Long rumored to be coming to San Diego, Jason Kendall has been dealt to the Oakland A’s for Mark Redman and Arthur Rhodes. No disrespect to Kendall, but as a Padre fan I’m very glad to have Ramon Hernandez on the team for a fraction of the cost.

For actual analysis of the trade, check out Elephants in Oakland (in which the Pads’ George Kottaras gets noticed) or Value Over Replacement Blog. And of course Dan gives his take over at BTF.