Don’t ignore the Never-Heard-Of Guy: I didn’t like the Rich Harden trade at first glance, because in return for Harden and Chad Gaudin, the A’s got three players I’m not too excited about, and another guy I had never heard of.

That "guy" is single A catcher Josh Donaldson. Donaldson had a triple and a home run for Stockton on Sunday, and is now hitting .394/.466/.712 in 114 plate appearances since the trade.

Matt Spencer, the Never-Heard-Of Guy in the Joe Blanton trade, is hitting .353/.411/.576, even after an 0-for-4 yesterday.