Today is draft day, which means it’s time for my annual FKing cameo. With so little baseball and so much going on in the world, other than shitty behaviour by owners, the draft is about all the baseball we have to talk about. MLB has cut the draft to just 5 rounds and teams will ...

I love draft day. So much promise, so much potential. This year the A’s have picks 9, 50, 70, 85 and then pick 9th in rounds 4 on and have $9,553,000 to spend total. It sounds as though there is a fair bit of consensus as to who the top 5 picks will be, but ...

Gossett vs. Shields Franklin Barreto making his MLB debut at second and batting 7th.

I haven’t been around much lately but I’ve enjoyed draft day discussions with you all in the past, Draft starts at 3pm, with the first 36 picks today. A’s have picks 6 and 33 today. Even hours before the draft it remains very unclear who’s going where. BA is speculating that the A’s may have ...

For those of you who can’t muster enthusiasm over the amateur drafts, the July 2nd international signing period is probably even worse. Scouting 16 year old kids is little better than throwing darts. The A’s have a track record of being active in international signings. Some successful (Tejada) and some disappointing (Ynoa, Prieto). But in ...

As always I’ll be tracking the draft today so I’ll share info with you all. Today is just the first 77 picks (Rounds 1-2, Competitive Balance rounds, and supplemental picks) with the balance on Friday and Saturday. The A’s pick today at #6 and again at #37. Coverage starts at 3pm(pacific) with the first pick ...