Elephant Rumblings: 2024 fast approaching
MLB news roundup
Welcome to Thursday, AN!
Beat writer Martin Gallegos took some time to write up a nice article about what to expect for the A’s during the upcoming 2024 season. If you haven’t read it, it’s a quick little read that gives you a feeling for where the team is at this point in the rebuild.
In it he has both predictions and opinions. In short, the piece discusses some of the things A’s fans will be watching intently, including closer duties, breakout candidate, and his prospect to watch for the upcoming year. And as a nice little dessert, we get his prediction on who the next A’s All-Star is going to be. If you have time, give it a look and comment your thoughts and own predictions down below!
MLB News & Interest:
- Mets showing “strong interest” in Giolito
- White Sox sign C Martin Maldonado to 1-year deal
- Twins sign reliever Josh Staumont to 1-year deal
- Blue Jays sign Isiah Kiner-Falefa
- Yamamoto: Would’ve chosen Dodgers sans Ohtani
- Wander Franco summoned by police in Dominican Republic
- Yankees trade former top prospect Florial to Guardians
- Today in Baseball History
Best of X:
Am interesting video:
Why keep the A's name in Vegas?https://t.co/62oCltOdUk
— Brodie Brazil (@BrodieNBCS) December 27, 2023
Completely wouldn’t be surprising:
Easy prediction for 2024, maybe 2025: Owners are going to start kicking out fans who chant this. Billionaires have the thickest wallets and the thinnest skin. https://t.co/exG4lCKMkB
— Steve Berman (@BASportsGuy) December 27, 2023
Giants come in second, again:
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's agent, Joel Wolfe: "He thought that San Francisco really reminded him of Osaka and thought it was a beautiful city. ... If the Dodgers had not been pursuing him, there was a good chance San Francisco could have been his destination."
— Dylan Hernández (@dylanohernandez) December 28, 2023