Once again the Oakland A’s have made a trade that has caused valuation sites to cry and left A’s fans hoping the front office knows something the pundits don’t. Since Cole Irvin is a known quantity.
Jesse Barfield turns 63 today.
Jesse Barfield was one of my favourite players.
He was a 9th-round pick in the 1977 amateur draft, the first year the Blue Jays (and Mariners) were part of the draft..
If you go back through the many contention and rebuilding cycles of the Beane/Forst A’s era, a clear pattern emerges. Even though each cycle is different, with the team in a different place.
Matt Harrington turned down a $4.9 million contract and now works for $11.50 an hour. The former flamethrower is coping with his flameout a lot better than his father is.