Crosby to the DL; Petit called up

by gotgreen on Jul 5, 2008 12:59 PM PDT

Well, I'm surprised BoCro lasted this long. *sigh*

Here is the official press release.

This is the third time the A's have placed a player on the disabled list in the last four days. Oakland has now used the DL 18 times this year, which is four short of the Oakland record set in 1992 and matched last year. The A's currently have seven players on the DL.

We're close to breaking our DL record! :(

Luckily we have a lot more depth this year!

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Somewhere PT is smiling

by nevermoor on Jul 5, 2008 1:13 PM PDT 0 recs

Probably jumping with joy

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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

Actually, I'm conflicted

I’m happy he’s out of the lineup, but unfortunately he’s likely to be untradeable at this point, so it’s probably increasing the number of games he’ll be playing in an A’s uniform…

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by PaulThomas on Jul 5, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up 0 recs

At the least, being injured makes it easier to give someone else a look...

...because at this point, they’re not playing Petit over Crosby if both are healthy.

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by Flashfire on Jul 5, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up 0 recs

Bankston, Barton, Murphy, Hannahan, Petit, Davis and Brown. I know the overwhelming choice for Manager of the Year will be the Rays’ Joe Maddon, but if Geren keeps winning with this motley lineup, he’s gotta finish second.

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by FoolshGame22 on Jul 5, 2008 1:15 PM PDT 0 recs

The year is barely half done

every team is getting a share of the “injury hammer blows”. I think Geren is succeeding because the pitching is succeeding.

Joe Maddon may have his own “NY Mets-style debacle” come September. Let’s hold off on the mgr of the year talk …. IMO.

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by One won lost won on Jul 5, 2008 3:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

Before long we will all KNOW the Rivercats

Before long there wont be anyone left in Sac-town but Buck, Powell and Denorfia

by A'sfaninNC on Jul 5, 2008 1:21 PM PDT 0 recs

I wonder if we've not got the youngest...

active roster in MLB? It’s gotta be close.

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by FoolshGame22 on Jul 5, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up 0 recs

Ture that

but the Rays are young as well

by A'sfaninNC on Jul 5, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up 0 recs

Ellis is pulling down (up) the average

Now with Chavez, Corsby, and Thomas all on DL, MaEl’s the only A’s hitter on the field who’s played on the 2006 team.

by asfansince1989 on Jul 5, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up 0 recs

Not many 1970's babies left on the active roster....

Emil Brown – ‘74
Jack Cust – ‘79
Justin Duchscherererer – ‘77
Mark Ellis – ‘77
Alan Embree – ‘70
Brad Ziegler – ‘79

Now I’m really feeling old….

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by gigglingone on Jul 5, 2008 2:13 PM PDT up 0 recs

+25 or so...

in “dog-pluses”.

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by One won lost won on Jul 5, 2008 3:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

For some reason...

this year doesn’t feel as DL-errific as last year.

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by Jennifer on Jul 5, 2008 2:44 PM PDT 0 recs

expectations

facepalm.jpg

by Zonis on Jul 5, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up 0 recs

And depth

We traded for Hannahan last year pretty much out of desperation.

by EddieVegas_NRAF on Jul 5, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up 0 recs

While on that subject...

...I watched Jason Perry (traded to the Tigers for Hannahan) stroke a triple and drive in a run in his first major league at bat on Friday. He’s with the Braves now.

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by Monday Fan on Jul 6, 2008 12:09 AM PDT up 0 recs

yeah he looked good in the field and at the plate

by A'sfaninNC on Jul 6, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up 0 recs

Crosby soldiered that first half

I know he ain’t stellar with the stick, but I still like the guy. I’m glad to see he held out for so long. I wouldn’t hold this against him while he’s trying to shake off the “fragile” label—could and does happen to anybody.

I hope Petit gets more of those starts than Murphy.

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by Joey C. on Jul 5, 2008 6:32 PM PDT 0 recs

Same here - at least use the time to

see what Petit can do. All he did in his first callup was go 6/18.

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by Nico on Jul 5, 2008 6:55 PM PDT up 0 recs

If he rips it, whaddaya do?

Would you rather Crosby’s .250 with doubles power, or Petit’s .275 with Mr. Burns power?

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by Joey C. on Jul 5, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up 0 recs

Crosby's the present...

Petit the future (if they can’t find anybody better). So, Petit goes down as soon as Crosby’s healthy. Maybe Crosby spends an extra game or two rehabbing if Petit shows something beyond the expected.

