Well, it looks like the A’s chances at getting a deal done with Johnny Damon just got better. According to ESPN, the Yankees have reached a deal with free agent former Giants outfield Randy Winn. That leaves Nick Swisher and Curtis Granderson in the other two outfield spots, and seems to all but boot Damon [...]
In the biggest baseball deal of the day, the Oakland Athletics signed former Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets to a 1 year, $10 million deal that could get even richer if Sheets hits incentives. Sheets certainly has a lot of talent, as a 4 time All Star with a career 3.72 ERA. The problem is that [...]
Now this is the oddest story I have heard in a while. A’s single A prospect Grant Desme announced his retirement from baseball so that he can enter the priesthood. Desme was the Arizona Fall League’s 2009 MVP, and a second round pick for the A’s in 2007. While I don’t exactly think this guy [...]