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A’s Coverage:
- Slusser: A’s in no rush after slow winter meetings, despite all their roster needs...
- Slusser: Ex-A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell can’t find work, fires agent...
- Hall: Orioles take Richie Martin in Rule 5 draft, but it’s OK...
- Mussatto: Baseball or football? A guide for Kyler Murray’s decision...
- Slusser: A’s haven’t called free agent Troy Tulowitzki...
MLB News:
- ESPN: Three-team trade executed from Jerry DiPoto’s hospital bed sends Carlos Santana to Indians, Edwin Encarnacion to M’s...
- Passan: Sources: Jeurys Familia agrees to 3-year deal with New York Mets...
- AP: Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto released from hospital after falling ill at winter meetings...
- AP: Campaign started to get Negro Leagues bobbleheads made...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Sullivan: The Rays Made an Actual Free-Agent Splash...
- Brisbee: Why gambling used to scare baseball and why it doesn’t anymore...
Today in Baseball History:
- 2001 - Needing to fill the void of a left-handed power hitter created by Jason Giambi’s departure to the Yankees, Oakland trades reliever Mark Guthrie and P Tyler Yates to the Mets for OF/DH David Justice. The Mets had acquired Justice only a week ago in a deal which sent third baseman Robin Ventura to the Yankees.
- 2007 - The Oakland Athletics trade 2007 All-Star Game starting pitcher Dan Haren and Connor Robertson to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Brett Anderson, Dana Eveland, Greg Smith, Chris Carter, Aaron Cunningham and Carlos Gonzalez. Oakland is hoping to repeat the success of the proven player for prospects type of arrangement that netted them Haren and others in the past.
Best of Twitter:
- More on Maxwell...
Matt Sosnick, Maxwell’s former agent, tells me he talked to every team about Maxwell at least twice.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) December 13, 2018
- Would like the added depth at shortstop if nothing else, with the massive caveat that Tulo stays healthy enough to play consistently...
A’s seemed like a potential fit for Tulo, a Northern Californian. But they haven’t spoken yet, and word is Tulo would prefer to stay a SS if possible. The A’s’ possible opening is at 2B. A’s person: “We have a shortstop,”
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 13, 2018
- Corban Joseph is a really interesting non-prospect. Had seven PAs for the Yankees in 2013, only made it back to the majors again last year with Baltimore, and even then only achieved 19 PAs. Seems to have mastered AA, and had a decent 300 PA run in AAA in 2016.
#Athletics minor league Rule-5 draftees...
— Athletics Farm (@AthleticsFarm) December 14, 2018
2B-1B Corban Joseph (AA in '18): 17 HR/.312/381/.497
OF Mark Payton (AAA in '18): 6 HR/.259/.368/.401
1B Anthony Miller (A+ in '18): 8 HR/.264/.363/.432
