Official Oakland Athletics 2012 Season Thread (94-68) AL WEST CHAMPIONS

[albooboo]

Sizemore will be going back to 2B. With Rosales and Weeks being depth. Donaldson at 3B and Drew at SS (if they can reach on a deal).

 

[johnson1]

A's declined option on Drew, picked up Balfour.

Not sure how I think about it, I hope they are working on a new deal with Drew, preferrably 3-4 years.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

DECLINED his option? What the hell...

I hope you're right, there better be some negotiations going on between them.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Reddick and Inge are in the final round for deciding who is going to win Gold Glove awards. I wonder who it will be that snubs Reddick.

 

[GreenNGold89]

I'm hoping they are working on a multi-year deal with Drew, 2-3 years but we will see. If not, Beane better have a back up plan because we got no one to play at SS, unless they try to put Grant Green there again :x.

 

[GreenNGold89]

Props to Reddick. Well deserved.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Glad to be wrong about the snub.

 

[wearinthefourfive]

I bet Susan Slusser fudged the numbers for Reddick.

 

[johnson1]

Congrats Reddick, hugely deserved.

 

[wearinthefourfive]

Colon is back for $3 mil base salary, and I'm perfectly OK with that. I really hope McCarthy comes back, and I think he will too.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Colon is back for $3 mil base salary, and I'm perfectly OK with that. I really hope McCarthy comes back, and I think he will too.

My exact sentiments.

 

[johnson1]

BOB

FREAKING

MELVIN



Congrats

 

[GreenNGold89]

Congrats Bob. Well earned.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Oriole fan checking in. I can't argue Melvin getting AL manager of the year. He did a phenomenal job. Congrats to him. Look forward to seeing the As doing well in the years ahead...

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Congrats to Bob, he earned the award. Now let's see him pair it with a World Series ring.

 

[GreenNGold89]

Oriole fan checking in. I can't argue Melvin getting AL manager of the year. He did a phenomenal job. Congrats to him. Look forward to seeing the As doing well in the years ahead...

Respect. I expected Buck to get it but I'm glad Bob did. Couldn't really go wrong either way, both deserved it.

 

[aznballa33]

bob melvin deserved it. unbelievable job he did

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Tyson Ross Traded to Padres dude was garbage

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Thank God.

Enjoy Southern California, Tyson. And don't come back.

 

[ady2glude707]

Bye bye "automatic loss"

 

[wearinthefourfive]

Gomes gone to boston, 2 years/$10m. Sad to see him go, but glad to see him make that money.

A's have been linked to Asdrubal Cabrera. I don't know how much it would take to get him, but I'd be willing to make a package around Milone, if it didn't include Addison Russell.

Am I the only one that wants another option at catcher?

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Asdrubal would be a great option at SS, though I wonder if we hold back given Russell's quick rise through our farm system. Would it make sense to trade away anything better than a Milone-type player for ~two years of SS play, if that? I don't know.

And yeah, I'd like to see some more options at catcher. Maybe Daric's punk-*** can learn to play behind the plate.

 

[wearinthefourfive]

THIS is who I want playing short on opening day.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

He plays for the Japanese Detroit Tigers

I don't anything about him, but I'm reading grumblings about his ability to transition to the MLB level.

 

[wearinthefourfive]

Sad to see McCarthy go, mad to see him go for relatively cheap.