Elephant Rumblings: Moss Calls Out MLBPA, Tank Commander Signs

A’s Coverage:

• Brandon Moss calls out MLBPA for letting owners take advantage of them...
• Brandon Moss excited but “a little apprehensive” on return to A’s...
• Former Giants 3rd baseman Matt Williams begins new chapter as A’s coach...
• Oakland Athletics 2018 top-50 prospects: Nick Allen, SS...

MLB News:

• All MLB teams to extend protective netting to far ends of dugouts...
• Eric Hosmer reportedly wants eight-year deal, but teams would be crazy to make the commitment...
• Phillies sign Adam Rosales to minor-league deal...
• Mark Appel steps away from baseball at age 26...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Mookie Betts beats Red Sox in arbitration: What it means for Betts, Red Sox and MLB...
• Jaffe: Forecasting the 2019-2023 Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees...
• Fangraphs’ Crowdsourced Five-Year Win Forecasts...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1962 - The National League releases its first 162-game schedule.
• 2005 - A web site claims Yogi Berra has filed a $10 million lawsuit against TBS due to a Sex and the City promotion which used Berra’s name as a possible answer concerning the definition of yogasm. The choices included (a) a type of yo-yo trick, (b) sex with Yogi Berra and (c) what Samantha has with a guy from yoga class.
• 2010 - The Athletics send IF Aaron Miles to the Reds in return for OF Willy Taveras and IF Adam Rosales, then immediately designate Taveras for assignment.

Best of Twitter:

• I guess it’s just part of our nature as A’s fans to look to see how other small-market teams value their stars...

• The Tank Commander gets another shot with the Red Birds...