ESPN.com – MLB – Lilly traded for Kielty

ESPN.com – MLB – Lilly traded for Kielty

Despite Lilly’s second-half success he was clearly not in the Athletics’ future plans. Attitudes did not jibe.

Kielty is lauded for his patience but he has yet to actually generate much offense. At best he looks to be a pale imitation of Mark Kotsay, who the A’s are also trying to acquire. A team built around pitching needs defense, but they could sure use a banger or two, too.

Lilly’s stubborn immaturity is a reason to discount him, but he showed last year that with a good defense behind him he can get some outs. He is perhaps more volatile than Kielty, but his potential is far grander.