http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2007/03/bapr-plus-oakland-athletics/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2007/03/bapr-plus-oakland-athletics/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Rich Banaszewski Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:34:47 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=88#comment-582 A lot of people do think that the next major wave is about a year off however it would not take much for any of them to break through. Consider this Travis Buck maybe the most talented but the farthest away because of inexperience, however if Miulton Bradley was to falter either due to injury, ineffectiveness or some kind of non-baseball issue Buck could step in and collect those plate appearences. Jay Payton and Bobby Kielty aren't the most effective alternatives so if the season is heading the wrong direction, it would not be to much of a strech to see Buck in Oakland by June/July. Suzuki like Buck doesn't have an at-bat above AA so he is also inexperienced, and Kendall is not really an injury risk, but has no upside left, and like Buck, if the A's were to falter in the race, and with Kendall's contact over at seasons end look for him to see some time.Also factor in Landon Powell who could get in on some opportunities also to help Billy Beane decide who will catch in 2008. Daric Barton is the most experienced of the three but he only has 180 PA at AAA and no MLB at-bats, but Eribuel Durazo is a huge question mark, and so is Dan Johnson. With all these question marks look for the A's to go to the hot guys, and let the confidence spill into 2008. Where does Javi Herrera fit in all this? A lot of people do think that the next major wave is about a year off however it would not take much for any of them to break through. Consider this Travis Buck maybe the most talented but the farthest away because of inexperience, however if Miulton Bradley was to falter either due to injury, ineffectiveness or some kind of non-baseball issue Buck could step in and collect those plate appearences. Jay Payton and Bobby Kielty aren’t the most effective alternatives so if the season is heading the wrong direction, it would not be to much of a strech to see Buck in Oakland by June/July. Suzuki like Buck doesn’t have an at-bat above AA so he is also inexperienced, and Kendall is not really an injury risk, but has no upside left, and like Buck, if the A’s were to falter in the race, and with Kendall’s contact over at seasons end look for him to see some time.Also factor in Landon Powell who could get in on some opportunities also to help Billy Beane decide who will catch in 2008. Daric Barton is the most experienced of the three but he only has 180 PA at AAA and no MLB at-bats, but Eribuel Durazo is a huge question mark, and so is Dan Johnson. With all these question marks look for the A’s to go to the hot guys, and let the confidence spill into 2008. Where does Javi Herrera fit in all this?

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