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PolarVortex

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Oakland obviously wants a higher draft pick than we do.

What year was it where all they had to do was drop the final series to Oakland and they would get the #1 pick. And instead, they swept Oakland? Was that the year we ended up with Ackley instead of Strasburg?
 

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Oakland obviously wants a higher draft pick than we do.

What year was it where all they had to do was drop the final series to Oakland and they would get the #1 pick. And instead, they swept Oakland? Was that the year we ended up with Ackley instead of Strasburg?

Yes 2008. We call that Marinering.
 

wazzu31

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Or could've swept Oakland and still drafted Trout since that's who the amateur scouts wanted, but he was too big a risk compared to the next Wade Boggs they drafted.
 

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Theres always next year
 
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