Athletics Don't Hesitate In Offseason, Make Moves With Added Addition Of Chris Young

Last weekend the Oakland Athletics traded shortstop/designated hitter Cliff Pennington and minor league prospect Yordy Cabrera to Arizona for outfielder ChrisYoung, as the Diamondbacks then traded Cabrera to the Miami Marlins for Heath Bell.

In the deal it seems that the Athletics came out with the best bet in the three-way trade.

Oakland now has a solid staff in the outfield with Josh Reddick, Yoenis Cespedes, Coco Crisp and the newly acquried Young (maintaining the theory that the A's can hold on to all four).

Looking at Young's stats from last season:

              Games Played (GP): 101
              Runs (R): 36
              Hits (H): 75
              Home Runs (HR): 14
              Runs Batted In (RBI): 41
              Batting Average (BA): .231

It seems that Young will add consistency to Oakland's lineup without giving up too much for him after losing Pennington and Cabrera.

Here's an ESPN article that explains a little more about the weekend trade:

ESPN'S KEITH LAW BLOG: CHRIS YOUNG A SHREWD PICKUP FOR A'S