Dotel done.

[CaolinaJoe]

Demands surgery instead of rehab, like the doctors suggest. 2 missed seasons at 31, he's done.

ESPN

[NJTank]

Well the way he blows game part of it may be he wants out of the closing spot and he figuers by getting the surgery the pressure he obviously could not handle will be gone.

[Discrim]

well, them's the way it goes...some guys (Gagne, Wagner, Rivera) are made to close, some are born to start (most of em) and some (Dotel, Hawkins) are born to be setup men. then again I'm just a bit mad the Cubs didn't pick Huston Street instead of the A's

[Audiodrama]

There goes the saves on my fantasy team. WTF.

[FiddySicks]

Well the way he blows game part of it may be he wants out of the closing spot and he figuers by getting the surgery the pressure he obviously could not handle will be gone.

Good riddance. The A's gave up tow huge prospects in Mark Teahen, who is the Royals starting third baseman, and Mike Wood, who was lights out last year with the Rivercats....... I have always hated Octavio Dotel and always will. So like i said good riddance, The A's have Houston Street, way to go Beane with the trade that started the streak of the mindless trades the A's have made lately.