The last time the A’s were truly relevant was back when they had Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder and Barry Zito heading the starting rotation. While all of those guys were great pitchers they didn’t have arms like Trevor Cahill, Gio Gonzalez and Brett Anderson. Look out for the A’s in the next few years if their new “Big Three” continue to improve. 22-year old righty Trevor Cahill started this season in the minors but that didn’t matter as he made the All-Star Team. Cahill has started 23 games for the A’s this year and he is 14-5 with a 2.43 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. He has only given up 110 hits in 155 2/3 innings so far this season as he has been flat out incredible. 24-year old Gio Gonzalez bounced around in trades for quite a while because a lot of teams fell in love with his upside. This is the season that it’s all starting to come together for the A’s. Gonzalez has started 26 games for the A’s this year and he is 11-8 with a 3.24 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. He has only given up 134 hits while whiffing 134 batters this season in 161 innings pitched which shows what kind of stuff he has. He still needs to tighten up his control a tad as he has walked 71 batters this year but that’s nitpicking. 22-year old Brett Anderson has the potential to be the A’s ace if he can just stay healthy. Anderson has started 11 games for the A’s this year and he is 3-4 with a 2.86 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. He has whiffed 47 batters in 63 innings this season while only walking 10 batters as he has been flat out nasty for the A’s this year. Look out for this team in the very near future if they ever find any hitting.

23-year old righty starting pitcher Vin Mazzaro looked overmatched last season in his first taste of the majors. He started 17 games for the A’s last year and he was 4-9 with a 5.32 ERA and a 1.74 WHIP. He gave up a amazing 120 hits in only 91 1/3 innings last season for the A’s. This year though Mazzaro has stepped up for the A’s. He has pitched in 16 games (13 starts) for the A’s this year and he is 6-4 with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. The A’s need Mazzaro to keep up the good work the rest of the 2010 season.

22-year old righty starting pitcher Trevor Cahill has been selected to play in his first All-Star Game. Cahill has started 13 games for the A’s this year and he is 8-2 with a 2.74 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. Cahill is missing a lot more bats than he did as a rookie. He has given up only 61 hits in 82 innings this season for the A’s. Cahill pitched in 32 games (all starts) as a rookie last season and he was 10-13 with a 4.63 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. The improvement Cahill has shown has the A’s excited and he definitely deserves the honor of being on the All-Star Team.

24-year old lefty starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez is really pitching well this season. He has pitched in 15 games (all starts) for the A’s this year and he is 6-5 with a 3.89 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Gonzalez is more of a pitcher this season and less of a thrower. He has only allowed 78 hits in 90 1/3 innings this season for the A’s. Gonzalez has walked 40 batters (which is way too many) but he has also whiffed 77 this season. In his previous two years with the A’s, Gonzalez pitched in 30 games (24 starts) in which he was 7-11 with a 6.24 ERA and a 1.70 WHIP. He did whiff 143 batters in 132 2/3 innings in his first two years with the A’s but that was when he was a thrower instead of a pitcher like he is right now.

22-year old righty starting pitcher Trevor Cahill has been outstanding this season for the A’s. He started the year in the minors but injuries caused the A’s to recall him and he is not looking back. Cahill has started 10 games for the A’s so far this season and he is 6-2 with a 3.23 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. He has only given up 51 hits in 61 1/3 innings this season as he has been outstanding so far. Cahill started 32 games as a rookie for the A’s last year and he was 10-13 with a 4.63 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. Cahill has a huge upside and the A’s have to be pleased with how much he looks to have improved.