Brandon McCarthy is a treat to watch, and here's hoping he can stay healthy all season. Beane will need to pull off more signings like this to help the A’s capitalize on the momentum of 2012. Ryan Cook was a closer in the Arizona system before he came to the A's in the Cahill deal. Sam McPherson is a freelance writer covering all things Oakland A’s. Sell, sell, sell!, the punk teenager cried, covering the phone and and telling his friends to shut up. Beane also owns a small piece of the club, so that never hurts.
Primarily a catcher, he has 53 games of experience at third base in the minors, none in the majors. Hell, I don't know what Manny will do. Billy Beane's offseason left little doubt among A's fans that the team was shifting its focus beyond 2012. Wilson is almost trying too hard to be interesting. He missed almost all of last season. He's solid defensively and has some pop, but, like Smith, probably not enough to be a long-term answer in a corner outfield spot. /** That says a lot about the A’s season this year. Gio Gonzalez, Andrew Bailey, and Trevor Cahill weren't going to be free agents for a long time; Gonzalez and Bailey were under contract through the 2014 season before his extension with the Nationals, and Cahill is under contract through 2015 with two team options after that. If Oakland can also use this success as a springboard to getting a new stadium deal, somewhere, that would be a plus, too. Balfour has a 2.85 ERA over the past four seasons. The two true âacesâ will likely start the season on the disabled list. If you had to vote which team had the most interesting offseason, some of you would probably vote for the Angels. The real budding star, top prospect, Michael Choice, also could be ready to make his debut sometime this year. In any case, don't expect much pressure on Beane or Melvin this season. Outfield Get caught in the tarp in the upper deck? Unless the A's were scared that one or both weren't going to stay healthy, there was no pressing reason to trade either. window.addEventListener('load', function () { There's a chance that they'll have a new stadium by then and go Marlins on the world. And, what the heck, a couple of million for Bartolo Colon might work out for some reason. Smith is the most likely candidate given that Reddick is better defensively.
* 'measurement': 5 A nice fourth outfielder on a good team - but he will be forced to start in Oakland.CF Yoenis Cespedes (R) Which means that when the music stopped and it was time to sit down, the A's had a team that was still expected to finish third or fourth, they were spending the same money, but they had seven prospects under team control for six years after they made their debuts.
If the A's are going to punt this season and look to the future, there's no reason not to let Carter (49 Triple-A homers the past two years) see what he can do. They'll have Cespedes at least as long as they would have had Cahill, but they'll pay him more. Coming off shoulder surgery.1B Kila Ka'aihue (L) } The A's essentially have five pitchers fighting for the final two spots in the rotation (three if Braden starts on the DL). But signing Albert Pujols and C.J. If even two of those five can establish themselves as better-than-average big league starters sometime in 2012, the A's have a shot at a decent rotation in 2013 and beyond. Colon is an additional $1.5 million surcharge the A's will pay not to rush a prospect. Here’s your first look at the 2021 NBA draft class. Slick fielder with a cannon arm who will hit in the .260 range.LF Coco Crisp (S) attachDfpMoreSlotEvent(jQuery);
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Very interesting.
Possibly crazy. Cespedes offers good speed and power, but is still a little raw. Drafted From: 1: 18: Sonny Gray: RHP: 5-11: 195: Vanderbilt: 3: 105: B.A.
They have plenty of candidates in Brandon Allen and Kila Ka'aihue (both acquired in trades since July) and the tantalizing Chris Carter, whose raw power allows him a long leash while the A's hope for him to put it together. The playoffs didn’t go right, and that’s the breaks: everyone knows the baseball postseason is more about fate and fortune than it is about anything else.
There were reports that Beane went into the winter with only one player on his untouchable list: Jemile Weeks. With Weeks slated to lead off, and considering the dearth in the heart of the order, Crisp will be forced into the No. Hit double-digit HRs every full season in the minors, including 16 in 345 ABs in 2011.INF Adam Rosales (R) Rotation Has held left-handed batters to a .232 BA in his career. In return, the A's received a handful of prospects whom they plan to use to build toward the opening of their new ballpark, whenever that may be.