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Right-hander reached majors at age 25 after missing two years to injury

Oakland A’s prospect watch: Looking back at the 2020 Community Prospect List Share this story Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images There was no 2020 season for minor league baseball. Normally we spend all year following the Oakland A’s farm system to see how the next generation of players is developing, but last summer we only got to see glimpses of the small handful of youngsters who got the call to appear in MLB games. Despite the lack of new data, though, this is the time when we usually rank the A’s top prospects, so let’s do it anyway. After all, there will at least be a few cha...

Facial Hair, Fantastic Freshman, and Bright Futures Share this story Mia Bacilla/LSU Athletics When Opening Day comes around and LSU begins their attempt to play a full season in a COVID world, you’ll see something you haven’t seen in a long time. After the Tigers had a promising 2020 season cut short before SEC play could even begin, in the summer LSU coach Paul Mainieri lifted his long-standing ban on facial hair for players wearing the purple and gold. Mainieri didn’t want to impose further restrictions who had to enter lockdown after having a season end before it could truly begin....

A's mailbag: Can Oakland bring back any of its free agents? FacebookTwitterEmail LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 06: Khris Davis #2 of the Oakland Athletics celebrates a solo home run against the Houston Astros with teammate Sean Murphy #12 during the second inning in Game Two of the American League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 06, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images As 2020 finally and thankfully draws to a close, we’ve got one last Reluctant Mailbag to deliver — think of it as an early Christmas gift,...

Oakland A’s should absolutely not spend on new outfielder this winter Share this story Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The Oakland A’s have a lot of roster needs to address this winter. With 10 free agents departing, some of them key stars, they’re losing their starters from both middle infield positions and left field. On their pitching staff, they’re saying goodbye to their closer and two setup men, plus a workhorse veteran starter. The offseason checklist is long, and in this uniquely weird winter it doesn’t sound as if there will be much if any money available to retain any of t...