Daily Link Dump 5/5/14

CSN's Andrew Baggarly disapproves of the decision to move the Braves to Cobb County.

Chris Sale won't be back in action for another couple of weeks, which means the A's won't see him when the White Sox come to town for a three-game set next week.

Sonny Gray and Jose Fernandez are your Pitchers of the Month!

David Laurila's Sunday Fangraphs notes included quotes from Josh Reddick and Ken Korach, as well as former A's farmhand Mike Ekstrom, who is now pitching in Italy.

How have playoff odds changed over the first month of the season? Check out the data!

Minneapolis' Star Tribune has a brief article on Terry Steinbach, who works on the staff for the Twins.

Eric Benson wrote a recent article for Sports on Earth about A's prospect Jeremy Barfield and his transition to the mound.

MILB.com's Benjamin Hill talked with Eric Campbell, groundskeeper for the Midland RockHounds. It's a very interesting read.

Tonight's minor league action includes Josh Lindblom on the hill for Sacramento.

On this day a year ago, the A's won a 5-4 thriller at Yankee Stadium to win a three-game series.

Tonight's starting lineup does not include Josh Reddick or Yoenis Cespedes, but Yoenis is available off the bench.