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A’s Coverage:
- Pinder ready to seize any role with A’s in ‘18...
- Oakland Athletics 2018 top-50 prospects: Casey Meisner, RHP...
MLB News:
- Is a pitch clock coming to MLB? We may find out next week...
- Dodgers Grab Zach Britton Lite in Three-Team Deal...
- Carlos Correa nails ‘First Shot’ at Rockets game, wins $5K for charity...
- MLB Hot Stove rumors: Mets, Pirates discuss Andrew McCutchen trade...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- MLB trade rumors: Padres balked at Cubs asking price for Javier Baez...
- After 5-year odyssey, Daniel Bard calls it a career...
- We don’t need a unanimous Hall of Fame election...
Today in Baseball History:
- 2001 - Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who has won seven batting titles in the Pacific League, is signed by the Seattle Mariners to a $14,088,000, three-year contract.
- 2012 - The Mariners sign Japanese P Hisashi Iwakuma to a one-year contract as a free agent. Iwakuma had gone through the posting system a year ago, but the 2008 Pacific League MVP failed to agree on a contract with the winning bidders, the Oakland A’s.
Best of Twitter:
- Looks like the Fish won’t accept salary relief in lieu of prospects...
#Marlins NOT seeking to attach Prado, Castro or any other high-salaried player to Yelich and/or Realmuto in trade talks, sources tell The Athletic. Financial pressure no longer as severe; payroll currently projects to $96.8M, per Cot’s Baseball Contracts. MIA seeking best talent.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 5, 2018
- A former member of Oakland’s pitching staff joins the Cardinals’ coaching staff...
#STLCards announce minor league coaching staff & player development assignments for 2018 including the additions of former All-Stars Jason Isringhausen (Minor League Pitching Instructor) & Ryan Ludwick (Minor League Hitting Instructor) to the Field Staff. https://t.co/orHfH9XCTd pic.twitter.com/hBH79QVWrX
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) January 4, 2018
- A tough business indeed...
Went through Baseball Reference 1999 MLB Draft last night. I counted only 6 guys in the entire draft that still played in MLB. Pujols, Lackey, Brandon Phillips, Rich Hill, Ryan Raburn and me. 2002 draft I counted around 42. Tough business
— Pat Neshek (@PatNeshek) January 5, 2018
