On June 28th, literally the same day that I made deals that acquired DH-Hal McRae, RP-Bill Campbell & prospect SP-Rich Gale. Oakland received news of an injury to Dick Bosman, one of their rotation arms, although he was the worst of the bunch with a 5-9 record and 4.76 ERA for the season.
I decided not to take any chances and traded prospects OF-Mark Budaska and C-Denny Haines to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for pitcher Pete Broberg. I placed Bosman on the 15-day disabled list, while they figure out his diagnosis. I also bumped starting pitcher Glenn Abbott from the 5th slot to the 4th slot, while Broberg will fill the 5th slot of the rotation.
Broberg was 5-5 with a 4.84 ERA & 3 Saves for the Brewers, while he has pitched in 34 games with 7 starts this season.
The deal ended up being a good choice, found out on July 31st, on the trade deadline that Bosman will be out for 4 months (Surgery to remove a bone spur / elbow).
Oakland led the division over 2nd place California by about 18.5 games at one point, but watched that lead diminish a bit, to 11 games, but Oakland finished strongly with a 105-57 record, winning the division by 16 games. Sal Bando put a solid finishing touch, smacking a walk-off two-run homer against those Angels for the Athletics, winning the final game of the season -- setting up a good vibe as Oakland enters the postseason.
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