Swingin' A's » A’s http://swinginas.com An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:28:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Enough of the hot stove, bring on spring training http://swinginas.com/2012/02/01/enough-of-the-hot-stove-bring-on-spring-training/ http://swinginas.com/2012/02/01/enough-of-the-hot-stove-bring-on-spring-training/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:14:10 +0000 Jason Leary http://swinginas.com/?p=3854 Taking a moment to look back, look ahead, and fire off some random observations as I turn the page on the calendar to February.  I’ll keep this month’s installment shorter than usual since I’m sick as a dog and the magic of DayQuil is wearing off fast. I’m probably a few dozen keystrokes away from passing out in front of my computer. LOOKING BACK • The rebuild/youth movement made an abrupt shift toward veterans when general manager Billy Beane added Coco Crisp, Bartolo Colon, Seth Smith and Jonny Gomes to the roster which left me scratching my head. If the [...]

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LOOKING BACK

• The rebuild/youth movement made an abrupt shift toward veterans when general manager Billy Beane added Coco Crisp, Bartolo Colon, Seth Smith and Jonny Gomes to the roster which left me scratching my head. If the A’s had a strong team gearing up for a playoff run I’d love these acquisitions but for a team with its sights set a contending around 2015 I’m not exactly sold on each move.

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]]> http://swinginas.com/2012/01/30/as-video-link/feed/ 0 A’s Designate Adrian Cardenas For Assignment http://swinginas.com/2012/01/28/as-designate-adrian-cardenas-for-assignment/ http://swinginas.com/2012/01/28/as-designate-adrian-cardenas-for-assignment/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:47:31 +0000 Joseph Lopez http://swinginas.com/?p=3838 Feb 24, 2011; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Oakland Athletics shortstop Adrian Cardenas (6) poses for a picture during photo day at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-US PRESSWIRE The A’s designated Adrian Cardenas for assignment on Thursday after the team signed free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes. Cardenas, 24, appeared in 127 games last year with Oakland’s Triple-A team the Sacramento River Cats. In 545 at-bats, Cardenas hit .314/.374/.418 with five home runs and 51 RBIs. The decision to designate Cardenas for assignment seems to make sense on the surface. The A’s had him playing all over the place last [...]

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Feb 24, 2011; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Oakland Athletics shortstop Adrian Cardenas (6) poses for a picture during photo day at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-US PRESSWIRE

The A’s designated Adrian Cardenas for assignment on Thursday after the team signed free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes. Cardenas, 24, appeared in 127 games last year with Oakland’s Triple-A team the Sacramento River Cats. In 545 at-bats, Cardenas hit .314/.374/.418 with five home runs and 51 RBIs.

The decision to designate Cardenas for assignment seems to make sense on the surface. The A’s had him playing all over the place last season, with Cardenas splitting time between left field, short stop, third base, and second base. It is obvious, to anyone following the organization, that the A’s just didn’t have a clear idea as to where Cardenas “fit” in at.

Cardenas has spent his entire career in the minor leagues, but a team other than the A’s could give Cardenas a chance. He doesn’t bring a whole lot of power to the table and power is something you would expect from your everyday third-baseman. Then again, Cardenas, at this point anyway, is more of a utility guy more than anything. … [visit site to read more]

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