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SMALL BALL COMES TO THE A'S?
- A's improved Small Ball Game with Esteury Ruiz could add a new dynamic and a few extra wins this year.
PITCH DECEPTION
- Pitch deception is the pitcher's best friend for keeping batters off balance.
- There will be many batters facing the repertoires of A's young starters & Relievers for the first time. The lack of previous at bats won't hurt the A's results.
MLB STACKED DEFENSE BAN
- An advantage can be gained with above average gloves and arms throughout the A's defensive alignments.
- A disadvantage to teams still in the habit of "hiding bats, ...weak defenders" on the field and stacking their defense to cover.
OPPONENTS
- This year A's games outside the AL West Division will increase, in-division matchups will decrease.
- This implies many first-time confrontations of the two rosters, with low score results.
- Scouting on veteran MLB players exists and better prepared teams will benefit, hopefully this includes the A's.
AAA PITCH CLOCK
Current prospects may be quicker & more comfortable when the change catches up to the MLB level. Batters & Pitchers.
A's PITCHING
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SP/ROTATION DEPTH
SP1 SP 19 Cole Irvin L 29.0
SP2 SP 58 Paul Blackburn R 29.1
SP3 SP 32 James Kaprielian R 28.9
SP4 SP 47 Drew Rucinski R 34.0
SP5 SP -- Shintaro Fujinami R 28.8
AAA: Las Vegas Shuttle
SP 64 Ken Waldichuk L 25.0
SP 39 Kyle Muller L 25.3
SP/RP 38 JP Sears L 26.9
SP 55 Adrián Martínez R 26.1
SP -- Luis Medina R 23.7
SP/RP 62 Freddy Tarnok R 24.1
SP/RP -- Hogan Harris L 26.0
SP/RP -- Trey Supak NRI R 26.6
SP/RP -- Garrett Williams NRI L 28.3
SP Colin Peluse AFL R 24.6
SP Jack Cushing R 26.1
SP Parker Dunshee R 27.9
SP/RP David Leal L 25.7
SP Brady Feigl R 27.1
RP/BULLPEN DEPTH
CL RP 65 Trevor May R 33.3
RP 61 Zach Jackson R 28.1
SU7 RP 33 A.J. Puk L 27.7
MID RP 56 Dany Jiménez R 29.1
MID RP 68 Domingo Acevedo R 28.9
MID RP 60 Sam Moll L 31.0
MID RP 54 Kirby Snead L 28.3
LR RP 36 Adam Oller R 28.2
SU7 RP 33 A.J. Puk L 27.7
MID RP 56 Dany Jiménez R 29.1
MID RP 68 Domingo Acevedo R 28.9
MID RP 60 Sam Moll L 31.0
MID RP 54 Kirby Snead L 28.3
LR RP 36 Adam Oller R 28.2
AAA: Las Vegas Shuttle
RP 30 Chad Smith R 27.6
RP -- Rico Garcia R 29.0 NRI
RP 63 Norge Ruiz NRI R 28.8
RP/SP Jasseel De La Cruz NRI R 25.5
RP Garrett Acton R 24.6
RP Brian Howard R 27.7
RP Miguel Romero R 28.7
RP Bryce Conley R 28.4
RP Chase Cohen R 25.7
DFA RP 57 Tyler Cyr R 29.7
INJ RP 35 Deolis Guerra NRI R 33.7
RP -- Rico Garcia R 29.0 NRI
RP 63 Norge Ruiz NRI R 28.8
RP/SP Jasseel De La Cruz NRI R 25.5
RP Garrett Acton R 24.6
RP Brian Howard R 27.7
RP Miguel Romero R 28.7
RP Bryce Conley R 28.4
RP Chase Cohen R 25.7
DFA RP 57 Tyler Cyr R 29.7
INJ RP 35 Deolis Guerra NRI R 33.7
A's SMALL BALL OFFENSE RETURNS
- PR. PH, OF, 2B Esteury Ruiz is a timely addition with lots of potential & promise on both sides of the ball when added to the MLB roster.
- A's youthful batters with plenty of rookies & prospects can adapt to the small ball game quickly. The A's bench will factor in more & more as the season progresses.
A's 2023 OFFENSE
- A work in progress with AAA contributing future core players over the next few years.
CA Shea Langeliers-r ...catches 90 games?
CA Manny Pina-r? ...until McCann-l or Tyler Soderstrom-l are ready?
1B Dermis Garcia-r. Ryan Noda-l ...a couple quick AAA visits? Seth Brown-l? Jordan Diaz-r? Tyler Soderstrom-l?
2B Tony Kemp-l. Esteury Ruiz-r off the bench to face lefties and close the game at 2b.? Zack Gelof-r? Jordan Diaz-r?
SS Nick Allen-r. Jace Peterson-l? Kevin Smith-r? Logan Davidson-s?
3B Jace Peterson-l. Kevin Smith-r? Zack Gelof-r? Jordan Diaz-r? Logan Davidson-s?
INF UT Aledmys Diaz-r.
LF Conner Capel-l. Tony Kemp-l? Seth Brown-l? Esteury Ruiz-r? Cal Stevenson-l?
RF Ramon Laureano-r. Seth Brown-l? Esteury Ruiz-r? Cal Stevenson-l? Tyler Soderstrom-l?
CF Cristian Pache-r. Ramon Laureano-r. Seth Brown-l? Esteury Ruiz-r? Cal Stevenson-l?
OF/DH Seth Brown-l. Brent Rooker-r?
PR, PH, 2B, OF Esteury Ruiz-r A's Small Ball Catalyst? (Mini-me Rickey?)
UT/DH Jordan Diaz-r?
POTENTIAL PRE-DEADLINE TRADES
A's won't let veterans block ready-to-play prospects, the trick is timing with prospects getting 2-3 AAA visits before sticking in MLB.
CL Trevor May
CA Manny Pina,
1B Dermis Garcia
2B Tony Kemp
CF/RF Ramon Laureano
SP & RP Veterans