Athletics' Reddick jokes Billy Beane has redeemed himself with Ben Zobrist trade
Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane is back in Josh Reddick's good books, at least for now.
The outfielder didn't hold back his feelings when Beane dealt slugger Josh Donaldson to the Toronto Blue Jays earlier this offseason.
Josh Reddick tells me he is shocked by Donaldson trade. "This doesn't make sense to me. We just traded our best player the last 2 years."
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) November 29, 2014
But upon hearing news Beane worked a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays to bring Ben Zobrist and Yunel Escobar to the Bay Area, Reddick quickly changed his tune.
— J-Red (@RealJoshReddick) January 10, 2015
That was meant to be funny! I'm cracking up over here
— J-Red (@RealJoshReddick) January 10, 2015
Beane has certainly been putting his players through the emotional ringer with numerous trades over the past year. Yoenis Cespedes, Brandon Moss, Jeff Samardzija, and now John Jaso have been sent packing.
And something tells me Beane isn't done wheeling and dealing just yet.