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[Contra Costa Times: Chin Music] - A’s add Chris Carter to 40-man roster — where does he fit best?

jstiglich — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:24:30 GMT

... arter be ready for the majors? Will one of the other first base candidates – Daric Barton, Sean Doolittle, Tommy Everidge, etc. – hit well enough to allow Carter to p ...

[SFGate: The Drumbeat] - Keeping Wallace on third

Vlae Kershner — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:08:06 GMT

... A is to get Chris Carter more time in the outfield (probably left) and keep Daric Barton at first. As for Brett Wallace, the A's want his big (though not Pandaesque) ...

[Bird Land] - Comm Top 21: The People’s Poll (No. 18)

Derrick Goold — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:21 GMT

... he analytical set, Hamilton is one of the pure hitters, arguably a cousin of Daric Barton and Brett Wallace who, like them, is a bat first and a position player secon ...

[Bird Land] - Comm Top 21: A Case for Kozma (Vote No. 17)

Derrick Goold — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:14:08 GMT

... he analytical set, Hamilton is one of the pure hitters, arguably a cousin of Daric Barton and Brett Wallace who, like them, is a bat first and a position player secon ...

[SFGate: The Drumbeat] - Beane comes close to an admission

Vlae Kershner — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:39:06 GMT

... NE system are out. Jack Cust is projected as the A's top hitter, followed by Daric Barton. Among free agents, Adam Kennedy is projected as below average, but the A's ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Burnt last winter, A's threaten to sit out free agency

Matthew Pouliot — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:50:48 GMT

... LF Scott Hairston DH Jack Cust C Kurt Suzuki 3B Eric Chavez 2B Mark Ellis 1B Daric Barton SS Cliff Pennington There is some nice outfield depth in the form of Aaron C ...

[Pinstriped Bible] - Eric Duncan had promise, but was doomed

Pinstriped Bible — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:19:48 GMT

... nd actually made the Majors, which is something that Duncan will never do -- Daric Barton, Carlos Quentin (No. 27), Matt Murton, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Adam Jones (No ...

[Bird Land] - Comm Top 21: Runoff for 15, Henley vs. Stock

Derrick Goold — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:04:59 GMT

... he analytical set, Hamilton is one of the pure hitters, arguably a cousin of Daric Barton and Brett Wallace who, like them, is a bat first and a position player secon ...

[Athletics Nation] - The Art & Science Of Well-Timed Acquisitions And Trades

Nico — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:40:45 GMT

... current "CF depth chart" is significant. You could trade Travis Buck and/or Daric Barton because they've shown the potential not to be the answer, but then you have ...

[Bird Land] - Comm Top 21: Raising Arizona III (Vote No. 15)

Derrick Goold — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:51:14 GMT

... he analytical set, Hamilton is one of the pure hitters, arguably a cousin of Daric Barton and Brett Wallace who, like them, is a bat first and a position player secon ...

[Viva El Birdos] - The Bull Market

the red baron — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:35:13 GMT

... , Mark Mulder (P - STL) , Jason Bay (LF - BOS) , Adrian Beltre (3B - SEA) , Daric Barton (1B - OAK) , Xavier Nady (RF - NYY) , Kyle McClellan (P - STL) , LaTroy Hawk ...

[DRays Bay] - Trade Strings: Keeping Talent Alive, or Delmon Young and Victor Zambrano Still Live

Steve Slowinski — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:21:39 GMT

... Mark Mulder, the Athletics originally received Dan Haren , Kiko Calero , and Daric Barton , but they eventually received another 10 player if you follow the trade str ...

[The Plain Dealer] - Former slugger Mark McGwire might return to baseball as St. Louis Cardinals batting coach

Starting Blocks — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:27:17 GMT

... ay along with recently-traded outfielder Chris Duncan are among the campers. Daric Barton, Bobby Crosby and Garrett Atkins also have attended. Share this: Previous st ...

[MLB - Athletics] - Making the grade: Defense

Mychael Urban — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:11:00 GMT

... he rare second sacker who truly quarterbacks the infield. "A." First baseman Daric Barton only played in 51 games, but he's improved dramatically on defense since his ...

[FanGraphs] - Daric Barton’s Future

David Golebiewski — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:17:04 GMT

... s become, but the top young player acquired in that trade was supposed to be Daric Barton . The 28th overall pick in the 2003 draft, Barton began his career as a catc ...