Lets talk Athletics

[Persevering Saint]

Hendriks starting the Wild Card game. First Australian to start a playoff game

Not the best of starts.

 

[AJ_2000]

10-4! Great start. 7 straight wins. Practically made the playoffs

 

[Dan Moody]

10-4! Great start. 7 straight wins. Practically made the playoffs

And good to see Krush Davis back in some form.

 

[AJ_2000]

This was after 8 in a row , it's now 9 after they sweep of the Asterisks.

 

[AJ_2000]

And good to see Krush Davis back in some form.

He doubled his HR tally in 2020 today

 

[AJ_2000]

First playoff game win in forever today. Pretty nerve racking finish. Have to do it all again tomorrow.... I hate day games

 

[AJ_2000]

Yeah baby! Going to the ALDS! 5 games in 5 days next week (if needed).

 

[Dixie Flatline]

RIP Ray Fosse. Was a former player for Oakland and then after retirement, joined the commentary booth as a colour commentator and held the role for 35 years (from 1986 to earlier this season). Very few people knew, but he had been fighting cancer for 16 years while maintaining his workload until August this year. Passed away yesterday from cancer. The Giants just commemorated his passing in the lead-up to the game against the Dodgers a few minutes ago.

Ray Fosse, A’s champion player and longtime broadcaster, dies at 74

Fosse had been battling cancer for 16 years

www.athleticsnation.com

 

[Dixie Flatline]

The Braves are favourite to land Sean Murphy as the 2022 winter meetings start up.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Former first round draft pick, A.J. Puk, who featured in the 2022 season as a reliever, will be given the opportunity to earn a spot on the starting rotation for Oakland in 2023. Drafted by the A's as a starting pitcher, he transitioned to the bullpen during his time in Triple-A and has never started a MLB game. He pitched 66.1 innings in 62 appearances for the A's in 2022, with a 3.12 ERA, a 27.1% strike-out rate, and an 8.2% walk rate.

Will Winter Meetings kick-start A’s offseason activity?

The Oakland Athletics have copious needs, a top offseason trade candidate in catcher Sean...

www.sfchronicle.com

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Miffed that the A's traded Murphy for such a poor return. Last major piece the A's had to improve the farm system and they've pulled in a haul of middling prospects. The Cardinals turned down the A's offer of Donovan and Nootbar in exchange for Murphy, so the A's pivoted back to their tried and true strategy of mid-tier prospects in exchange for a premium asset. Pretty bummed about this trade.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

 

[Dixie Flatline]

2023 ZiPS projections for the A's from Fangraphs.

2023 ZiPS Projections: Oakland Athletics

Oakland has enough talent to beat 2022’s total of 60 wins, but the ’23 ceiling is likely very low.

blogs.fangraphs.com

 

[Upstart Swan]

RIP Sal Bando who passed away a few days ago. A key member of the Swinging A's of the early 70s.
Ex-Brewers GM Bando, 3x champ with A's, dies

 

[Dixie Flatline]

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Found this on another website. Current 40-man roster:

