Elephant Rumblings: Four A’s Make Baseball America Top-100 Prospects List

A’s Coverage:

• A’s among five teams that could surprise us in ‘18...
• Top-of-the-rotation workload, expectations will fall on Graveman, Manaea, as A’s appear unlikely to add a free agent starting pitcher...

MLB News:

• Randal Grichuk traded to Blue Jays from Cardinals for two pitchers...
• Report: Mets showing interest in Bartolo Colon...
• Brewers reportedly make offer to free-agent ace Yu Darvish...
• Dillon Gee agrees to one-year, $1.7M deal with Chunichi Dragons...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Whether you think he belongs in the Hall of Fame or not, Barry Bonds’ numbers are fun...
• Edwards: Players Don’t Become Terrible at 30...
• Todd Frazier, ‘Thumbs-Down Guy’ meet at autograph signing...
• No off-season: Future sports lawyers battle in baseball arbitration competition...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1901 - Philadelphia Athletics manager-GM Connie Mack signs a 10-year lease on grounds at 29th and Columbia to be called Columbia Park. A contract is set for construction of single-deck stands to hold 7,500.
• 1929 - The New York Yankees announce they will put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to start continuous use of the numbers. The first numbers are based on positions in the batting order; thus, Babe Ruth will wear number 3 and Lou Gehrig number 4. In a few weeks, the Cleveland Indians announce that they, too, will put numbers on the uniforms. By 1931, all American League teams will use them. It will be 1933 before all National League players are numbered.
• 1998 - Free agent outfielder Rickey Henderson signs on for a fourth tour of duty with the Oakland Athletics.

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