The Oakland Athletics 2018 Offseason Season Thread | One and Done Again

[GreenNGold89]

I'm still living out in Sac so I haven't been able to make it out to weeknight games, but I am 10-1 in the games I've been too.

 

[wearinthefourfive]

You come from Sac all the time? Thats nuts. If I didn't work two bart stops away, I probably wouldn't have gone to half the games that I have already.

 

[GreenNGold89]

My parents still live in the East Bay so I usually just come home for the weekend and go to all 3 games.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

I'm 10 minutes away from the Coliseum right now and I've only been to one game. I have no excuse

 

[GreenNGold89]

I'm 10 minutes away from the Coliseum right now and I've only been to one game. I have no excuse

First no A's jerseys and now this?

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

If I didn't start this thread I think it would be fair to question my fanhood

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Don't get a ticket like you did after that raider game

 

[johnson1]

Man that Weeks jersey was a good buy at the time, everyone thought that kid was a future star

 

[GreenNGold89]

What do you guys think it would take to land a guy like Zobrist? He is a FA after 2015 and would be a HUGE upgrade.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Not enough in the farm system. Has to be someone young on the roster right now.

 

[grusumm18]

What do you guys think it would take to land a guy like Zobrist? He is a FA after 2015 and would be a HUGE upgrade.

a bag of dirt would be an upgrade
hell, sadly brandon fn hicks might even qualify as an upgrade

but the pieces that are avail gotta be for st pitching...
sonny and kaz are nice

chav already at a career high in ip, so i dont think u can really expect much
mill/stray = meh at best
dp gonna break another hand

staff gonna be fun to watch next yr tho...

and tangent
nice to see bartolo get a knock and run the bases yesterday

 

[GreenNGold89]

I know we don't have much leverage with our farm but Billy NEEDS to find a way to upgrade at 2nd and probably a solid starter. The issue is, I don't think a 4th starter is really going to help this team. We would need more of a front line guy and we don't have the pieces to make that happen (Russell better not be going anywhere).

Price (I think he is overrated but I would still take him) and Zobrist to Oakland would be a nice dream....Yes I know it ain't happening.

 

[GreenNGold89]

Serious question, can Vogt learn 2nd?

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

 

[grusumm18]

screw it

tyler ladendorf, come on up

always wanted to see what that o carbrera trade brought us

 

[GreenNGold89]

I know this isn't a video game and you can't just move guys around, but I would seriously consider seeing how Vogt can take ground balls at 2nd.

That's how desperate I am to see some production there.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Best record in baseball with an absurd run differential, and we're still nitpicking.

That's why people think hardcore fans are crazy.

 

[GreenNGold89]

We know what it will take to win in the playoffs.

I'm going to quit on sports if we end up with the best record and lose in the first again.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

It wouldn't be the first time for us, either.

 

[grusumm18]

ya couldnt quit on a squad that lost its 1&4 before the season started and will have basically 10M for a new fa signing...

that and we saved some $ with the draft this yr...

i mean next yrs squad is gonna be that much better....

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Next year's team is likely the last run this core group has in them.

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Next year's team is likely the last run this core group has in them.

damn I hope not

 

[wearinthefourfive]

They just showed a clip of Peavy throwing a 3 hitter against us in early 2012, and damn was that team bad. I forgot about Kila Kahaahuel'eue completely. There was some guy named Luke Hughes (?) starting at 3rd. The only offensive guys left from that roster are Cespedes, Crisp, and Reddick.

 

[GreenNGold89]

Watching film from 2007 -2011 hurts my eyes. :x

 

[wearinthefourfive]

