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Kevdog1020 · 08-14-2016, 04:54 PM

April A's Review

The Major League Baseball season is now in full swing! The Oakland A's finished the month of April with a 12-13 record and sit 6 games back of the Seattle Mariners for first place in the AL West division. Pitching has been a strong point for the A's thus far, A's starters rank 5th in the AL in ERA and the team ranks 4th in the AL in runs against. Their struggles can be attributed to an anemic offense that has scored only 97 runs (2nd worst in the AL) and has the worst batting average and on-base percentage in the American League. If there was ever a time to pull the trigger and get a bat, the time would be now before the team slips too far away from playoff contention.

However it seems as if there are no moves to be made in the immediate future. The Front Office has been extremely tight lipped about any potential movement within the organization and the only transaction that has occurred this season has been of necessity due to an injury. Fans and the media alike have been clamoring for a big move, but we will just have to wait and see. The good news? No other team has made a big move as of now also, so we may just be experiencing some beginning of the season radio silence, when General Managers typically hold their cards close to their chest and wait and see what they have in the rosters they have spent all offseason building.

Team Notes
-Sonny Gray is off to a great start. Sonny went 4-1 with a 2.74 ERA in 6 April starts. He struck out 41 batters (good for 2^nd in the AL) while walking only 9 over the course of 46 innings. He has gotten a little roughed up in his last 2 starts (9 ER in his last 12.2 innings) so hopefully it’s just a rough patch and not a sign of things to come.
-Billy Burns suffered a torn thumb ligament on April 20^th and will miss the entire month of May. He was hitting .241 with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 SB before the injury. LF/RF Jake Somolinski was called up to take his place on the roster but has not logged any at bats yet. Burns’ replacement Coco Crisp is hitting .137 with 2 HR and 6 RBI in 51 AB.
-The A’s bullpen is one of the bright spots for the team, ranking 3^rd in the AL with a 3.11 ERA. The bullpen has been led by Liam Hendriks (16 K in 12 innings), Ryan Madson (0.47 WHIP in 12.2 innings), and John Axford (16 K in 14.2 innings). Closer Sean Doolittle has also been very good; closing out 7 games and has an ERA of 4.15. His ERA was inflated by a bad outing against Houston where he allowed 3 hits and 4 runs, but before that he had pitched 8 scorelss innings.
-No moves? David Forst made it very clear that the roster he started the season with was not going to be the roster he finished with. However, the team is largely the same with the only change coming due to an injury. It will be interesting to see if/how future roster moves will develop.

League Notes
4/17 – Milwaukee C Jonathan Lucroy fractured his thumb after being hit by a pitch and will miss 6 weeks.
4/18 – Toronto LF Kevin Pillar will miss the remainder of the season with a concussion.
4/25 – A big day of injuries. The following players were placed on the 15-day DL:

White Sox C Alex Avila (fractured wrist)

White Sox OF Adam Eaton (sprained ankle)

Kansas City Royals LF Alex Gordon (sprained ankle)

San Francisco Giants RF Hunter Pence (strained hamstring)

Washington Nationals RF Jayson Werth (strained hamstring)

Notable Transactions
4/9 – Cubs sign SP Mark Buerhle to a 1-year/$7.9 million contract.
4/29 – Brewers trade C Josmil Pinto to the Twins for SS Eduardo Nunez and $600,000.

08-14-2016, 04:54 PM	#6
Kevdog1020 Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: New York Posts: 430	April A's Review The Major League Baseball season is now in full swing! The Oakland A's finished the month of April with a 12-13 record and sit 6 games back of the Seattle Mariners for first place in the AL West division. Pitching has been a strong point for the A's thus far, A's starters rank 5th in the AL in ERA and the team ranks 4th in the AL in runs against. Their struggles can be attributed to an anemic offense that has scored only 97 runs (2nd worst in the AL) and has the worst batting average and on-base percentage in the American League. If there was ever a time to pull the trigger and get a bat, the time would be now before the team slips too far away from playoff contention. However it seems as if there are no moves to be made in the immediate future. The Front Office has been extremely tight lipped about any potential movement within the organization and the only transaction that has occurred this season has been of necessity due to an injury. Fans and the media alike have been clamoring for a big move, but we will just have to wait and see. The good news? No other team has made a big move as of now also, so we may just be experiencing some beginning of the season radio silence, when General Managers typically hold their cards close to their chest and wait and see what they have in the rosters they have spent all offseason building. Team Notes -Sonny Gray is off to a great start. Sonny went 4-1 with a 2.74 ERA in 6 April starts. He struck out 41 batters (good for 2^nd in the AL) while walking only 9 over the course of 46 innings. He has gotten a little roughed up in his last 2 starts (9 ER in his last 12.2 innings) so hopefully it’s just a rough patch and not a sign of things to come. -Billy Burns suffered a torn thumb ligament on April 20^th and will miss the entire month of May. He was hitting .241 with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 SB before the injury. LF/RF Jake Somolinski was called up to take his place on the roster but has not logged any at bats yet. Burns’ replacement Coco Crisp is hitting .137 with 2 HR and 6 RBI in 51 AB. -The A’s bullpen is one of the bright spots for the team, ranking 3^rd in the AL with a 3.11 ERA. The bullpen has been led by Liam Hendriks (16 K in 12 innings), Ryan Madson (0.47 WHIP in 12.2 innings), and John Axford (16 K in 14.2 innings). Closer Sean Doolittle has also been very good; closing out 7 games and has an ERA of 4.15. His ERA was inflated by a bad outing against Houston where he allowed 3 hits and 4 runs, but before that he had pitched 8 scorelss innings. -No moves? David Forst made it very clear that the roster he started the season with was not going to be the roster he finished with. However, the team is largely the same with the only change coming due to an injury. It will be interesting to see if/how future roster moves will develop. League Notes 4/17 – Milwaukee C Jonathan Lucroy fractured his thumb after being hit by a pitch and will miss 6 weeks. 4/18 – Toronto LF Kevin Pillar will miss the remainder of the season with a concussion. 4/25 – A big day of injuries. The following players were placed on the 15-day DL: White Sox C Alex Avila (fractured wrist) White Sox OF Adam Eaton (sprained ankle) Kansas City Royals LF Alex Gordon (sprained ankle) San Francisco Giants RF Hunter Pence (strained hamstring) Washington Nationals RF Jayson Werth (strained hamstring) Notable Transactions 4/9 – Cubs sign SP Mark Buerhle to a 1-year/$7.9 million contract. 4/29 – Brewers trade C Josmil Pinto to the Twins for SS Eduardo Nunez and $600,000. __________________ Through the Facade - A Yankees Dynasty http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post3492108 Last edited by Kevdog1020; 08-14-2016 at 04:59 PM.