Hiroyuki Nakajima

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How Much Rope For Eric Sogard?

Eric Sogard was the darling of the Cactus League for the Oakland Athletics, hovering somewhere around the .500 mark with his batting average and looking like a guy who figured things out finally.  I decried…Read More

The Streakin’ A’s at 5-2, Far From Perfect (Eric Sogard, Josh Donaldson I’m Talking to You)

The first two games of this young 2013 season seem like an eternity ago.  When the Athletics could hardly put a few hits on the board, let alone any runs.  They started the season 0-2, and it appeared…Read More

If I Were Billy Beane…Or How the 25-Man Roster Will Be vs. Should Be

Admit it, it’s one of your favorite things to do.  You study the team you love, pick it apart piece by piece, and come up with solutions to solve all of the team’s problems.  Because if there’s…Read More

Murky Middle Infield Waters Become a Little Clearer for the Athletics

It’s been an extremely hot topic throughout the Athletics camp in Phoenix.  We’ve certainly had no shortage of discussions about it right here.  We thought some tough decisions were going…Read More

The Dog Days of March and What’s Left to Determine

Normally as the month of March moves into its 20′s, just about everyone who plays, watches, listens, or pays any attention to Spring Training baseball is desperately ready for it to end.  For the…Read More

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Josh Donaldson vs. Hiro Nakajima: The Story of a Double Standard

There is no question that Hiroyuki Nakajima has failed to impress in his short time with the Athletics…Read More

Middle Infield Problems, Depth Could Play Important Role Early

Thus far, Hiroyuki Nakajima does not appear to be the “hero” Athletics fans have been waiting…Read More

Measured Responses to Cactus League Games

Spring Training baseball is a tricky thing.  The games don’t count for anything, other than players…Read More

A.J. Griffin Shines in Ugly 9-4 Loss to DBacks

There wasn’t a whole lot of positive aspects to today’s Cactus League matchup between the…Read More

Cactus League Opener: Lineup Analysis

In just about 13 hours from the moment I’m typing these words, the Oakland Athletics will take…Read More

Destination Phoenix: Oakland Athletics Pitchers and Catchers Report to Camp

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for since October 11, 2012 when Justin Verlander shut…Read More

ZiP It! Middle Infield Edition

Okay so I lied, I said in the first edition of the ZiP It! series that the second edition would deal…Read More

How the A’s Stack Up: New Faces

Certainly during the regular season, MLB GMs are hard at work attempting to plug holes and address issues…Read More

Holding out for a Hiro

Well, the Oakland Athletics may have found what they were looking for. After many weeks of restless…Read More

“You Can Call Me Hiro” … New SS Makes Great First Impression

“Hi Oakland, my name is Hiroyuki Nakajima, but you can call me Hiro. I am honored to be here today.…Read More

A’s Bring In Nakajima to Save the Day

Our “Hiro” is here!  In a rather shocking turn of events the A’s have agreed to terms…Read More

One More Option: Jhonny Could Be an Ahtletic

I’ll preface this by making note of the disappointment of the day at the news that Bill King failed…Read More

Winter Meetings Report: Still In Search of a Shortstop

It’s often thought that the groundwork for deals, and not the deals themselves are the bulk of…Read More

The SS Search Continues, or Who the Heck is Hiroyuki Nakajima?

It has been the focal point of the Oakland Athletics offseason, I know there has been no lack of coverage…Read More