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The A’s are Proving Doubters Wrong
Posted on 6 Jul 2012 by Josh Muller.
It’s just over the halfway point in the season and the Oakland Athletics are one game under .500 entering a huge home series against the Mariners. With a series win, the A’s will have the same number of losses as they will wins; with a sweep, their victories will exceed their defeats. Either way, the A’s have proven that they are not a team to be overlooked. I’ve mentioned this before, ...
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A’s Draft Trio of High Schoolers on Day One
Posted on 5 Jun 2012 by Josh Muller.
If there is one constant in the draft philosophy for the Oakland Athletics, it is the clear preference of college players to high school players. In fact, since 1997 the A’s have only drafted one high school player (Jeremy Bonderman) in the first round. Billy Beane, the A’s general manager, is famous for drafting the “safer” college talent to the more risk/reward nature that’s general...









