Nolan Sanburn: Oakland A’s Pitching Prospect Talks Baseball
August 8, 2013 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
The Oakland Athletics have displayed a knack for producing quality Major League pitching in recent years, with the likes of Tim Hudson, Trevor Cahill, A.J. Griffin and Sean Doolittle just to name a few. Young Nolan Sanburn is hoping he can be one of the next in line to emerge from their system. Sanburn is […]
2011 MLB Pre-Season Preview: AL West – Oakland Athletics
March 25, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
Athletics staff ace, Brett Anderson Oakland Athletics (2010 record: 81-81) The Oakland Athletics finished last season with a .500 record after three consecutive losing seasons. They were able to do so thanks largely to an excellent young rotation, a good bullpen and a solid defense. Little of what they accomplished was owing to their offense […]
Roy Halladay, Felix Hernandez Overwhelming Winners Of Walter Johnson Award
October 25, 2010 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment
2010 was often referred to as “the year of the pitcher.†However, not all pitchers are created equal. The Baseball Bloggers Alliance announced today that Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay was the unanimous selection for the National League Walter Johnson Award, receiving all nineteen first place votes. In the American League, Seattle’s Felix Hernandez was almost as […]