Pennington Traded to D-Backs for Chris Young

[Zito75]

Wow... I like this move. Pennington has under-achieved the past year or two... Chris Young could probably benefit from a change in scenery. Welcome aboard Chris!

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/new...s_oak&c_id=oak

[Ben Grimm]

I like this move for the A's. Young has the talent to have one of those explosive years. I actually thought it was going to be this past season as he started out on fire 'til he got hurt and missed a month. I wonder if this means they'll pick up Drew's option or extend him...

[mlazar]

It must mean that Coco is being shopped around...

[Zito75]

It must mean that Coco is being shopped around...

CoCo or Seth Smith? (Can't remember Smith's deal with the A's)

[anna]

It looks like Jonny Gomes won't be back.
Chris Young is a career 230 hitter. We'll see how he does this year.

[Ben Grimm]

CoCo or Seth Smith? (Can't remember Smith's deal with the A's)

Smith made $2.4M in 2012. He's second-time arg-eligible this season.

Gomes (mentioned by anna) was $1M in 2012 and will hit FA if not signed by the A's. He's good in limited duty (DH vs LHPs) but that's about it. He'll likely seek a 2-3 year deal from somebody coming off one of his better seasons.