A Closer Look At Danny Putnam's 2005 Season Premium Story

Putnam starred for the Stockton Ports.
Putnam starred for the Stockton Ports.
By Melissa Lockard
Senior Editor
Date: Feb 1, 2006

Of all of the Oakland A’s 2004 draft picks, Danny Putnam may have epitomized best what people have come to know as a “Moneyball” player. He wasn’t known for his athleticism at Stanford, but he was everything the A’s look for in a hitter. He saw a lot of pitches, hit for high average and had good power numbers. Putnam posted two straight seasons of plus-1000 OPS before he was taken in the supplemental first round by the A’s in 2004. So how did he do in 2005?

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