Update

As you have heard, the A's are going to call-up Dan Johnson and most likely place Erubiel Durazo on the DL with a sore elbow. According to trainer Larry Davis, Durazo injured his elbow while he was warming up for his start at first base on Sunday. This information coincides with an Oakland Tribune article where infield coach Ron Washington called-out Durazo for his lack of effort when it comes to defensive drills.

While Durazo is at fault for lax effort, the A's haven't exactly instilled the idea of him being a first-baseman. Last year, he made two starts at first and they were during interleague series in which he made errors in both. Afterwards, the A's had been reluctant to have Durazo spell Hatteberg at first. The A's had been griping to him in the past about his hitting abilities and that they wanted him to focus on that area. If the A's wanted him to be able to play defense, they should have taken a different approach towards his abilities at the onset of his arrival.

As for site updates, I have three or so blog posts in the queue with regards to the A's recent play and player movement; I hope to get those out over this weekend starting later today. And I bet those Byrnes foul/pop-outs are driving you nuts; hopefully I can get something gathered on that.