by The GM on April 25 at 9:15AM
Yesterday marked the first game for two new (sort of) Oakland A's.
Frank Thomas re-signed with Oakland after parting ways with Toronto. Thomas is getting his full pay from Toronto, so Oakland was able to sign him for the league minimum. This is similar to the 2006 season when Billy Beanius (thank you Kelper) signed Thomas to a cheap contract and he went out and drilled 39 home runs. He then took that success and turned it into a two year deal with the Jays.
The other new member of the A's is Rajai Davis, formerly of the San Francisco Giants. The speedy outfielder used to be in the Pirates organization and I have seen him play numerous times while he spent time with the Indianapolis Indians (Pittsburgh's AAA affiliate). He can cause havoc on the base paths with his speed and can quickly turn a single into a double. I look forward to watching him run the bases this season.
Both new players played in yesterday's rubber game with the Minnesota Twins. Thomas finished 0-for-3, but had 2 walks and scored a run. Davis finished 3-for-4, with a triple and a run scored. Oakland won the game 11-2 behind 15 Athletics' hits. Leading the way was Davis and Donnie Murphy, both with 3 hits a piece. Murphy finished the game with 2 home runs and 4 rbi. Every Oakland hitter had a hit except for Thomas and pinch hitter Daric Barton (0-1).
Greg Smith picked up his second victory of the season and is looking quite impressive. When looking at him and Dana Eveland, the two rookies are showing that The Beanius (I really like that nickname, I'm sticking with it) knew what he was doing with the Dan Haren trade.
Oakland has now won 5 of their 8 series this season. They split a two game series with Chicago, so they are 5-2-1 in series' overall this season. They will have a tough seven game road trip starting with Seattle and then finishing in Los Angeles. Oakland is currently tied with the Angels in first place. Both are sitting at 14-9, three games ahead of the Mariners.
Since putting Kurt Suzuki in the lead-off spot for the A's, they are 5-1 and have 70 total hits. Since being in the lead-off spot, Suzuki has gone 6-for-21 at the plate. That is a .286 batting average. Not too bad for someone just entering their second season of Major League baseball.
Frank Thomas re-signed with Oakland after parting ways with Toronto. Thomas is getting his full pay from Toronto, so Oakland was able to sign him for the league minimum. This is similar to the 2006 season when Billy Beanius (thank you Kelper) signed Thomas to a cheap contract and he went out and drilled 39 home runs. He then took that success and turned it into a two year deal with the Jays.
The other new member of the A's is Rajai Davis, formerly of the San Francisco Giants. The speedy outfielder used to be in the Pirates organization and I have seen him play numerous times while he spent time with the Indianapolis Indians (Pittsburgh's AAA affiliate). He can cause havoc on the base paths with his speed and can quickly turn a single into a double. I look forward to watching him run the bases this season.
Both new players played in yesterday's rubber game with the Minnesota Twins. Thomas finished 0-for-3, but had 2 walks and scored a run. Davis finished 3-for-4, with a triple and a run scored. Oakland won the game 11-2 behind 15 Athletics' hits. Leading the way was Davis and Donnie Murphy, both with 3 hits a piece. Murphy finished the game with 2 home runs and 4 rbi. Every Oakland hitter had a hit except for Thomas and pinch hitter Daric Barton (0-1).
Greg Smith picked up his second victory of the season and is looking quite impressive. When looking at him and Dana Eveland, the two rookies are showing that The Beanius (I really like that nickname, I'm sticking with it) knew what he was doing with the Dan Haren trade.
Oakland has now won 5 of their 8 series this season. They split a two game series with Chicago, so they are 5-2-1 in series' overall this season. They will have a tough seven game road trip starting with Seattle and then finishing in Los Angeles. Oakland is currently tied with the Angels in first place. Both are sitting at 14-9, three games ahead of the Mariners.
Since putting Kurt Suzuki in the lead-off spot for the A's, they are 5-1 and have 70 total hits. Since being in the lead-off spot, Suzuki has gone 6-for-21 at the plate. That is a .286 batting average. Not too bad for someone just entering their second season of Major League baseball.
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