Eric Chavez – Why is he still an Athletic?

Eric Chavez, good fielder, bad batter

Mr. Chavez, why have you done nothing?

So much potential, and now he is a huge flop. Chavez was very promising young player. He was drafted in the first round (10th pick) by the A’s, in what seemed like another great move for the A’s. He has only had one stand-out season since he has been playing as an Athletic. He has been popular among the fans, but in these past few seasons he has been plagued by injuries and poor play.

Career Stats: .269 Batting average, 776 RBIs, 229 HRs, in 4642 games. Not productive at all. The only thing Eric had going for him was his amazing glove, with 6 gold gloves, one of the best at third base. He had a couple of good playoffs series, but the A’s lost both when he did good. But the A’s have been paying him way too much money, the total amount he has gained since he has been an Athletic has been $51,191,000. They wasted that money when they could have been keeping future star players for about one more year. He is a waste of money! I dont understand why Beane has kept him, espcially the way he has played the last 3 seasons. I could see him leaving Oakland by the trade deadline, but Beane might not do that.

There is only a couple reasons why beane would keep this bum

• He is a fan faveorite
• It is hard to find a solid third basemen
• If he goes without injuries he could be somewhat productive

But these are not really good reasons.

The Rotation: A’s News and Notes

Molder could return to the A’s

A report from the San Francisco Chronicle beat writer Susan Slusser said that Mulder could be one of the last addtions to the A’s roster this spring. The A’s will be attending his bullpen sesion.

“I’d love to be out there, but what I was doing the last couple of years wasn’t fair to me and it wasn’t fair to the Cardinals, and I’m not going to do that to another team,” Mulder told The Chronicle. “I’m not going to say I’m ready to roll and sign with someone until I can repeat side sessions and repeat them again with no issues, no doubt in my head, no setbacks.”

It would be a good addtion to a very young rotation for the A’s. The former member of the “Big Three” could be back in Oakland.

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