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How All Of The A’s Pitchers Were Acquired: Lots Of Depth Even For 2015 Without Breaking The Bank!
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How All Of The A’s Pitchers Were Acquired:
By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @chuckbooth3024
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Billy Beane has assembled quite the Pitching Staff for his 2014 final playoff push despite having both Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin out for the year with Tommy John Surgery.
Sonny Gray, A.J. Griffin and Sean Doolittle (although he was drafted as a hitter) are the only active pitchers on their staff that are homegrown products.
Jon Lester was acquired with Yoenis Cespedes (who signed as an International Free Agent.
Much like the hitters, the ‘Moneyball GM’ has wheeled and dealt until he put together one of the best run prevention teams in the game baseball.
Bringing in Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel cost the team 2 young prospects and Dan Straily, all of whom were team draft picks. Read the rest of this entry →
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Oakland Athletics Roster In 2014: How All Of The Pitchers Were Acquired
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By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @chuckbooth3024
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I just finished writing an article about how Billy Beane was smart not to have signed Barry Zito, Mark Mulder and Tim Hudson to extensions here.
You really wont find him do this anytime soon with any of his chuckers.
The Scott Kazmir deal is the one he likes to do. It is simple as to why the man operates like this. He doesn’t have to give up any assets in the process.
Beane is a “Baseball Rounder”.
It is not unlike him to do manage 50 – 60 transactions per year. He was won more than he has lost – whether it is Free Agency or trades. His ballclub has the best record in the Majors since the start of play in 2012 – at 200 – 144 (.581 baseball).
We will go through the Pitching First, and then the hitting by the weekend. Read the rest of this entry →
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Tags: A.J cole, A.J. Griffin, aaron cunningam, adrian cardenas, AL West, andrew bailey, anthony gose, arizona diamnondbacks, barry zito, billy beane, blake treinen, brad peacock, brett anderson, brett wallace, carlos gonzalez, chad gaudin, chris carter, clayton mortensen, collin cowgill, connor robertson, corey wimberly, craig breslow, craig italiano, dan haren, Dan Otero, dana eveland, daric barton, David Freitas, derek norris, doug fister, drew pomeranz, eric patterson, evan scribner, fabian williamson, fernando abad, fernando rodriguez, geroge kottaras, gio gonzalez, greg smith, guillermo moscaso, houston astros, huston street, ian krol, jarrod parker, jed lowrie, Jefry Marte, jemile weeks, jesse chavez, jim johnson, joe blanton, john jaso, John Wooten, josh donaldson, josh outman, kevin kouzmanoff, kiki calero, kurt suzuki, luke gregerson, mark Mulder, matt holliday, matt murton, Max Stassi, michael taylor, Mike Morse, miles head, nick swisher, o.co coliseum, oakland athletics, raul alcantara, rich harden, robert gilliam, ryan cook, ryan kelly, ryan Sweeney, ryan webb, Sacramento River Cats (PCL), san diego padres, scott hairston, scott kazmir, sean doolittle, sean gallagher, seth smith, Shane Peterson, sonny gray, tim hudson, trevor cahill
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