be trying to extend Cespedes pretty much now, before he gets a chancee to hit in Fenway...
— OverTheMonster (@OverTheMonster) July 31, 2014
A year and a half of Cespedes is not bad when you think you have a chance in 2015. Where else is a power bat coming from?
— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) July 31, 2014
Yoenis Cespedes’ in Fenway Park. #RedSox #Athletics http://ift.tt/1m1sMsB
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) July 31, 2014
17 Red Sox Fans Hospitalized With Tongue Lacerations Trying To Yell "Yoenis Cespedes"
— Matt Sussman (@suss2hyphens) July 31, 2014
What does the trade mean for the A's?
Billy Beane knows the world is about to end in mid-November. That's the only explanation I can think of.
— David Matthews (@davidmatthews__) July 31, 2014
the a's out here making "OUR OWNER IS 95 AND HAS PNEUMONIA"-level moves
— Bill Hanstock (@sundownmotel) July 31, 2014
#Athletics loved chemistry Gomes brought to their 2012 division-winning team, which makes him a potentially underrated part of Lester deal.
— Geoff Baker (@GeoffBakerTIMES) July 31, 2014
Gomes: "Chemistry is icing on the cake. It's not the cake."
— Tim Britton (@TimBritton) July 31, 2014
With As all in for Oct, couldn't have done better than Lester: 2.11 ERA in 13 playoff games. He's 3-0 with a 0.43 ERA in World Series.
— David Lennon (@DPLennon) July 31, 2014
Billy Beane is doing everything possible to make sure this year's postseason IS NOT a crapshoot.
— The Captain's Blog (@williamnyy23) July 31, 2014
And everybody else?
baseball has a real parity problem when a greedy team like the A's can just drop in and clear out the trade market
— Jeff Sullivan (@based_ball) July 31, 2014
The adage is true... GMs want to work deals that work for both sides. I'll be damned if I can say who got the better end of this trade.
— Maury Brown (@BizballMaury) July 31, 2014
I want to live in a world where blockbuster deals like Lester-for-Cespedes happen at the Trade Deadline. Wait, I do live in that world?
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) July 31, 2014
Btw, Saturday is "La Potencia" Yoenis Cespedes T-Shirt giveaway day at the #Athletics game. #Awkward
— carlos (@ProducerLos) July 31, 2014
Oops.
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