Out with a rumor-filled November, in with a trade-filled December?
* The fact that the “news” about the A’s talking to Sidney Ponson ’s agent generated some buzz says everything you need to know about the absurdity of the rumor mill and the sad state of A’s baseball.* Baseball settled on a new collective bargaining agreement that seems to work against small fries like the A’s. It’ll be fascinating to see if one of the small market clubs can find a creative way to make the new system to work for them. Can the A’s be the one team that’s smart enough to successfully zig while the rest of the league zags under the new terms of the CBA?
* Guess who finally has a hitting coach? That’s right, it’s your Oakland A’s. Manager Bob Melvin’s flirtation with Mike Aldrete failed to lure the former Athletic away from the Cardinals so BoMel turned to former teammate Chili Davis to fill the last opening on his staff.
Davis immediately became the most dangerous hitter in Oakland.
Good luck to Davis who’ll need it considering the fact that he’s inheriting a far weaker lineup than the one that got former hitting coach Gerald Perry a ticket out of town. Time to see if Davis can make chicken salad and lemonade out of what he’s been given to work with.