Another pitcher is seemingly destined for Tommy John surgery. Mere hours after reporting that Oakland A's starting pitcher A.J. Griffin had had a setback in his recovery from flexor tendinitis in his right elbow, the fact that Griffin is set to have the surgery on Tuesday was reported by Joe Stiglich, A's inisder for Comcast Sports Net...
As the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reported,
"The Athletics are having a very poor week for pitchers' health."
She is certainly not kidding. First, starter A.J. Griffin was diagnosed with flexor tendinitis in his throwing elbow and is reported to be out for at least the next three weeks. Around the same time Oakland's...
The Oakland Athletics stormed to the division title, the Texas Rangers narrowly missed out on the Wild Card, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim massively underperformed, the Seattle Mariners had a poor losing season and the Houston Astros continued their shocking form. Since then, each team has gone about adding the missing pieces to...
In a surprise move the Oakland Athletics signed free-agent LHP Scott Kazmir to a two year $22 million deal Monday. This is a gutsy move for Oakland but it is the type of acquisition Billy Beane is almost expected to make. In Kazmir, Beane found a potential star player whose market value is low. Once a promising All -Star starting...
