Blevins and Ross

Ross got up to pitch the fifth; Blevins ended up pitching 2/3 in the seventh. His line: 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K. Considering how crowded the bullpen in getting, with Wuertz coming into his own, Ziegler maintaining his own, and Bailey not blowing his position, we're getting to a point at which on of these relievers is not like the other, insofar as one of them will not be with the Athletics at the end of the regular season. Which one will it be? Six-six Tyson Ross, or Jerry Blevins?

The smart money is on Tyson Ross. You can get a lot more trade value out of him. He's young and can still command another pitch: a slider, perhaps, or a curveball. But no GM in the league is going to be fooled. Tyson Ross and Jerry Blevins are two sides of the same coin. You pick one, and you excite the best of the other. You pick the other, you excite the best of the one. One of them is going to be a superstar. One of them is going to be a bust. Which is it going to be? One or the other. One or the other?

Into this equation, you enter age. But age doesn't help you win a championship this year. If anything, concentrating on age will lose you a championship this year. Jerry Blevins or Tyson Ross? Tyson Ross or Jerry Blevins? In the mix holds the entire hope of being a contender.