#eric surkamp

In a perfect world what would your team’s starting rotation look like?

In a perfect world what would your team’s starting rotation look like?* *(no trades, just using the players you have) Find out what I’ve envisioned for my Oakland Athletics:  What if everything went as planned for your team’s starting rotation? What if that one highly-touted prospect worked out, your ace was spot on and no one suffered an injury? Of course, especially in baseball, failures are…

The A’s needed a fifth starter and it’s Sean Manaea

A’s new fifth starter: Sean Manaea?! The Oakland Athletics had a choice to make. They had options for who would be their fifth starter this week and it’s not the more obvious of choices. It’s 24-year-old Sean Manaea, the A’s number two overall prospect and top pitching prospect. According to multiple sources, including Sports Illustrated, MLB.com and the San Francisco Chronicle, the A’s will call…

Surkamp’s performance could determine fate of Hahn and Manaea

Will the A’s keep Surkamp or bring up Hahn or Manaea? Depending on how left-hander Eric Surkamp does Tuesday night against the New York Yankees and right-hander Michael Pineda, Oakland A’s fans may be seeing the team’s number two prospect lefty Sean Manaea or perhaps,  the more experienced, right-hander Jesse Hahn in the very near future. That’s not to say that Surkamp has pitched poorly for…

Doubront’s injury may be what’s best for A’s

Doubront to have Tommy John surgery Tuesday You’ve already heard this news I’m sure and we all (at least I did) completely saw it coming. Felix Doubront, who was named the Oakland A’s fifth starter in late March, couldn’t even make it through his first exhibition game against the Giants.  Eric Surkamp. Getty Images. The now-interim fifth starter (perhaps permanent, we don’t know!)  Eric Surkamp…

Surkamp may have earned opportunity to alter MLB career path

Could Surkamp become a permanent part of the A’s starting rotation? Twenty-eight-year-old left-hander Eric Surkamp secured himself a regular season start, perhaps even a place in the Oakland Athletics rotation, while pitching in the A’s 4-1 exhibition game win over the San Francisco Giants at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum on Saturday. Surkamp is now scheduled to start Friday at Safeco Field,…

Game results may appear similar but this is not the same A’s team as ’15

Despite recent game results, don’t worry, it is not 2015! The Oakland A’s are now 1-3 on the young 2016 season. Yes, they lost the first two games but I wouldn’t say I spoke too soon about the A’s new bullpen or the 2016 A’s team in general. Even though the game results may appear the same as in 2015 but this is not the same A’s team as last season. They took the loss opening night but the…

UVA alum Jarrett Parker called up to MLB’s San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants have announced that they have purchased the contracts of INF Matt Duffy and OF Jarrett Parker. The two will join the team in Flushing, NY, for their series against the New York Mets. 

Duffy and Parker become the third and fourth players respectively to be promoted straight to the Major Leagues from Double-A Richmond.  OF Darren Ford was the first in August, 2010.  LHP Er…