Left-handed hitting catcher Tyler Soderstrom out of Turlock High School received a $3.3 million signing bonus from the Oakland A's on Monday. The A's selected Soderstrom with the 26th pick in the first round. His father, Steve, a former Fresno State standout pitcher, was a first-round draft pick of the...
Talkin' Baseball: Former All-Star Pitchers Dave Stewart & C.J. Wilson
It's hard to believe that Dave Stewart never won the Cy Young Award. After all, he won 20 games four years in a row. He was the dominant pitcher during the Oakland A's championship runs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. But he may have been best known for...
Clovis Native Giles Reinventing Baseball Business With the A's
As the Oakland A’s head into the final weekend of the regular season, they know they’ll face the New York Yankees next Wednesday (Oct. 3) in the AL Wild Card game. They just don’t know where. Chris Giles, naturally, would like for the game to be played in Oakland. The...
Grizzlies Search for New Parent Team. Scratch the Brewers Off the List.
UPDATE: The Milwaukee Brewers announced their new Triple-A affiliate Tuesday morning and it's San Antonio of the Pacific Coast League. The deal means that list of Major League teams that the Fresno Grizzlies could hook up is down to two: The Washington Nationals and the Texas Rangers. The other PCL...