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Loading ...A’s Offseason 40-man Roster Projections: notsellingjeans™ Edition (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted October 8, 2008 at 9:00 amIs good hitting contagious?
More to the point: Do hitters perform better when they are surrounded by other patient, proficient hitters?
Now if you’ve already decided where you stand on that question, you have probably also decided what you think the A’s should do this winter.
Billy Beane has already mentioned an interest in finding out how much better Jack Cust could be with some …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Monday Morning Minors Musings: Top-20 Lists Edition (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted October 6, 2008 at 7:30 amBoth grover and Taj will be posting their Top-20 prospect lists later on in this posting, however there are a few news tidbits regarding the A’s minor league system that should be addressed first:
- In a move that surprised no one, the A’s announced that Trevor Cahill was tabbed organizational Pitcher of the Year and Chris Carter was named organization Player of the Year …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Monday’s Minute-to-Midnight Minor League Musings: The Prospects of Attrition (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 16, 2008 at 12:02 amWhen you look at an organization’s bevy of prospects you have to accept that some of them, probably as many as half of them, will not qualify for similar consideration a year later. Injuries, poor performance, promotions and trades will exact a toll on any prospect list. Heading into the 2008 season the Oakland A’s had 13 grade …
Tags: Aaron Cunningham, Adrian Cardenas, Andrew Bailey, Arizona Fall League, B. Eric Patterson, Brett Anderson, Cal League, California League, Carlos Gonzalez, Chris Carter, Corey Brown, Daric Barton, Eric Patterson, Hawaiian Winter League, Henry Rodriguez, Instructional League, International League, James Simmons, Jason Christian, Jeremy Barfield, Josh Donaldson, Josh Outman, Matt Sulentic, Midwest League, Oakland, Sam Demel, Sean Doolittle, Sean Gallagher, The Cal League, Trevor Cahill, Vincent Mazzaro (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...AN Visits with Minor League Expert John Sickels (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 15, 2008 at 7:00 amSportsBlogs Nation is really fortunate as we have John Sickels writing the best minor league blog on the Web in Minor League Ball. Sickels does excellent work at that blog and I suggest you make it part of your daily reading. I figured it was a great time to check in with him since that’s what most of us A’s fans …
Tags: A Texas League, Aaron Cunningham, Aaron Hicks, Adrian Cardenas, Arizona Fall League, Athletics, baseball, Brett Wallace, Cal League, Carlos Gonzalez, Chris Carter, Craig Italiano, Daric Barton, Eric Patterson, Henry Rodriguez, Jason Christian, John Sickels, Jose Pett, Josh Donaldson, Kane County, Mark Ellis, Michel Inoa, Midwest League, Ricardo Aramboles, Rich Harden, Sean Gallagher, Texas League, Travis Buck, Tyson Ross (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Decision 2009: Dallas Braden (Athletic Supporters)
Posted August 26, 2008 at 12:07 pmWith the losses piling up, all that is really left for the Oakland A’s in 2008 is to use the remainder of the season to evaluate players for the 2009 campaign. Over the next several weeks, I will take a look at some of the players that the A’s will have to make decisions about [...]
Tags: Alan Embree, Andrew Brown, Angels, Bullpen, Dallas Braden, Dan Meyer, Dana Eveland, Greg Smith, Henry Rodriguez, Huston Street, Jerry Blevins, Joe Blanton, Joey Devine, Justin Duchscherer, Santiago Casilla (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Monday Midnight Minors Musings: Wrapping up the minor league season - edition (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted August 24, 2008 at 11:30 pmWell, it seems like my duties of monitoring the minors have officially been usurped by user asyouwish33 who has been publishing daily updates of the minor league teams using some fancy-pantsy box score widgets. He/she obviously has better tech skills than I do and has more time on his/her hands to issue a new report nearly every day, so for daily updates and more …
Tags: Bullpen, Henry Rodriguez, Mariners, Rangers, Richie Robnett, Vancouver Canadians (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...It’s Really Not As Bad As We Think (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted August 6, 2008 at 1:02 pmWell, maybe it is. At least right now. But I never really thought the A’s were going to compete for the AL West in 2008. I thought this was a team that Billy Beane was building for the future while hoping it wouldn’t be a complete failure on the field this season. A lot things happened to make the team worse than most thought, …
Tags: AL West, Billy Beane, Carlos Gonzalez, Henry Rodriguez, Kirk Saarloos, Lenny DiNardo, Ryan Sweeney (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Updates From Around The Minors (A Minor Consideration)
Posted July 28, 2008 at 12:31 pmGio Gonzalez had a rough start for the River Cats on Sunday, giving up three earned runs in four innings after walking five and striking out just two. Gonzalez had a run of four excellent start from the end of June through mid-July, but his last two have been short and sour. Overall, his 4.54 [...]
Tags: Henry Rodriguez, Huston Street, Joe Blanton, River Cats (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Staturday: Today’s Number is… 40 (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted July 26, 2008 at 8:53 amSo I was halfway through a story when I saw yet another question regarding the 40-man roster in 2009. This was a topic I was going to address once Beane finished dealing (which was the nature of the earlier story) come July 31st but as there seems to be continued confusion on the topic, I’ll dive in now.
This is based on what we know about …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Beane’s Challenge: HOW to Add A Hitter? (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted July 24, 2008 at 10:04 amIt is no simple question. Everyone from Billy to opposing pitchers know that the A’s need a middle-of-the-order bat added to the current configuration, before the A’s are back in the “contention conversation,” and I believe the A’s need to avoid the Casey Blakes who are “ok but not special” and the Frank Thomases who are “not part of the 2010 conversation,” and find a …
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