Tommy Everidge hitting .377
by BlueMoon on Jul 26, 2009 8:12 AM PDT
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Last night Tommy Everidge went 4-6 with 2 home runs to raise his average to .377. Seems like he should get a shot with Oakland soon. With the addition of Wallace to the Rivercats the line-up in Sacramento is very strong. Everidge has only struck out 26 times in 141 abs, with 9 hrs and an OPS of 1.059. As a 10th rounder he doesn't have the prestige of some other prospects, but he's producing.
Ironically, the A's might have the best hitting AAA team and worst hitting MLB club at this point.
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where does he play, though?
all i’ve read suggests he could play 1B, 3B, or DH. and as of right now, i don’t see him getting much PT at any of those 3 – maybe if kennedy and/or o-cab are traded, we could shift some people around. personally, i’d like to see what he could do at third and what barton can do at first for the rest of the season…he’s certainly earned a promotion.
by guy incognito on Jul 26, 2009 8:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He'll come up in September...
though i wish he’d get everyday ABs. How can he not get a chance?
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by brenarlo on Jul 26, 2009 9:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
beane has noticed
General manager Billy Beane said that Everidge, who is batting a team-high .367, will also continue to get playing time. “Hopefully, he keeps hitting like he’s hitting and we’ll figure out something,” Beane said. “The last couple of years, having too many good hitters has not been a problem.”
by Asfan4ever723 on Jul 26, 2009 9:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Like I said in my post yesterday, we should just send Barton down. Everidge needs to be up and up now. He’s not the only one that should be called up as well.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 26, 2009 9:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Barton is hitting under .100, I'd say it's time for Everidge to get his shot
McGwire belongs in the Hall so put him there
by streetisclosedin08 on Jul 26, 2009 10:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He has had enough chances.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 26, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No he hasn't.
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by mikev on Jul 26, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m done with him. I’d rather see him sent down in favor of Everidge.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 26, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's done with ur mom
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by mikeA on Jul 26, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what he said.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 26, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you guys are worse on Barton than the FO is on Buck
jeez
by noava22 on Jul 26, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not everyone is down on Barton.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 26, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 to mikev
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by Player To Be Named Later on Jul 26, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bunch of first 1Bs
We seem to have a bunch of good hitting 1Bs stashed away in the minors – Everidge, Chris Carter, and soon-to-be Brett Wallace. Give Barton until the September callups to see if he can hit. If not, it’s time to cut him loose and give others a chance to audition for 2010.
by batterbatter on Jul 26, 2009 11:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
cut him loose?!?!?!?
pardon my french, but the guy is 23 fucking years old.
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
by flipgatey3 on Jul 26, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the A's are going to trade O-Cab
Then bring up Everidge, and put either he or Barton at 3B, move Kennedy to short. I’d believe in my idea more if I’d heard Kennedy was taking grounders at short, like Fosse made a point of telling us everytime they updated on Unicorn when he was coming back from injury.
by thashyt on Jul 26, 2009 1:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Barton at 3B
Has Barton ever played 3B? My memory is fuzzy. I think Kennedy at SS is gonna be a nightmare.
by batterbatter on Jul 26, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barton played two innings at third base in 2008.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 26, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AND NO ERRORS!!!
We have our answer at 3rd
HILLIS
by robbo650 on Jul 26, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
defensively, that would probably be the worst
left side of the infield in the history of sports.
by chipper1001 on Jul 26, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And then the A's pitching staff will organize a revolt and depose Geren and Beane
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jul 26, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depose, like this?
“OK Bob, where were you at 3pm when the lineup cards were made?”
“And Billy, what were you thinking — your best man, for crying out loud?”
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by Nico on Jul 26, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is this guy, Crosley I think
that says hi.
by Future Ed on Jul 26, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But hes not
on the 40 man roster. The only way i see Everidge coming up is if Giambi goes on the 60 day dl
by thewhizkid on Jul 26, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good, put Giambi on the 60-day disabled list.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 26, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't mind seeing this happen.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Jul 26, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's only 39 players on the 40-man right now
When is Sean Gallagher going to go to SD? Then, there will be 38 on the 40-man, giving Everidge as well as Duke a spot.
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by muffinpryde on Jul 26, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's already listed on the 40-man
They say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all the time!
by muffinpryde on Jul 27, 2009 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everidge this season to me is just like a right handed John Bowker
AAA Bow G: 80 Hr: 17 Obp: 448 Slg: 614 Ops: 1062
AAA Eve G: 41 Hr: 9 Obp: 424 Slg: 635 Ops: 1059
Both players were born in 83.
by skalordes on Jul 26, 2009 3:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Give him a chance. He’s so hot right now.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 26, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everidge reminds me of Wes Bankston,
who got a callup when he was hot, started out hot, and then showed why he wasn’t called up before. In other words, “Why not?” but at the same time, the A’s know that their major league team can’t hit, and if they thought Everidge could hit big league pitching like a .377 AAA hitter might be able to, they’d have called him up by now.
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by Nico on Jul 26, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 26, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhh wes Bankston
gooood tiiiimes
HILLIS
by robbo650 on Jul 26, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I was so excited for a bit of power...
How did he end up w/ Cinci, anyone know?
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jul 26, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He ended up with Cinci?????
That skank!!!!! Grrrr…
-Cindi.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jul 26, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Minor league free agent.
Bankston signed out of high school, drafted in 2002. Minor-league contract lasts only seven seasons, so Bankston’s ran out at the end of 2008. A’s could have held on to him if they kept him on the 40-man roster, but they didn’t. They DFA’ed him in August, so when the season ended he became a free agent.
Anyone, including the A’s, could have signed him to a new contract. Cincinnati offered one and he took it. I believe he’s playing in AAA Louisville now.
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by iglew on Jul 26, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bankston sucked, by the way
He may have had some power, but his OBP in his 17 games with Oakland was .238. That’s not very good.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 26, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everidge is often dismissed around here as too much of a defensive liability
to be of any use to the A’s. While his defense may be suspect, the final two months of a losing season is the time to see how a young player can do offensively, defense be damned. Everidge destroys left-handed pitching, something none of the current A’s are much good at. If Everidge can hit better than Garciaparra, Giambi, or Crosby, he makes this team better, period (its not like any of these players have a spot they excel at, glove-wise, to the point where they are better than all other defensive options). At this point his defense is totally irrelevant, whereas finding out what kind of bat he has is worth something going into the offseason.
Also fwiw, the Rivercats offense has rated in the lower middle-third of the PCL by most offensive metrics throughout the season. To suggest that Sacramento is the best-hitting team in AAA is incorrect.
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by Aufheben on Jul 26, 2009 11:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+1 to the final two months is the time to find offense, defense be damned
If we were not the worst offense in the AL, maybe it would be different.
"Gratuitous gesticulating together sounds even better"
by OmahaHi on Jul 26, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barton's swinging the bat okay now
I actually like the way Barton’s been playing since he returned. He seems to have a little quicker bat and is swinging well. He is also a decent defender who hustles and is aggressive about trying to get the out at second on double plays. He looks a lot better than last year
by coachmule on Jul 27, 2009 9:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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