Elephant Rumblings: A.J. Puk getting call to MLB

A’s Coverage:

• Gallegos: Top prospect A.J. Puk joining A’s (source)...
• Slusser: Top pitching prospect A.J. Puk to join Oakland A’s on Tuesday... ($)
• Lockard: With the Yankees on the horizon, the A’s add fire to the bullpen and promote top prospect A.J. Puk... ($$$)
• Rosenbaum: What to expect from A’s Puk in The Show...
• Slusser: Oakland A’s release their spring schedule... ($)
• Slusser: It’s all about adjustments for new A’s starter Tanner Roark... ($)

Best of AN:

• Hall: A’s prospect watch — A.J. Puk coming up to MLB, Jesus Luzardo back up to Triple-A...
• Moriarty: A’s Farm Report — A’s Minor League League Leaders: Mateo, Neuse, Brown & More...
• Hall: A’s announce 2019 Class for Athletics Hall Of Fame...
• Hall: A’s fans split on confidence in bullpen...

MLB News:

• Passan: Red Sox ace Chris Sale (elbow) expected to avoid Tommy John, but will likely miss remainder of 2019 season...
• Hoynes: Cleveland Indians’ Corey Kluber (left abdominal muscle) could be shut down for two weeks...
• Berman: Astros shortstop Carlos Correa day-to-day with concerning back injury...
• Drellich: MLB, NFL, MLS unions band together to fight bill that’d allow players to receive money upfront from third parties... ($$$)

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Rosenthal: Old, wise and in playoff contention – how the Nationals rescued their season... ($$$)
• Kram: Welcome to the World of Competitive Wiffle Ball...
• Clemens: One Pitch, Optimally Speaking...
• The Athletic Staff: 35 under 35 — A look at some of the young behind-the-scenes talent shaping baseball... ($$$)
• Fink: Julio Teheran Sinks to Success...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1923 — A four-piece bat used by Babe Ruth is banned by American League president Ban Johnson because of the glue used on it. A protest is made against the Browns’ Ken Williams for using a bat with a wooden plug in it. Johnson rules that all bats must be one piece with nothing added except tape extending to 18 inches up the handle.
• 2012 — The Athletics acquire shortstop Stephen Drew from the Diamondbacks in return for minor league infielder Sean Jamieson.

Best of Twitter:

• How do you let this happen in extra innings of a tie game...

• An interesting development for the Triple-A infield...

• Five incredibly deserving A’s legends will be enshrined next month...

Note: Thank you all for the awesome feedback on yesterday’s Rumblings! Today I’ve denoted lighter paywalls with a ($) following the link and strict paywalls with a ($$$). I’ve included a poll below including the methods of the past two days as well as a third, using (¢) and ($). Each way has its pros and cons, so let me know which you prefer!