Elephant Rumblings: Cahill Impresses In Bullpen Session, Opening Day DL Updates

A’s Coverage:

• Lee: Allen, 19, flashes ‘spectacular glove’ at short...
• Gallegos: Kendall Graveman enjoys first outing with catcher Jonathan Lucroy...
• Hall: Jonathan Lucroy and Trevor Cahill seal Oakland A’s quietly efficient offseason...
• McWilliams (Subscription): Trevor Cahill is glad to be back with the short-staffed A’s, who hope he salves their arm issues...

MLB News:

• ESPN: Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner suffers broken left wrist...
• ESPN: Braves reassign top prospect Ronald Acuna to minor league camp...
• CBS: The GOP tax bill reportedly could have an impact on MLB and NBA trades...
• Yahoo: Yankees, Red Sox nearing deal to play regular season games in London...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• FanRag: Seriously — what is going on with Alex Cobb?
• Fangraphs: The Minor-League Wage Battle Might Be on the Verge of Ending...
• Hardball Times: Mike Trout, Statcast Darling...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1918 - Although the major leagues optimistically keep the schedules at 154 games, the owners agree to halve the spring training time in an attempt to save money with the United States now engaged in World War I, as the St. Louis Cardinals open their camp at Hot Springs, Arkansas. In fact, the season’s last month will never be played, with the World Series starting at the beginning of September.
• 2014 - In a trade of minor leaguers with excellent bloodlines, the Angels send 1B Matt Scioscia, son of manager Mike Scioscia, to the Cubs in return for OF Trevor Gretzky, son of all-time hockey great Wayne Gretzky. In spite of their athletic lineage, neither player is considered to be much of a prospect, however.

Best of Twitter:

• Cahill impresses...

• Injury updates...