Barry Zito Rumors & News

Back when the news broke about the Hall of Fame's vast repository of scouting reports, baseball nerds freaked out. What was Frank Robinson's scouting report like? What was Brooks Robinson's scouting report like? What was Jeff Robinson's scouting report like? I had the autograph of one of those Robinsons growing up. Go on. Guess. But all of that excitement was counterproductive, as the Hall of Fame's database was really just a retired, 73-year-old teacher using WebTV. You'd enter a query, and if Mildred was up, she would go to the kitchen, rummage through the boxes, find the scouting re...

Barry Zito was injured in 2011, you know. You'll read a lot of talk about how the Giants haven't had a hurt pitcher since Trevor Wilson went on the DL with a pulled dimple, but it wasn't that long ago that Zito missed significant time with a foot injury. Of course, his replacement stuck in the rotation, made the All-Star team, and won two games in the NLCS, so everything most certainly worked out for the best, but Zito was injured once upon a time. Maybe everything will work out that well again! Probably not. Still, the Giants have to find a replacement for Ryan Vogelsong, who broke hi...

And in the Giants' 152nd game at Coors Field, they were shut out. It was the fourth time the Giants have been shut out in the history of Coors Field. This loss dropped them to third place. On the bright side, the five runs allowed was the lowest total of the road trip. That's the bright side. That Barry Zito's 5.2 IP, 11 H, 2 BB, 4 K performance represented a new standard for Giants pitching. ... You know what? I'll bet we can find more bright sides. We're an optimistic lot, here. Except for all the pessimism. And I want one more day with you guys. I want to play one more day with you....

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Barry Zito, right, confers with catcher Guillermo Quiroz, front left, and pitching coach Dave Righetti after Zito gave up an RBI-single to Colorado Rockies' Jordan Pacheco in the fifth inning of the MLB National League baseball game in Denver on Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Recently, the Baseball Hall of Fame put hundreds of scouting reports on the internet. Among baseball nerds, workplace productivity plummeted. So I became curious, wanting to see scouting reports for former A's. Here are some selected excerpts, but you can search for yourself here. There aren't really any scouting reports for newer players (read: pretty much the entire A's roster), but it's great for players who came into the majors in the 90s and 2000s, and before. Barry Zito, Pierce Junior College: 4 pitches — none of which are plusses. No glaring weakness except his stuff is not th...

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Barry Zito delivers to the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Barry Zito waks off the field after pitching to the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Barry Zito throws to the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)