After being released by the Oakland Athletics, many wondered whether Jason Giambi had reached the end of his Major League Baseball career. Apparently, he hasn’t. On Sunday, a number of reports surfaced that Giambi is close to signing a deal with the Colorado Rockies.
The 38-year-old struggled in his 83 games with the A’s. He hit .193 with 11 home runs, 39 runs and 40 RBIs. While he missed part of the year with a strained quad muscle on his right leg, it is believed that Giambi is now healthy.
According to the reports, Giambi will report to the Rockies minor league …read more

Justin Duchscherer, twice an All-Star for the Oakland Athletics, will miss at least a month after it was announced that he will undergo arthroscopic elbow surgery. The exact date and location of the surgery hasn’t been finalized but the pitcher is expected to have the procedure at some point next week.
Following the surgery, the A’s will have a better idea of how long Duchscherer will be sidelined. Insiders close to the team don’t expect Duchscherer to return until at least the middle of May. However, if the arthroscopic procedure finds more damage than expected, it’s very possible for him to …read more

In case you missed Saturday’s Oakland Athletics-Los Angeles Angels game, which many local viewers did, then you missed Mark Ellis’ game winning grand slam. According to the Pasadena Star-News, the television channel which was carrying the game cut out and changed programs just as Angels reliever Chris Bootcheck was about to deliver the final pitch.
Apparently there was some communication issues which caused the feed to be switched at a certain time. For Angels fans – it had to be a horrible feeling scrambling to find out how the game ended and knowing they missed the grand slam that …read more

With the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft kicking off today, I figured I needed to post some material relating to the draft. So today on the ‘Thursday 10′ – I give to you, the ‘Biggest Major League Baseball Draft Busts.’ You’ll notice that most of these guys were a number one overall pick in the MLB draft, however there are a couple that were number two overall selections as well.
Top 10 Biggest Major League Baseball Draft Busts
10. Adam Johnson – Johnson was the second overall pick in the 2000 amateur draft by the Minnesota Twins. The …read more