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A’s Coverage:
- Game #61: Rangers Take Opener, Beat A’s 7-4...
- He: A’s load up on college talent on Day 2...
- Gallegos: A’s manager Bob Melvin reflects on passing of Dwight Clark...
- Shea: Yankees’ top pick brings memories of A’s Tony Phillips...
- Leuty: Using playbook from Warriors, Kings arenas, lawmaker looks to limit environmental challenges to new A’s ballpark...
MLB News:
- Matz: Max Scherzer becomes fifth ever with two career immaculate innings...
- ESPN: Rangers release RHP Tim Lincecum...
- Gardner: ESPN agrees to move N.Y. Yankees out of ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ slot...
- ESPN: Yankees’ Jordan Montgomery to undergo Tommy John surgery...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Edwards: Don’t Blame Hitters for All the Strikeouts...
- Normandin: Why minor league baseball players haven’t unionized...
- Simon: These are the best late-round picks in Draft history...
- Paine: The 2018 Brewers Sure Look A Lot Like The 2015 Royals...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1941 - The New York Giants become the first team to wear protective headgear as they used plastic helmets in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 2013 - The Astros take Stanford University pitcher Mark Appel with the first overall pick in the 2013 amateur draft; Appel was a first-round selection in the 2012 draft, by the Pirates, but failed to come to terms. The Cubs follow by taking third baseman Kris Bryant from the University of San Diego. 15 of the top 20 picks are spent on pitchers.
Best of Twitter:
- Good for him...
A’s area scout Chris Reilly, who scouted Kyler Murray extensively, is congratulated after the club selects Murray with the 9th pick in the 2018 #MLBDraft. pic.twitter.com/0HIfXyB5EF
— Oakland Athletics ⚾️ (@Athletics) June 5, 2018
- Javy being Javy...
Spoiler: @javy23baez caught it. pic.twitter.com/w18pd2hMtG
— MLB (@MLB) June 6, 2018
- Priorities...
Beer — and baseball — served to your seat at @Padres games ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/zCh3HjeUyD
— Petco Park (@PetcoPark) June 6, 2018
- Walk year notes...
We have a long way to go, but Bryce Harper isn't having a monster walk year to this point. A .227/.365/.517 slash line and a 1.2 WAR (the same as Christian Villanueva). Harper ranks 32nd in #MLB with a .365 wOBA and 37th in wRC+. He has some work to do. #Nationals
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) June 6, 2018
Manny Machado, in contrast: A .326/.395/.626 slash line and a 2.5 WAR. Machado ranks 5th in baseball with a .422 wOBA and 5th in wRC+. He's been steady offensively despite moving to SS and playing for a team that's 18-41. If a good platform year helps, he's doing his part.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) June 6, 2018
