Third base wasn’t supposed to be this big of a hole. I mean, this was the position of the guy we actually signed. And he’s a Gold Glover!
But alas, it is The Big Hole, even with Eric Chavez still employed as an Oakland Athletic. And it’s still The Big Hole, even with top prospect Brett [...]

Well, it happened. Part of me thought it wouldn’t happen, and we’d be getting a couple of draft picks come June 2010. But then the rumors really started to pick up steam over the last couple days, so I’m not very surprised. In fact, just last night, I looked up the Baseball Prospectus scouting report [...]