Новости за 27.05.2019

Whether you call it a 6 or 9 game winning streak (yes, the Detroit rainout and ridiculous umpiring continue to rain on the A’s parade), the Athletics are on fire! All of MLB knows it, and this is best demonstrated by the Power Rankings posted last night:

There have been some significant changes made to the Angels’ roster over the years, but the story remains the same. A pitching staff with potential but decimated by injuries. An offense with potential but plagued by expensive black holes. Questionable managing. A superstar cast supported by an amateur crew. The result is typically a team that looks great on paper but finishes below .500, as the Angels have done now for the previous three seasons.

With this year’s amateur draft just a week away, it’s a good time to take a look at how the A’s top picks from last year’s draft have been performing so far this season. You’ll find the A’s top 11 picks from the first 10 rounds of the 2018 draft along with their statistics through games of Sunday, May 26 listed below.

A’s Coverage:

• Slusser: A’s extend winning ways, pick up pace against West...
• Gallegos: A’s sweep Mariners, run winning streak to 9...
• McWilliams: Building Cotton 2.0 — After Tommy John surgery, Jharel Cotton vowed to trust his stuff — he’s getting there... ($)
• Slusser: A’s could put Jharel Cotton, A.J. Puk in bullpen when they return...
• Streeter: Can This Man Keep the A’s in Oakland?
• McWilliams: ‘I broke a bone in my hand, I didn’t get my talent taken from me’ ... Читать дальше...

After Rodney's DFA and some bad performances by Wendelken and Dull we clearly don't have a lot of depth in our bullpen right now. Since we got to competing you have to think, that a trade is unevitable. Shane Greene and Shawn Kelley(again) could be dealt to the A's, but the one guy that could suit our needs really well is Will Smith. He might be the second lefty in the bullpen that we have been looking for over a year.

It was ruled legal. What do you think?

Major League Baseball has implemented a suite of new rules about sliding over the last several years, geared toward making the game safer. However, they include many intricacies and everyone is still getting used to the whole thing. Sunday’s game against the Mariners brought an interesting example, so let’s take the opportunity for a closer look.

First, let’s set the scene. It’s the 7th inning, the A’s led 3-1, and Mark Canha was on first base with nobody out. Читать дальше...

With 8.5 consecutive wins under their belts and freshly tied for the second Wild Card spot, all of a sudden the A’s rocky start doesn’t feel quite so rocky. Perhaps the way that the A’s got to this point of the season isn’t exactly how people anticipated, but “in contention for the second Wild Card spot” is more or less exactly where most thought the team would be. Today, with the Red Sox squeaking passed the Astros and securing a win, it was the onus for the A’s to beat a floundering Mariners’... Читать дальше...