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SpaldingBalls
Looking at that Oakland rotation, it can be real good for a long time, if they can retain them. It could be very similar to that of the A’s in the early 2000’s. If only they coul get some bats, this team could be a title contender soon.
j6takish
They could easily be winning the AL West every year no doubt, but what people seem to forget is, those teams off the 2000’s got destroyed in the playoffs. Teams like the A’s and the Twins are always just good enough to win the division, but they are always too cheap to sign that big free agent to push them over the edge
SpaldingBalls
Those teams were 100 game winners consistently though. I think that those losses may have been more of a product of luck (as much of a crapshoot as the playoffs are). Also, I think that any team with that good of a rotation has a chance if they get hot(see 2005 White Sox). Also, each of there top 3 prospects are hitters, including Chris Carter and Michael Taylor, so they could be contenders in 2 or 3 years. Plus, Beane signed Sheets for 10 million, which shows he’s not afraid to spend.
Ferrariman
he also offered multi year deals to Beltre and Scutaro in the offseason as well. i’m likin the direction the A’s are going. now if they could just get more than 15k fans a game and a new ballpark…
$1529282
The way things turned out, Beane should be glad Scuatro went to Boston. Pennington’s been a better player anyway.
Ferrariman
i know but thats not the point. my point was that the A’s are doing something they previously didn’t do, try to sign meaningful free agents.
Dave_Gershman
Pennington might have the 2nd strongest shortstop arm in Baseball. Like him a lot.
By the way Morneau, I hope you saw Espinosa’s 1st MLB home run and his swing…Pedroia Like I tell you!
RedSoxDynasty
Pennington better than Scutaro? The only ss worse than Pennington is JJ Hardy and his anemic bat. No one is complaining about Scutaro in Boston my friend!
Dave_Gershman
Maybe. But my gut says those days are over. I say the Twins at least make it to the ALCS this season and Chris Carter will help the A’s make or come close to postpseason bound by 2012.
alphabet_soup5
I don’t see the Twins making it past the Yankees or Rays in the first round…the Yanks rotation isn’t perfect either but I see them winning in a best of 5 series.
Dave_Gershman
Nope. Twins are going to get past them this time around.
Henry Castellanos
Don’t think so man…
Henry Castellanos
To me, Trevor Cahill and Gio Gonzalez are pitchers you absolutely have to lock up right now.
Dave_Gershman
Exactly…On my blog that went on Baseball blogs weigh in I said that Gio deserves a little more than the Matt Cain contract. Trevor Cahill and Vin Mazzaro deserves to be locked up as well.
boston3party123
the a’s will be a good team next year if they add a bat or two
Dave_Gershman
Get Chris Carter up, maybe sign Carl Crawford.
jwredsox
I never realized how low Cahill’s K/9 is. Something he definitely needs to work on. And I just don’t feel right with Carter. No doubt he has the top power potential but there are questions to whether he will be a .250 or .300 hitter. The difference is a fringe all star to superstar. And in that big ballpark if he settles at a 30 hr, .250 guy you have a Mike Cameron with more power who is bad on defense and little speed. I do like his walk rates though and how well he has hit for power this season. Anyone know if he is in a hitters park though?
ryetoons
The A’s have a great young core. They’re going to be a fun team to watch for awhile. I hope they stay in Oakland.
Henry Castellanos
San Jose A’s… yeah don’t think so if they want a new ballpark at least make it a little bit smaller in Oakland
Matt Grant
Though I believe the A’s will eventually move to San Jose or Fremont, they are not going anywhere for at least 4 years I’d say (time to get the offers, build the park and all.) So if they want any real production from the signings of the young pitchers, they need the mindset of win now and continue to win now, not in a few years. Why waste the years of the great starting pitching?Yes lock Cahill up, and Gio at the same time. Let Vinny go year to year for now, he has not played like the ace the A’s say he will be, but with time I think he can. (They say he has the best stuff of the new “big three”, Cahill, Anderson and Mazzaro.)Cahill will end the year in the top 5 for AL CY as long as he doesn’t be completely miserable in his last 5+ starts.Lock them up!
Matt Grant
*LETS GO OAKLAND!
mauerfan
King Luck doesn’t deserve an extension yet.
sacu
About as much as Mauer deserves $184MM?
mauerfan
He actually proved himself before he got his deal. Cahill has a .224 BABIP, he’s getting lucky as hell.
MrCleanSweep
Extreme ground ball pitchers like Cahill historically have a low BABIP. They sort of the exception that proves the rule to the thought that a low BABIP means a pitcher has gotten lucky.
Cahill’s low BABIP is more likely to be due to no balls getting past the infield defense, than lucky catches.
Dane
Don’t extreme ground ball pitchers tend to have HIGHER BABIP historically? I mean, if you’re getting batters to put more balls on the ground, doesn’t that imply that infield defense has a greater impact upon the outcome?
sacu
About as much as Mauer deserves $184MM?
sacu
About as much as Mauer deserves $184MM?
mauerfan
King Luck doesn’t deserve an extension yet.