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Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Does #8 await the next great? Despite just a two-vote difference this morning between him and Henry Bolte, Athletics Nation put all their weight behind starting pitcher Mason Barnett in the final hours of the poll and bestowed him with the seventh spot in the Community Prospect List. Acquired just six months ago as … [Read more...] about Athletics Community Prospect List: Mason Barnett is making strides at #7

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Some people may confuse “Steamer” and “Stomper” so let’s clarify off the top. One is a statistical projection system and the other is rather silly looking elephant. I will leave it to you to google as needed to figure out which is which. Today we are talking about Steamer. If Steamer is known for one thing it’s being generally … [Read more...] about There Is An “A” In steAmer

Photo by Shi Tang/Getty Images Who will be the seventh-best prospect? We are well underway into the Community Prospect List, where you the reader get to be a voter and vote for who you think should be the next best-ranked prospect in the Athletics’ system. Taking the #6 slot, based off all of your votes, is young outfielder Colby Thomas. Thomas is a slugging … [Read more...] about Athletics’ Community Prospect List: Thomas lays claim to #6 spot

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images MLB news roundup Happy Friday, Athletics Nation! Keith Law at The Athletic continued with his series of low appraisals of Athletics prospects again yesterday, rating the A’s farm system 27th among the league’s 30 franchises. This low ranking comes on the heels of Law’s exclusion of shortstop Jacob Wilson from his Top 100 Prospects list. … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: Latest roster moves

Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images MLB news roundup Rise and shine, A’s fans! It’s Friday Junior, aka Thursday. The Athletics’ move to Sacramento was met with heartbreak, fury, and grief from East Bay natives, and rightfully so. The place where the team has called home is no longer the current home of the A’s as they embark on a new journey that will first take them to … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: A’s sell out for Opening Day