Alumni Report: Javier Herrera released

Posted in May 19th, 2009
by Jeremy in 2009, Around The Minors, Baseball News, History, In The System, Newswire, North of the Border, Oakland Athletics, Vancouver Canadians, Where Are They Now

After an MVP Season in Vancouver, just a year after a scary incident running into an outfield wall in the Arizona League, Javier Herrera had two things follow him on his ascent to the big leagues: Injuries and Steroids.
Yes, Herrera (left) was actually juiced in Vancouver, and then was promptly suspended 15 games for it [...]

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Another former C’s star gets called up, Whitecaps dump their stadium plans, C’s debuting new uniforms

Posted in May 17th, 2008
by Oz in 2008, Baseball News, Between The Innings, History, Newswire, North of the Border, Oakland Athletics, Rants'n'Raves, Vancouver Canadians

Congratulations, Gregorio Petit!
From the official release:

OAKLAND — The Oakland A’s today recalled infielder Gregorio Petit from Triple-A Sacramento and placed right-handed pitcher Santiago Casilla on the 15-day disabled list with soreness in his right elbow.
Petit was batting .304 with no home runs and 15 RBI in 37 games with Sacramento this year, all at shortstop. [...]

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Spring training schedule opens today

Posted in February 28th, 2008
by Oz in 2008, Around The Minors, Baseball News, Newswire, North of the Border, Oakland Athletics, Spring Training, Vancouver Canadians, Where Are They Now

Play ball!The A’s agreed to contracts with six players on one-year deals for the
2008 season: catchers Bowen and Powell; infielders Kevin Melillo,
Donnie Murphy and Gregorio Petit; and pitcher Dan Meyer.
The Oakland Athletics kick off their spring training games in the Arizona Cactus League today with a game against the Chicago Cubs at 1:05pm Milwaukee Brewers [...]

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