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Rivercats in Vegas

I've been going to the Rivercat games down here in Vegas against the 51's all week and will go again tonight for the series finale. The Rivercats have taken 2 of 3 thus far. I've seen some good baseball and it's been nice to see some our future players up close.

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I've had seats right behind the Rivercats dugout all week and I really like what I see in Tony DeFrancesco as a manager. This guy has to be a big league manager at some point.

As far as some of the players...

Hiram Bocachica is playing like he wants a job in the big leagues. I'm really surprised he's not already, either for the A's or for someone else. I'm pretty sure he's out of options??? In any event, the guy is hitting and playing solid defense and is a heck of a nice guy.

Daric Barton is struggling. He's currently batting .220 and just doesn't look confident at the plate. I think a full year or maybe more of Triple A is what Barton needs. I don't see him being ready for the A's yet.

Kurt Suzuki looks great. I really wish we would just call him up now. He manages a nice game and looks as of he has a lively bat. The one problem I see is he is prone to the strikeout, but who isn't?

Kevin Melillo looks great and I wouldn't be surprised if he is the A's starting 2nd baseman come 2008. Very good in the field and isn't half bad at the plate. Currently he batting .320 and has torched the 51's this week.

Donnie Murphy is playing solid as well.

Our buddy Antonio Perez seems to be struggling but seems to be in good spirits about it.

Jason Windsor looked good this week and hopefully he can keep it up.

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interesting, thanks for sharing

I'd be interested in reading any more observations you make from tonight's game as well.

by OaklandSi on May 3, 2007 7:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bocachica Not Eligible

Because the A's cleared a space on their 40-man roster by releasing Bocachica in late February, they cannot resign him until May 15th.  Some roster rules are porous... in the case of injury replacements for post-season roster eligibility (see Rodriguez, Francisco), laughably so... but this one is not.

by muscatel on May 3, 2007 11:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

pixs

After Barton's Grand Slam


Charles Thomas went 1-for-4 with a walk.

by buddahead9 on May 4, 2007 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

These guys have got to take advantage..

the harder these guys play right now, the sooner they will be called up. I think that several more guys are prone to go down, like Chavvy, Crosby, and Stewart. Putnam, Buck and Braden have proven that the A's are willing to try out younger guys. Barton might be trying too hard or maybe the A's will be cheap and wait till next year until they bring him up in order to save money on him in the long run.

With the Oakland A's, the intravenous drip is always half full!

by OaktownRajah on May 4, 2007 1:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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