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A’s Coverage:
- A’s Designate Jairo Labourt For Assignment...
- First round of cuts leave spring roster at 49...
- Joyce limited to DH duties by elbow soreness...
- Sean Manaea continues to develop his slider in second spring start...
MLB News:
- Yankees sign Neil Walker...
- Ryan Braun: ‘Don’t feel comfortable at all’ in making transition to first base...
- Anibal Sanchez released by Twins after three weeks with team to make room for Lance Lynn...
- Phillies, free agent Jake Arrieta reportedly agree to three-year, $75 million contract...
- Royals starting outfielder suspended 80 games following positive drug test...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- The Phillies Rebuilt Like The Cubs And Astros. Can They Win Like Them?
- Last Year’s Boom to This Year’s Bust: Avoiding the Post-Breakout Player Trap...
- The End of the Starting Pitcher...
Today in Baseball History:
- 2012 - New Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen is already in mid-season form. He gets ejected in the 6th inning of an otherwise placid Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox for arguing a foul ball call with umpire Tim Timmons. As Ozzie explains afterwards: “I don’t mind getting ejected, man. That’s my job. If I get ejected protecting my players, I can sleep at night.”
Best of Twitter:
- Seems like a really good fit...
Lucroy says he has a strong relationship with A's coach Mark Kotsay, who he played with in Milwaukee. Leaned on Kotsay to learn about the team.
— Melissa Lockard (@melissalockard) March 12, 2018
Jonathan Lucroy believes the A’s can be a sneaky good team if the pitching is there. “That’s where I come in.” pic.twitter.com/mtlibQaTeI
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) March 12, 2018
- He’ll get another shot somewhere...
Jairo Labourt was DFA’d for the third time in 10 days. The A’s let Brandon Moss go to make room for him but Labourt is the odd man out for Jonathan Lucroy.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) March 12, 2018
- Starting to thin out...
Your March 12 All-Unemployed starting lineup:
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) March 12, 2018
1B - Reynolds, 2B - Walker, SS - Hardy, 3B - Yunel Escobar
OF - Melky, Ethier, Werth
DH - Holliday, C - Ruiz
Bench - Jaso, Drew, infante, Moss, Brandon Phillips
How many games would this team win? I’ve got 73 as the over/under!
