A's are quiet at MLB trade deadline

Well, the (sort of) official trading deadline has come and gone and the Athletics finalized the deal for George Kottaras, a backup catcher from the Milwaukee Brewers.  The A’s sent RP Fautino De Los Santos back to Milwaukee.  De Los Santos was a decent RP that floated to and from the majors and minors.  Here’s a quick summary of the trade from the San Jose Mercury News: http://www.mercurynews.com/athletics/ci_21186472/oakland-trade-catcher-george-kottaras

Here are Kottaras’ career stats: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kottage01.shtml

Yawn.  When this deal was originally rumored to be going down a few days ago I thought it signaled the end of the Kurt Suzuki era in Oakland.  I’m glad that it isn’t / wasn’t, as Derek Norris was sent back down to the minors earlier today.  None of these guys are going to be consistently productive in the batting lineup for the A’s for the rest of the season, but I like having Kurt on the roster for his experience in general and with young pitchers. 

The day comes and goes without a new infielder on the left hand side of the diamond and while that isn’t a good thing, I’m glad we didn’t sell the farm for a rental or someone that was going to eat up a lot of Lew’s limited resources in the future.  Yes, I’m talking about Jimmy Rollins specifically, as I have seen the rumors floating around from this afternoon.  While I love the idea of adding Rollins for the rest of this year, I wonder what the cost would have been and the ramifications to Beane’s budget in the future.  This team is playing too good right now to take that much risk on. 

What do you think of today’s “non-moves”?  Good, bad, or indifferent?  Would you prefer to have Rollins on the roster, and if so, at what cost?  

Let’s go Oakland!