Elephant Rumblings: A’s take SS Logan Davidson, RHP Tyler Baum on Day One of MLB Draft

A’s Coverage:

• Kawahara: A’s draft switch-hitting Clemson shortstop Logan Davidson...
• Gallegos: A’s select SS Davidson at No. 29 overall...
• Raynor: For Oakland A’s first-rounder Logan Davidson, first came the driveway, then the drive... ($)
• Serrano: Logan Davidson Learns To Deal With Draft-Year Expectations... ($)
• Kleinschmidt: Why Jonny Gomes has utmost confidence in Bob Melvin as A’s manager...
• Lockard: A’s minor-league notebook — Franklin Barreto back to barreling baseballs... ($)
• Poindexter: A’s week in review — Five straight losses in winnable games leads to a below .500 record again... ($)

Best of AN:

• Hall: MLB Draft 2019 — Oakland A’s select Logan Davidson with No. 29 overall pick...
• Hall: MLB Draft 2019 — Oakland A’s select Tyler Baum with No. 66 overall pick...
• Oakland A’s 2019 Community Prospect List: The final Top 30 list!

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• Salisbury: Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen suffers knee sprain; team to promote outfield prospect Adam Haseley...
• Keri: The 30 — The calendar flips to June, trades are on the horizon and a nearly untouchable rookie is on the mound for Atlanta... ($)

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• MLB: Draft Day 1 — Analysis of every 1st round pick...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1944 — In Hawaii‚ Joe DiMaggio hits a 435-foot home run‚ but the 7th Army Force team loses 6 - 2 to a Navy team‚ as former major league P Bob Harris throw a four-hitter for the Navy.
• 1990 — The Braves wisely select Florida high school SS Chipper Jones with the first pick in the annual free-agent draft. The Tigers follow with Tony Clark and the Phils use the 3rd pick on Mike Lieberthal. The A’s use their 14th choice to take the much sought after Todd Van Poppel‚ passed over because of his stated intention to pitch at the University of Texas. The A’s change his mind and he signs on July 16th for $1.2 million. Late in the 6th round‚ the independent Class A Miami Miracle draft Mike Lansing under a never-before-used rule. The rule will be abolished‚ but Lansing will play two years with the Miracle and make the majors with the Montreal Expos.

Best of Twitter:

• Some excellent news from Ron Darling...

• Salt in the wound...

• All reports on Davidson have been positive so far, but it looks like Baum could be a second-round steal...