I figure with that trade with doh I get to see van As move on and actually play (hopefully) on another WBL roster. I was planning on moving him to AAA this year and having him act as a reserve guy in case of injury to one of my WBL players, but I didn't really have much use for him otherwise. I've got another guy (Samurakami) on AAA who should be capable of filing an OF spot if absolutely needed, and I've already got a backup on top of a backup at the OF slots already with Reyes and Powell. Very unlikely van As or Samurakami would play for Buffalo this year (or any year going forward, really). I figured it was best just to move him now before he gets older/irrelevant, and get at least something in return.
Goose is a little bit of a "hmmm" piece for me. I've got comparable/solid IF backups already at the WBL level, and Goose isn't that much (if at all) of an improvement over either guy. But, Goose gives me that support in AAA in the event Gilleland or Luong go down, or if Rodriguez goes down. Plus, maybe Rodriguez/Frisby will suck and Goose will surprise me and I end up swapping one of them out and putting Goose in. But he gives me more leeway as far as how I want to handle that infield, in comparison to the flexibility van As gave me.