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Jays snag prized prospect Gose
Scrap first base plan to land centre-fielder
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Brett Wallace won't be replacing Lyle Overbay at first base for Toronto.
TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays have tried on multiple occasions to obtain Anthony Gose, so when the opportunity finally arose this week, they didn't have any problems blowing up their succession plans at first base to get the 19-year-old centre-fielder.
General manager Alex Anthopoulos parted with gilt-edged prospect Brett Wallace -- the heir apparent to Lyle Overbay acquired as part of the Roy Halladay deal last November -- to acquire Gose from Houston mere hours after the Astros picked him up Thursday from the Philadelphia Phillies in the Roy Oswalt deal.
That the Blue Jays made a deal some 48 hours before Saturday's non-waiver trade deadline came as little surprise, but that Wallace was the player heading out the door was a shocker.
Throughout the season it's been a question of when, not if, Wallace replaces free-agent-to-be Overbay, and now he's gone for a player who is likely at least a couple of years away from reaching the majors.
"This was a trade about Anthony Gose," Anthopoulos said on a conference call. "We've really liked this player quite a bit for quite some time and knowing how difficult it is to get a premium position player like this with the defence and the speed, (those are) two things we do not have a lot of in this organization.
"With respect to first base going forward next year, those are things we have to address. ... I really don't know how it's going to line up right now because there are other deals that can occur, other signings that can occur, other opportunities. But we certainly have plenty of time."
Anthopoulos couldn't hide his glee at getting Gose, whom he said has some similarities to Tampa Bay Rays left-fielder Carl Crawford. If he's anywhere near that good this deal will be a great one for the Blue Jays.
In 103 games this season with Clearwater, the Philadelphia Phillies affiliate in the Florida State League, the 6-1, 190-pound left-handed hitter had a .263 batting average with 17 doubles, 11 triples, four home runs, 20 RBIs and 36 stolen bases. A second-round pick in 2008, Gose led all minor-league players with 76 stolen bases in 2009.
He will join single-A Dunedin, Clearwater's rival.
-- The Canadian Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 30, 2010 C8
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