JERRY BLEVINS RUMORS
A's complete sweep of Royals
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Yoenis Cespedes hit a leadoff home run in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.Cespedes hit his eighth homer, connecting against Kelvin Herrera (2-4).Jerry Blevins (3-0) pitched one scoreless inning. Ryan Cook worked the ninth for his first save of the season.Alex Gordon matched his...
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A’s agree to deals with Jerry Blevins, Brandon Moss
The A’s have avoided arbitration with both relief pitcher Jerry Blevins and first baseman/outfielder Brandon Moss, agreeing to one-year deals with each player on Friday.
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Blevins’ and Moss’ deals will give them a bump in pay for 2013, but they are still under team control beyond that year. Blevins won’t be a free agent until 2016, and Moss won’t hit the...
A's agree to terms with Blevins, Moss
The Oakland Athletics have agreed to one-year contracts with left-handed pitcher Jerry Blevins and first baseman Brandon Moss, avoiding salary arbitration with both players.
The A's have now agreed to terms with all of their arbitration-eligible players after Friday's announcement.
Blevins finished 5-1 with a 2.48 ERA last season. The 29-year-old has a 3.35 ERA in 214 career...
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January 18, 2013
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A's designate one full playoff share to charity
The Oakland Athletics players have decided to donate one full playoff share to eight local and national charitable efforts, a total of $34,325.16.
Reliever Jerry Blevins, the team's player representative, informed the front office that he and his teammates voted to donate one playoff share to charities - including Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. The other charities are the MLB...
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November 27, 2012
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The Time Jerry Blevins Had the Greatest Something
Odds are, as FanGraphs readers, you aren’t Oakland A’s fans, but you are at least somewhat familiar with Jerry Blevins. You know something about who he is and what he does for a living. You might have an idea of how good he is at it. To you, this isn’t weird; Blevins is a baseball player, and you know a lot about a lot of baseball players. To other people outside the baseball...
These A's, they just keep doing it
When it ended, third to second to first for a game-saving double play, Oakland Athletics left-hander Jerry Blevins let out a pure howl.
"I felt pure elation," Blevins said. "It was one of the loudest screams I've even given, I think, on the baseball field."
His fielders rejoiced and rushed to exchange high fives. The rest of the Athletics poured out of the...
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September 12, 2012
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Blevins' clutch performance saves day for A's
Jerry Blevins isn't among the better-known Oakland A's players, but he's been a member of the team going back the longest time. Blevins first came up in 2007, and since then, he has been mostly a middle reliever and lefty specialist. On Tuesday, Blevins had what he called the "biggest moment of my career," and well, there's little doubt that's true...
Angels held off in 9th by red hot Athletics
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Jerry Blevins got Howie Kendrick to ground into a game-ending double play with two runners on in the ninth inning, and the Oakland Athletics held off the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.
Brandon Moss and Yoenis Cespedes homered and Dan Straily pitched into the seventh inning of his fourth major league start for the A...
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September 12, 2012
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BP Unfiltered: Jerry Blevins, Non-Vulture by Sam Miller
On Friday night, Ryan Cook entered the game for the A's in the eighth. He allowed two inherited runners to score and one of his own, blew the lead, and got the final out of the inning. The A's then took the lead back in the ninth. Jerry Blevins replaced him and protected the lead. As you know, Ryan Cook would be credited with the victory. But
Cook was the rule...
Jerry Blevins: One Inning, Pitch by Pitch
Jerry Blevins took the mound with a plan. The lefty reliever entered the game with runners on first and second and none out, his team trailing by two runs. Possessing neither overpowering stuff nor a high ground-ball rate, he was going to rely on scouting reports and location to get out of the inning. Seven pitches later, he did just that.
Blevins, who has appeared in 161 games over...
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