AA did the same thing with Jays, except instead of signing key free agents we traded our farm away for garbage to be bottom feeding again for another 20 years

I can't wait for the Astros to start winning and people will credit Nolan and not the #1 farm system Luhnow pieced together.

LOL, probably. He shows up late to spring training yesterday and a big applause erupted. He's like a rock star anywhere he goes.

I know the Athletics have a ton of pitching depth but wow that's a tough loss.

http://www.mercurynews.com/athletics/ci_25361118/jarrod-parker-undergo-tommy-john-surgery-likely-out

PHOENIX -- The A's are hitting the reset button with their starting rotation after learning Monday that probable opening day starter Jarrod Parker will undergo Tommy John-style ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow and miss the 2014 season.

Coming on top of this weekend's news that starter A.J. Griffin needs three weeks of rest on his right elbow before he can contemplate throwing again, the Oakland rotation has been derailed two weeks before the March 31 season opener.

And if that wasn't enough, lefty starter Scott Kazmir was scratched Monday because of triceps stiffness, though he's expected to pitch again in a couple days.

"This is a guy who meant a lot to us," manager Bob Melvin said of Parker after Oakland's 6-2 Cactus League win over the Chicago Cubs. "We'll have to do something else. This is one that we have to get past and move on. Everybody in the clubhouse feels bad. This was kind of a down day for us. As a team we have to move on, but we all feel bad for him. We feel we have the depth in the organization to move on."

wowwwwwwwwwww fml

a's still win it though

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As taking some tough shots to their pitching depth the last few days, but ill stick with my predictions from a few weeks ago

came in to vote for the astros wtf

That's a slap in the face. Just like the Yankees are supposed to easily sweep. They'll be lucky to salvage one game tonight.


Going to finish with a better record than the Angels in 2014. Let me know. I don't want to be cellar dwellers anymore.

I think you need to remake this thread with astros and not angels.

The Astros starting rotation is good but it can become great either in 2015 or 2016 once we have Mark Appel and Carlos Rodon (two aces) at the top. I feel like Jarred Cosart and tonight's starter Brett Oberholtzer are two excellent young starters getting their feet wet in the Majors Leagues. They may turn out to be very good starting pitchers and long-term wise I view them as number three and four starters. Pitching and more pitching is how the Astros are going to build a winning ball club.