The Athletics caught the baseball world off guard earlier this offseason when they traded star third baseman Josh Donaldson to the Blue Jays. Josh Reddick openly criticized the logic behind the deal at the time by saying that it didn’t “make sense” to trade someone who had been their best player over the past two seasons. He wasn’t the only one who was confused. However, Reddick is now on board with Billy Beane’s plan.
After it was announced today that the Athletics were acquiring Ben Zobrist and Yunel Escobar from the Rays for John Jaso and a pair of prospects, Reddick expressed his excitement about the deal to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle:
#Athletics OFJosh Reddick, memorably down in wake of the Josh Donaldson stuff, tells me, "I think it's fantastic what Billy is doing. ...
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) January 10, 2015
Reddick, cont: "Especially after how the offseason started. Everyone thought we were giving up. Then Billy does what Billy does ... (cont)
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) January 10, 2015
Reddick cont: "and turns it right back around and surprises everyone. It's awesome. I can't wait for the season to start." #Athletics
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) January 10, 2015
Reddick also referenced a familiar line from “Dumb and Dumber” on his Twitter account. You can probably guess what it is. Beane works in mysterious ways.
