Please consider this for the sake of argument, comparison and, well, fun: Could the Washington Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg be the next Todd Van Poppel? Consider the similarities: Blazing fastball, first-round pick and both are about 6’4 and 215 pounds. Both […]
In an interesting twist, reports are surfacing that All-Star Manny Ramirez is moving north to play with the Oakland Athletics. ESPN was the first to report the deal. Since then multiple sources have been reporting that the deal is worth […]
A team I could really care less about is moving to a place I could care even less about. This is a true story. But. There is a big but. And I like big buts… The “but” is BUT the […]
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Dallas Braden will undergo surgery on Monday to repair a torn capsule in his left shoulder. Braden was placed on the 15-day disabled list April 17, a day after he pitched five scoreless innings at Detroit […]
After dropping back-to-back games against teh Red Sox, the Blue Jays are making moves. The Toronto Blue Jays traded southpaw David Purcey to the Oakland Athletics for to right-hander Daniel Farquhar. Farquhar, 24, was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays […]
So I may have gotten some hopes up in the Bay Area yesterday when I ranked the Angels at Number 16. Sorry A’s fans your squad is good enough to do your division rivals one better, but not much more. […]
The Washington Nationals have traded OF Josh Willingham to the Oakland Athletics for RHP Henry Rodriguez and minor-league OF Corey Brown. Medical information is being exchanged and the deal should become official shortly. Willingham is arbitration eligible for the 2011 season […]
Only doing Pac-10 players and Oregon State recruits. Arizona – Round 15 – 456 – Minnesota Twins – David Coulon – Arizona Round 16 – 477 – San Francisco Giants – C.J. Ziegler – Arizona Arizona State – Round 14 […]
MLB Team Rankings 1. Arizona Diamondbacks – 21-9 2. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 19-13 3. Oakland Athletics – 18-13 4. St. Louis Cardinals – 19-12 5. Boston Red Sox – 19-13 6. Philadelphia Phillies – 17-14 7. Chicago […]