Before I begin to look at the A’s offseason, it’s important to talk about the budget. The graph below shows the A’s payroll since 2003 (green line) and a trend line (gray line). The A’s had the fourth lowest budget … Continue reading →

This the last section of a three part pitching series. When writing the player capsules I realized I was way too pessimistic on guys and overly optimistic on guys, which is why these are initial rankings (duh). Previous rankings: Catchers, … Continue reading →

Below is part two (of three) the starting pitcher rankings for 2014. Part one can be found here. The players are ranked as if I was doing a fantasy draft today. In general, these are the types of pitchers who … Continue reading →