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by FoolshGame22 on Jul 5, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up 0 recs

or more like this

murphy’s the present, petit the future

i see petit filling that utlity role and unfortunately crosby going nowhere with that 5mill contract unless he’s injured

my hope is that crosby has built up some value and its just bad timing that dodgers are desperate for SS right now that he’s injured.

they are showing interest in an NL version of a healthy crosby…Jack Wilson who has 15+ mill/2yrs remaining

by Asfan4ever723 on Jul 5, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up 0 recs

3 LH opposing starters in the next 4 days

Let Petit play SS and Murphy 3B against the left handers. Jack can play 3b against Silva and w/ Duke pitching that game, I’d but the better defensive SS out there. Which I believe is Petit.

by sourstuff on Jul 5, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up 0 recs

and for my own amusement

my guess for tomm’s lineup:

Ellis 2b
Sweeney RF
Suzuki C
Brown LF
Cust DH
Banky 1B
Cgon CF
Murphy 3B
Petit SS

by sourstuff on Jul 5, 2008 10:25 PM PDT up 0 recs

Banky, huh?

Chasing Amy reference, I hope.

Answering my own question above, Petit doesn’t seem to me like he’s the answer to the offensive woes at the SS position. I certainly like him more as the supersub than Murphy. Crosby probably has a lock on the starting spot, not by virtue of the contract, but by virtue of the fact that Billy looks over his organizational depth chart, sighs, and quietly mutters “shit.”

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by Joey C. on Jul 5, 2008 11:25 PM PDT up 0 recs

unfotunately, neither Crosby nor Murphy...

are going to be replaced by Petit this year. Petit is an emergency replacement, nothing more.

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by FoolshGame22 on Jul 6, 2008 2:35 AM PDT up 0 recs

Crosby isn't the answer either

So they might as well have someone out there who can field the position well. Once Petit arrives he should be in the lineup. There’s no point in calling him up if the plan is to put him on the bench. They could have called up Pennington for that.

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by Monday Fan on Jul 6, 2008 12:18 AM PDT 0 recs

they'll play him, as long as playing time is available...

when it’s not, they’ll send him back down. It’s pretty simple.

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by FoolshGame22 on Jul 6, 2008 2:38 AM PDT up 0 recs

It's not that simple

If Petit plays particularly well, they may not be able to send him down. He wouldn’t be the first minor leaguer to parlay an unexpected opportunity into a starting gig in the major leagues. You could be right but it’s far from a certainty.

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by Monday Fan on Jul 6, 2008 3:04 AM PDT up 0 recs

knowing geren, i doubt petit plays

hr might get in a couple games here and there, but he’ll prefer murphy

here’s an article on pennington

Cliff Pennington, SS, Sacramento River Cats (Triple-A, A’s)
Being a first-round pick (21st overall in 2005) carries a lot of expectations. For the first part of his pro career, it’s safe to say Pennington struggled to meet them.

The Texas A&M product had a decent summer debut in the Midwest League after being drafted, but 2006 did not go so well. He missed time with a torn hamstring and he hit a combined .239 that season. Last year did go a bit better, as the shortstop hit .253 between the California and Texas Leagues. He did show excellent on-base skills, drawing 81 walks for a .346 OBP, that helped him get on base to use his speed for 17 stolen bases.

Now 23, Pennington has taken another step up in 2008. He began the year back in Midland, but got promoted to Triple-A after 50 games. Between the two levels, he’s hit .263, but he’s drawn 60 walks (against 51 K’s) for a .380 OBP and he’s gone 22-for-27 in stolen-base attempts. He’s mixed in some second base to increase his versatility and at the very worst, looks like he could be a very valuable speedy utilityman in short order.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080701&content_id=426220&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp

by Asfan4ever723 on Jul 6, 2008 11:02 AM PDT 0 recs

He's certainly started producing of late. Hopefully he can keep the improvement up.

by OldhamA on Jul 6, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up 0 recs

oye vi

Hi! New here. Huge A’s fan!
Anyways, I have always held on to HOPE that Bobby would play a full season and produce. I like the guy but it’s never a shock to hear he was put on the DL. When he plays he is a solid defensive player and his bat isn’t bad..it’s just not that good either! It’s just never a shock to hear that Bobby is on the DL. Must be nice to make so much money sitting on a bench watching baseball games. I wish!

by ilovegregsmith on Jul 6, 2008 7:36 PM PDT 0 recs

Aargh

Bobby Crosby, career OPS+: 86

Bobby Crosby, career Equivalent Average: .243

Bobby Crosby, career batting runs above average: -40

Over his career, Crosby has been closer to a replacement level hitter than to league-average. I really don’t know what other word than “bad” could be used to describe him.

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by PaulThomas on Jul 6, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up 0 recs