Elephant Rumblings: Beginning of Free Agency, A’s in Winter Ball, Framing Wars Continue

A’s Coverage:

• From Friday: A’s Prospect Jesus Luzardo Has a Healthy Elbow and High Ceiling...
• Capping an incredible season, Sheldon Neuse drives in winning run in AFL Fall Stars Game...
• A’s In The AFL – October 30-November 4 Update...
• An update on the A’s in Winter Ball...

MLB News:

• Sam Fuld retires, joins Phillies’ front office...
• Curt Young moves across the Bay to become Giants pitching coach...
• Johnny Cueto declines to opt-out, remains with Giants...
• Andre Ethier now a free agent after Dodgers decline $17.5M option...
• Marlins decline Ichiro Suzuki's $2 million club option; is career over?
• Today is the first of two qualifying offer deadlines. In case you need a refresher on how qualifying offers work, Whitney McIntosh has you covered...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Yu Darvish really feels awful about his World Series performance...
• Baseball’s Framing Wars Are Not Over...
• Examining the parallels between Gabe Kapler and Chip Kelly...
• A way-too-soon look at 2018 Comeback Player of the Year...

Today in Baseball History:

• 2001 - Denying it is a negotiating ploy, Commissioner Bud Selig is given the authority to "begin the process" of eliminating two "to be announced" teams by the MLB owners by a 28-2 vote. Donald Fehr, the Players Association executive director, calls the action of possibly eliminating the Twins, Expos, Marlins or Devil Rays most imprudent and unfortunate and the worst manner in which to begin the process of negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement.

Best of Twitter:

• Prediction: someone gives him a lot more money than this...

• Another interesting potential free agent starter hits the market...