A’s Coverage:
- Game #108: A’s come back to life, beat Blue Jays 10-1...
- Shea: Will A’s add reliever before trade deadline?
- Saracevic: A’s new rally cry: ‘Bat Flippin’ Season!’
- Hart: A’s end season ticket program, announce ‘A’s Access’ membership alternative for 2019...
MLB News:
- AP: Yankees acquire RHP Lance Lynn from Twins for 2 minor leaguers...
- ESPN: Red Sox trade for Angels’ Ian Kinsler...
- AP: Rangers send closer Keone Kela to Pirates...
- AP: Braves trade trio to Reds for OF Adam Duvall...
- Sickels: Twins trade Zach Duke to Mariners for Chase De Jong, Ryan Costello...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Schoenfield: Will Nats actually deal Bryce Harper...and other deadline questions...
- Cwik: Nats closer Sean Doolittle issues strong response to MLB players’ offensive tweets...
- Paine: How MLB’s Tankathon Is Skewing The Trade Market...
- Calcaterra: Joe Panik played in a minor league and a major league game on the same day...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1993 - Toronto obtains OF Rickey Henderson from the Athletics in exchange for minor leaguers Steve Karsay and Jose Herrera.
- 1999 - The Athletics nab sought-after ace Kevin Appier from the Royals for pitchers Brad Rigby, Blake Stein and Jeff D’Amico.
Best of Twitter:
- Congrats to EJax!
Here’s elated Edwin Jackson (@EJ36) and 6-year-old son, Exavier, with a huge bottle of champagne and the souvenir 100 ball after the pitcher’s 100th career victory - with his 13th big league team. What will the boy do with the special ball? “Put it in my room.” pic.twitter.com/ONPjSt43iL
— Janie McCauley (@JanieMcCAP) July 31, 2018
- Hoping he gets a September call-up...
A’s Prospect of the Day is catcher Beau Taylor @beauknows_13 who had 3 hits w/a triple & 2 RBIs to help @nashvillesounds win in extra innings on Monday… https://t.co/g0CAtrukEa pic.twitter.com/Oc80N1yfU0
— Athletics Farm (@AthleticsFarm) July 31, 2018
- Barring Harper, would be biggest trade of today...
archer has routinely been on block for years. but as he said this time it feels different. plus, folks in the rays org seem to suggest it has a good chance of happening. padres seen as favorites. brewers, braves, pirates, dodgers, yankees (tho they seem set now w/ happ/lynn)
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2018