Man, I can’t help but feel sorry for Ryan Langerhans, young outfielder who was traded on Sunday from the Braves to the A’s for a player to be named later and cash considerations. He’s had a rough go at things so far this season, starting the season by getting only three hits in 44 at-bats. There was a small group of hands that would dress up in hands costumes, and it always gave me a chuckle.

Anyway, he played two games in centerfield for the Athletics, and had a costly error that ended up costing the game for them against the Red Sox, and was 0-4 with two strikeouts and a walk. He was shipped off to the Nationals last night for Chris Snelling. Just as he got to know a few new players after spending his career in Atlanta, he gets sent back to the National League East to a rival team of his former Atlanta Braves. And not to mention he goes from first in the East to dead last.

He is at least taking it well, and joking about it.

“You just have to laugh. I’ve never seen anything like that,” Langerhans said, “but I enjoyed my time here. I enjoyed meeting a lot of these guys, a good group of guys. I guess I have to pack everything up again for the second time in a week.”

I remember something similar happened with Michael Barrett, but in the off-season. He was either traded or signed as a free agent with the Athletics after being with the Expos. Shortly there after, perhaps a week maybe, he was sent to the Cubs for Damian Miller, which has paid huge dividends for the Cubs.