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A’s Coverage:
- Ross: Willie McCovey remembered by A’s, with whom he played 11 games in 1976...
- Ratto: What the A’s will do this offseason, if they know what’s good for them...
- Lee: A’s exercise option on Rodney for 2019...
MLB News:
- Perry:Willie McCovey dies at 80 after Hall of Fame career with San Francisco Giants...
- ESPN: Cubs pick up option on Cole Hamels, trade Drew Smyly to Rangers...
- AP: Ex-Marlins P Justin Wayne gets 4-year prison term for insurance fraud...
- ESPN: Indians not expected to give qualifying offer to Michael Brantley...
- ESPN: David Freese agrees to return to Dodgers on 1-year, $5 million deal...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Cwik: Bryce Harper is on the cover of MLB The Show 19...without a uniform...
- Edwards: An Estimate of Every Team’s Payroll Room...
- Paschal: Naming Rights and Naming Wrongs: Let’s Rename Those NL Ballparks!
- Baumann: The Problem With the Mets’ Brodie Van Wagenen GM Hire...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1988 - Oakland Athletics shortstop Walt Weiss becomes the third consecutive A’s player to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award, joining sluggers Jose Canseco (1986) and Mark McGwire (1987).
Best of Twitter:
- No surprise, but it is roster season...
A’s reinstated the following players from 60-day DL:
— Julian McWilliams (@JulianMack105) November 1, 2018
Paul Blackburn
Jharel Cotton
Daniel Gossett
Kendall Graveman
Sean Manaea
Andrew Triggs
- Rodney’s salary for 2019...
Salary actually bumped to $5.25 mill after hitting escalators in his contract last season.
— Martin Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) November 1, 2018
- And so it begins...
Scott Boras on Marwin Gonzalez, his client and famously versatile free agent, in a phone conversation a moment ago: “I want you to know Marwin has a new name. We’re calling him ‘Swiss G.’ He has a tool for every position on the field.” @MLBNetwork @MLB
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) November 2, 2018
