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Former A’s we thought would never amount to anything having good-to-great years 13

13 Aug 2009  |  the llama  |FK-All

As of 13 Aug 2009.

Dan Meyer (RP): 43 IP, 170 ERA+, 8.5 K/9, 3.2 K/BB

Kiko Calero (RP): 41.2 IP, 216 ERA+, 11.2 K/9, 2.6 K/BB

John Baker (C): 303 PA, .352/.443 OBP/SLG, 109 OPS+

Carlos Gonzalez (C): 153 PA, .347/.489 OBP/SLG, 112 OPS+

Huston Street (RP): 46.2 IP, 147 ERA+, 10.4 K/9, 4.9 K/BB

Marco Scutaro (SS): 527 PA, .387/.441 OBP/SLG, 118 OPS+

Joe Blanton (SP): 132 IP, 107 ERA+, 7.6 K/9, 3.2 K/BB

Emil Brown

Ryan Langerhans (OF): 86 PA, .321/.423 OBP/SLG, 97 OPS+

13 thoughts on “Former A’s we thought would never amount to anything having good-to-great years”

  1. monkeyball Aug 13,2009 2:08 pm

    Does Travis Buck count as a de facto former A? (‘Course, he’s not really having an especially impressive AAA season.)

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  2. nevermoor Aug 13,2009 2:12 pm

    Well that ruins my day.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • salb918 Aug 13,2009 2:16 pm || Up

      This didn’t already?

      • nevermoor Aug 13,2009 3:17 pm || Up

        I might enjoy Easterbrook’s football columns, but I am not, in fact, TMQ.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  3. lenscrafters Aug 13,2009 2:15 pm

    Carlos Gonzalez improved his walk rate about 5% this year.

  4. salb918 Aug 13,2009 2:17 pm

    The first three guys all play for the Marlins.

    • nevermoor Aug 13,2009 3:17 pm || Up

      And CarGon hits in Colorado.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  5. andeux Aug 13,2009 2:28 pm

    Does Nelson Cruz count? Carlos Pena?
    How about Holliday/Cabrera/Hannahan (I posted stats with their new teams a few days ago).

    I had no idea Calero was still pitching.
    And I had missed that Gonzalez suddenly started hitting, even though two of his big games were against pitchers on my fantasy team.

    TINSTAAFK
    • salb918 Aug 13,2009 3:30 pm || Up

      Add em if you got em.

      How’s ludwick doing this year?

      • nevermoor Aug 13,2009 3:42 pm || Up

        This. FK is the home of both irresponsible AND responsible post editing. Never forget this.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • andeux Aug 13,2009 3:47 pm || Up

        Ryan Ludwick (OF): .267/.332/.474 (111 OPS+)
        Carlos Pena (1B): .216/.349/.515 (121 OPS+)
        Nelson Cruz (OF): .269/.337/.547 (127 OPS+)

        And the SSS brigade:
        Jack Hannahan (3B-SEA): .262/.352/.393 (100 OPS+)
        Matt Holliday (OF-STL): .486/.519/.800 (243 OPS+)
        Orlando Cabrera (SS-MIN): .341/.348/.568 (143 OPS+)

        TINSTAAFK
        • nevermoor Aug 13,2009 4:12 pm || Up

          Damn, Pena is hitting .216 with a 121 OPS

          "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  6. green star oakland Aug 14,2009 10:26 am

    The question I can never figure out is whether there is any reason to believe – or not to believe – that any of these players would have performed like this (park/opponent adjusted) had they still been on the A’s.

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.

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