Only what's left of this year and one full season left before we're into 1979, so we can't be leaving our trade tickets on the shelf if it can be avoided. This is a fairly even trade that swaps out a guy for whom we have no use for one who will be a really handy OF depth guy with some nice pop.
Tony, who came up with us briefly and played for the club in 1976 before heading to the A's, still has almost his full TC complement intact.
He comes into the parent club at the expense of Mario Mendoza, who heads back to AAA after going 0-for-1.