I Don't Know...

The A's trade the number 3 prospect in baseball for starting pitching relief.

Normally, I favor moves like this. The future is too uncertain and who knows about these prospects. The A's have the squad to compete this year, so why not go for it? But I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the news. Earlier this year, I thought Russell would be called up and starting for the A's by the end of the year. Maybe they see something they don't like in him or perhaps they are simply happy with the way Lowrie is playing and figure they aren't going to use Russell this year and this is the best chance to win the World Series.