Elephant Rumblings: A’s Lineup Ranked 10th Best in Baseball, Alex Cobb Finally Signs

A’s Coverage:

• MLB.com Ranks A’s Lineup 10th Best in Baseball...
• Lee: Graveman gets Opening Day assignment...
• AN: Oakland A’s sign Brett Anderson to minor league deal...
• Moriarity: Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson...
• Lockard: Oakland Athletics prospects make a strong impression in big league camp...
• Gallegos: Yusmeiro Petit finally finds job security after anxiety-filled journey...

MLB News:

• ESPN: Alex Cobb agrees with Orioles on 4-year deal near $60M...
• MLBTR: Padres’ Alex Dickerson To Undergo Tommy John Surgery, Miss 2018 Season...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• ESPN: Inside the mask: An umpire crew chief on mound visits, mad managers and having your call overturned...
• SI: How Giancarlo Stanton Negotiated His Way to the Yankees to Create Baseball’s Scariest Lineup...
• SBN: A Minor League Baseball team will be the Flying Chanclas, amazing nostalgia for Latinxs everywhere...
• BP: Will Tampa Bay’s Bullpen Day Catch-On Elsewhere?
• Calcaterra: The Marlins are using Jose Fernandez’s death to head off criticism of their teardown

Today in Baseball History:

• 2006 - Second baseman Alfonso Soriano refuses to play the outfield for the Washington Nationals in what was supposed to be his first exhibition game with the team. General manager Jim Bowden says his biggest offseason acquisition could go on the disqualified list if he doesn’t agree to switch positions this week.
• 2011 - The perjury trial of Barry Bonds, officially named “USA vs. Bonds”, begins in San Francisco, CA with jury selection. The past few weeks have been spent arguing over what evidence would be admissible as the prosecution seeks to demonstrate that Bonds lied to a grand jury in 2003 during the BALCO investigation when he stated that he had never knowingly used steroids. Bonds also faces a charge of obstruction of justice.

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