Jersey #	Pitchers (20)	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
68	Domingo Acevedo	R/R	6'7"	240	06/03/94
58	Paul Blackburn	R/R	6'1"	196	04/12/93
11	Shintaro Fujinami	R/R	6'0"	180	12/04/94
61	Zack Jackson	R/R	6'4"	230	25/12/94
56	Dany Jimenez	R/R	6'1"	182	23/12/93
32	James Kaprielian	R/R	6'3"	225	02/03/94
55	Adrian Martinez	R/R	6'2"	215	10/12/96
65	Trevor May	R/R	6'5"	240	23/09/89
--	Luis Medina	R/R	6'1"	175	03/05/99
60	Sam Moll	L/L	5'9"	190	03/01/92
--	Kyle Muller	R/L	6'7"	250	07/10/97
36	Adam Oller	R/R	6'4"	225	17/10/94
33	A.J. Puk	L/L	6'7"	248	25/04/95
47	Drew Rucinski	R/R	6'2"	190	30/12/88
38	JP Sears	R/L	5'11"	180	19/02/96
30	Chad Smith	R/R	6'4"	200	08/06/95
54	Kirby Snead	L/L	6'1"	218	07/10/94
62	Freddy Tarnok	R/R	6'3"	185	24/11/98
64	Ken Waldichuk	L/L	6'4"	220	08/01/98
Jersey #	Catchers (2)	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
23	Shea Langeliers	R/R	6'0"	225	18/11/97
9	Manny Pina	R/R	6'0"	222	05/06/87
Jersey #	Infielders (11)	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
99	Jesus Aguilar	R/R	6'3"	277	30/06/90
2	Nick Allen	R/R	5'8"	166	08/10/98
77	Jonah Bride	R/R	5'10"	200	27/12/95
15	Seth Brown	L/L	6'1"	223	13/07/92
12	Aledmys Diaz	R/R	6'1"	195	01/08/90
75	Jordan Diaz	R/R	5'10"	175	13/08/00
76	Dermis Garcia	R/R	6'3"	200	07/01/98
5	Tony Kemp	L/R	5'6"	160	31/10/91
98	Ryan Noda	L/L	6'3"	217	30/03/96
6	Jace Peterson	L/R	6'0"	215	09/05/90
1	Kevin Smith	R/R	6'0"	190	04/07/96
Jersey #	Outfielders (7)	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
--	Lawrence Butler	L/R	6'3"	210	10/07/00
72	Connor Capel	L/L	6'1"	185	19/05/97
22	Ramon Laureano	R/R	5'11"	203	15/07/94
20	Cristian Pache	R/R	6'2"	215	19/11/98
25	Brent Rooker	R/R	6'4"	225	01/11/94
1	Estuery Ruiz	R/R	6'0"	169	15/02/99
37	Cal Stevenson	L/L	5'10"	175	12/09/96

 

[AJ_2000]

A bit more on the stadium piece. Feels like watching a bad version of "Major League"

‘It’s miserable’: How ‘Moneyball’ MLB owners plan to move team to Vegas... or destroy it trying

‘It’s miserable’: How ‘Moneyball’ MLB owners plan to move team to Vegas... or destroy it trying

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Seems like the A's moving to Las Vegas is just about a done deal, if you believe the media from Las Vegas. Multiple reports that the A's have entered into a binding agreement with Red Rock Resort to buy a package of land in Las Vegas.

Major-league deal: A’s to purchase land near Strip for new ballpark

A’s President Dave Kaval said a $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat, partially retractable roof stadium would be built on the site west of teh Las vegas Strip.

www.reviewjournal.com

 

[Dixie Flatline]

From the sole Oakland beat writer left, reporting that the City of Oakland (which owns the Howard Terminal area that was slated to be redeveloped to fit in the new ballpark for the A's) has ceased negotiations with the club. After 50 years in Oakland, looks the A's are on the move again.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

New stadium tentatively scheduled to be opened in 2027.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

An official statement from the Athletics confirming that they have entered into a binding agreement to acquire land in Las Vegas with a view to constructing a ballpark on the land.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Terrible season so far, so we'll take the little wins where we get them. Here's Luis Medina's first ever MLB strikeout. Freezing Mike Trout with a curveball at the top of the zone.

 

[AJ_2000]

Terrible season so far, so we'll take the little wins where we get them. Here's Luis Medina's first ever MLB strikeout. Freezing Mike Trout with a curveball at the top of the zone.

I'm genuinely shocked when I get a notification of a win after such a terrible start to the year. The roster had been questionable for many seasons, but would often find a way to compete... But it looks like they desperately want to leave Oakland with no regrets of losing a competitive team - loading up the draft for their arrival in LV

 

[Upstart Swan]

....loading up the draft for their arrival in LV

Even that strategy doesn't work. 2nd worst record last year but got relegated to no. 6 pick.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

We gave up Sean Murphy in exchange for Esteury Ruiz, but he's been one of the few bright spots in a horrible first month of baseball.