Jeremy Accardo 30 R R 6' 0" 195 Dec 18, 1981 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Brandon Allen 26 L R 6' 2" 235 Feb 12, 1986 4 3 2 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Brett Anderson 24 L L 6' 4" 225 Feb 1, 1988 4 6 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 $3,250,000
Grant Balfour 34 R R 6' 2" 200 Dec 30, 1977 9 75 0 5 75 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 $4,000,000
Daric Barton 26 L R 6' 0" 205 Aug 16, 1985 6 46 33 46 43 0 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.3 $1,100,000
Travis Blackley 29 L L 6' 3" 190 Nov 4, 1982 3 24 15 3 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2
Jerry Blevins 28 L L 6' 6" 185 Sep 6, 1983 6 63 0 3 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 $490,000
Andrew Carignan 25 R R 5' 11" 235 Jul 23, 1986 2 11 0 0 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $480,000
Chris Carter 25 R R 6' 4" 250 Dec 18, 1986 3 67 59 67 55 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 1.2
Yoenis Cespedes 26 R R 5' 10" 210 Oct 18, 1985 1st 129 128 129 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 48 0 104 26 0 1 3.9 $6,500,000
Jesse Chavez 28 R R 6' 2" 160 Aug 21, 1983 5 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Bartolo Colon 39 R R 5' 11" 285 May 24, 1973 15 24 24 2 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 $2,000,000
Ryan Cook 25 R R 6' 2" 215 Jun 30, 1987 2 71 0 4 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 $480,000 All-Star
Collin Cowgill 26 R L 5' 9" 185 May 22, 1986 2 38 28 38 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 8 39 0 2 3 0.4 $482,500
Coco Crisp 32 B R 5' 10" 185 Nov 1, 1979 11 120 111 120 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 97 0 113 3 6 3 3.2 $6,000,000
Fautino De Los Santos 26 R R 6' 2" 225 Feb 15, 1986 2 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.0 $482,500
Josh Donaldson 26 R R 6' 0" 220 Dec 8, 1985 2 75 74 75 75 0 3 1 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 $480,000
Sean Doolittle 25 L L 6' 3" 210 Sep 26, 1986 1st 44 0 3 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8
Stephen Drew 29 L R 6' 0" 190 Mar 16, 1983 7 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $7,750,000
Pedro Figueroa 26 L L 6' 0" 215 Nov 23, 1985 1st 19 0 1 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Brian Fuentes 36 L L 6' 4" 230 Aug 9, 1975 12 26 0 3 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 $5,000,000
Graham Godfrey 27 R R 6' 3" 215 Aug 9, 1984 2 5 4 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 $480,000
Jonny Gomes 31 R R 6' 1" 230 Nov 22, 1980 10 99 74 99 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 3 42 53 18 1 1.9 $1,000,000
A.J. Griffin 24 R R 6' 5" 230 Jan 28, 1988 1st 15 15 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1
Brandon Hicks 26 R R 6' 2" 215 Sep 14, 1985 3 22 18 22 21 0 0 1 1 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 -0.0
Luke Hughes 27 R R 5' 11" 205 Aug 2, 1984 3 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Brandon Inge 35 R R 5' 11" 190 May 19, 1977 12 74 74 74 74 0 0 0 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 $5,500,000
Kila Ka'aihue 28 L R 6' 4" 235 Mar 29, 1984 4 39 33 39 22 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 0 -0.2 $482,500
George Kottaras 29 L R 6' 0" 200 May 10, 1983 5 27 25 27 27 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.3
Brandon McCarthy 28 R R 6' 7" 200 Jul 7, 1983 7 18 18 0 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 $4,275,000
Jim Miller 30 R R 6' 1" 200 Apr 28, 1982 3 33 0 2 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Tommy Milone 25 L L 6' 0" 205 Feb 16, 1987 2 31 31 2 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 $480,000
Brandon Moss 28 L R 6' 0" 210 Sep 16, 1983 6 84 68 84 73 0 0 55 0 0 0 11 0 13 24 3 15 0 2.1
Pat Neshek 31 B R 6' 3" 210 Sep 4, 1980 6 24 0 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9
Jordan Norberto 25 L L 6' 0" 195 Dec 8, 1986 3 39 0 2 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 $482,500
Derek Norris 23 R R 6' 0" 210 Feb 14, 1989 1st 60 55 60 58 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.8
Jarrod Parker 23 R R 6' 1" 195 Nov 24, 1988 2 29 29 3 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.8
Cliff Pennington 28 B R 5' 10" 195 Jun 15, 1984 5 125 116 125 125 0 0 0 32 0 93 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2.0 $490,000
Anthony Recker 28 R R 6' 2" 240 Aug 29, 1983 2 13 10 13 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -0.1 $480,000
Josh Reddick 25 L R 6' 2" 180 Feb 19, 1987 4 156 152 156 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 136 150 12 3 0 5.0 $485,000
Adam Rosales 29 R R 6' 1" 195 May 20, 1983 5 42 31 42 41 0 0 7 21 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.8 $600,000
Tyson Ross 25 R R 6' 5" 225 Apr 22, 1987 3 18 13 1 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.2
Evan Scribner 26 R R 6' 3" 190 Jul 19, 1985 2 30 0 1 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7
Seth Smith 29 L L 6' 3" 210 Sep 30, 1982 6 125 101 125 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 13 70 50 21 0 1.8 $2,415,000
Eric Sogard 26 L R 5' 10" 190 May 22, 1986 3 37 25 37 34 0 0 0 6 14 15 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 -0.1 $482,500
Dan Straily 23 R R 6' 2" 215 Dec 1, 1988 1st 7 7 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4
Kurt Suzuki 28 R R 5' 11" 230 Oct 4, 1983 6 75 72 75 75 0 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.2
Michael Taylor 26 R R 6' 5" 255 Dec 19, 1985 2 6 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 0 1 0 -0.1
Rich Thompson 27 R R 6' 1" 210 Jul 1, 1984 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Jemile Weeks 25 B R 5' 9" 165 Jan 26, 1987 2 118 112 118 113 0 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 -0.6 $482,500

That's the 2012 40-man roster. I count 8 guys left on our active 25 man roster? Thats crazy considering how good the team has been since the all star break of 2012. Sadly, I expect the same kind of turnaround by the start of the 2016 season.