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Susan Slusser, in the SF Gate, tells us:
It's possible that the A's will pick up Anderson's option and then deal him; there are numerous interested teams, particularly Toronto, which has pursued the A's Opening Day starter for two years and which had a scout following him again at the end of this season.
Here are Brett's career numbers:
| Year | Age | Tm | W | L | G | GS | CG | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21 | OAK | 11 | 11 | 4.06 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 175.1 | 180 | 94 | 79 | 20 | 45 | 150 | 108 | 1.283 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 7.7 | 3.33 |
| 2010 | 22 | OAK | 7 | 6 | 2.80 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 112.1 | 112 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 22 | 75 | 147 | 1.193 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 3.41 |
| 2011 | 23 | OAK | 3 | 6 | 4.00 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 83.1 | 86 | 40 | 37 | 8 | 25 | 61 | 101 | 1.332 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 2.44 |
| 2012 | 24 | OAK | 4 | 2 | 2.57 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 35.0 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 153 | 1.029 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 3.57 |
| 2013 | 25 | OAK | 1 | 4 | 6.04 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 44.2 | 51 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 21 | 46 | 62 | 1.612 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 9.3 | 2.19 |
| 5 Yrs | 26 | 29 | 3.81 | 84 | 73 | 2 | 450.2 | 458 | 218 | 191 | 40 | 120 | 357 | 109 | 1.283 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 2.98 | ||
| 162 Game Avg. | 11 | 13 | 3.81 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 195 | 198 | 94 | 83 | 17 | 52 | 155 | 109 | 1.283 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 2.98 | ||
With his injury history he does seem like the perfect Blue Jays starter. A quick history, in 2010 Brett had a 'forearm strain' that cost him half the season. 2011 he had Tommy John. In 2013 he missed most of the season with a stress fracture in his foot.
When healthy he is a heck of a pitcher, and the $8 million he'd make next year, would be a pretty large contract for the A's. What do you think, would you like the Jays to trade for him? What do you think it would take to get him?