Ryan William Cook (twitter: @ryancook_48)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: June 30, 1987 in Clovis, CA
High School: Clovis HS (Clovis, CA)
School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 27th round of the 2008 amateur draft.
Signed July 29, 2008. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 20, 2011 (Age 24)   vs. MIL 0.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Diamondbacks 2011-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$505k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.036, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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• 7/23 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of July 23: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 7/22 Yanks Go Yard: Rookies, Not Amateurs: Yankees suffer third straight loss to an Athletics rookie starter: If New York Yankees fans were not familiar with the excellent pitching the Oakland A’s have been receiving from a trio of...
• 7/22 My Pinstripes: Girardi: You Kids Get Off My Lawn: Oakland A's starters Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin I can picture Joe Girardi in a Scooby Doo scene,  a mask pulled...
• 7/21 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes (East Coast bias admitted): Braves 11, @Nats 10 (11): As soon as Paul Janish came up in the 11th with the go-ahead run on 3rd, you just knew he would make...
• 7/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES WERE CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR: It always stinks when the Yankees come real close, but can't finish it off to get the big win.  But that's baseball,...
• 7/21 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees’ rally falls short for second straight night, lose to A’s 3-2: Over the last couple months when the New York Yankees mounted a comeback it was typically all the way back and they found a way...
• 7/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Yankees @ A’s Game 93: The A’s have struggled with the Yankees for years now but tonight made it two straight against the Bronx Bombers as they...
• 7/20 Yanks Go Yard: For the dogs: Yankees’ win streaks snapped by Athletics in 4-3 loss: The New York Yankees came into last night’s game against the Oakland A’s riding a three-game win streak and had previously...
• 7/13 Bay Area Sports Guy: Mid-season Progress Report: Despite dearth of talent, A’s could be contenders: It is the traditional midpoint (even if it isn’t the mathematical midpoint) of the season, which means there is no better...
• 7/12 StanGraphs: My 2012 All-Star Week: It’s been a wild week, my little Sutt-on chops! As it does each and every season, Major League Baseball invited me to attend...
• 7/11 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of July 9: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 7/10 StanGraphs: Live Blog: 2012 All-Star Game: 10:27 PM: Here’s a TLR post-game interview, just like the doctor ordered. Tony is gushing about his NL squad, which is...
• 7/8 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: “Bam-Bam” Makes the Cut: Harper Heading to All-Star Game: Keeping tabs on Bryce Harper‘s All-Star bid this season has been just like watching him play. Even when he struggles, the...
• 7/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Mariners @ A’s Game 84: The A’s and M’s play to a lot of low scoring games and this one was no different, 1-1 into the eleventh. Chris Carter,...
• 7/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Red Sox @ A’s Game 83: Today I was at the Bakersfield Blaze game against the Stockton Ports. It was really an awful baseball game if you are a non-partisan...
• 7/6 Call to the Pen: Giving Middle Relievers Their Due: As is the case every year when All-Star rosters are announced, a flurry of articles filled the pages of baseball blogs across...
• 7/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Ryan Cook Named to the AL All Star Squad: Oakland’s new closer Ryan Cook was named to the American League All Star Team in Kansas City earlier today prior to the...
• 7/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Mariners Game 76: The A’s had two hits and that was enough. The Mariners had four hits and that was two few. And so goes another offensively...
• 7/2 BoSox Injection: Red Sox & Athletics Series Q&A: After a somewhat disappointing four-game split in Seattle against the lowly Mariners, the Red Sox are in Oakland to take on...
• 7/1 Call to the Pen: 2012 MLB All-Star Reserves & Pitchers: Shortly after the starters were announced for the 83rd Major League All-Star Game, the reserves and pitchers were selected by...

• 6/29 Junkball: The great BBQ giveaway: DIPPING INTO THE MAILBAG I’ve been beating the drum for a while trying to round up some mailbag items and spur a little reader...
• 6/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Mariners Game 74: The A’s and the M’s are noteworthy for their poor offenses and strong pitching. Again in a game between the two divisional...
• 6/27 High Heat Stats: Wednesday mini-roundup: (“Mini-roundup” sounds like herding cats, which in a way it is. Anyway…) @Giants 3, Dodgers 0: For the first...
• 6/25 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: June 25, 2012: Roy Oswalt $55. Other bids $41, $39, $32, $27, $21, $21, $1.The bids may seem tepid here, but this is a salary cap league...
• 6/23 Raising Matt Cain: Stormy Tim: Start #15     ND  (2-8)     6 innings   3 hits   3 runs   4 walks...
• 6/22 High Heat Stats: Thursday recap: I haven’t kept up with the recaps due to a busy week — haven’t seen a single pitch since Dickey’s last....
• 6/21 Lasorda's Lair: Cespedes Walk-Off Blast Seals Dodger’s Fate: Dodgers 1 3 0 Athletics 4 5 0 WP-Cook-2-1 LP-Lindblom-2-1 HR-Cespedes-7   Boy the Dodgers really suck right now. What else...
• 6/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Dodgers @ A’s Game 68: The Dodgers came to Oakland this evening. Leading the National League West, they looked to have a more 1988 World Series type...
• 6/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Padres @ A’s Game 67: The A’s offense which had been playing out of its mind for a few days, came back to the dependable .226/.302/.364 team we’ve...
• 6/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Padres @ A’s Game 66: A’s won their fifth straight with a win over the hapless now 23-43 Padres at the Coliseum. Some timely hitting helped to...
• 6/17 High Heat Stats: Sunday supplement — now with 60% game coverage!: Orioles 2, @Braves 0: A day after Jason Hammel‘s 1-hitter left him at 7-2, Wei-Yin Chen attained the same record with...
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Cook locked in as closer?: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin said Saturday, June 16, that RP Ryan Cook is pitching well, but he is not necessarily to...[+] primary closer despite three saves this week. 'We're gonna do best we can to get him in that role,' Melvin said. 'If I need him earlier, I have confidence in the other guys (for saves.)'
• 6/16 Junkball: Celebrating the legend of Sean Doolittle: As of today, and for at least the next 12 months, Junkball is the proud, shameless sponsor of first-base-prospect-turned-nasty-relief-pitcher...
• 6/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Cook picks up saveOakland Athletics RP Ryan Cook picked up his second save of the season Wednesday, June 13....[+] Oakland Athletics RP Ryan Cook picked up his second save of the season Wednesday, June 13.
• 6/13 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Closers: Where have all the cowboys gone?: One of my favorite baseball memories was several years ago when I was taking a group of high school students on a mission trip...
• 6/13 The Baseball Page: Closers: Where have all the cowboys gone?: One of my favorite baseball memories was several years ago when I was...
• 6/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Diamondbacks Game 59: The interleague schedule chugs along and the A’s traveled to their spring home of Phoenix where the results were much different...
• 6/9 High Heat Stats: Friday performance notes, etc.: Friday’s best and worst in Win Probability Added (WPA): Pitchers — C.J. Wilson, 0.382 (8 IP, 1 R in a game that was...
• 6/5 Talkin Sox with Dan: Tough Love: Toughness and intelligence are not synonymous. There may be not be a better example of the distinction between those two characteristics...

• 5/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Twins Game 49: The offensively hapless A’s traveled to Minneapolis to take on the all-round hapless Twins for a Memorial Day afternoon...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Cook's streak ends: Oakland Athletics RP Ryan Cook's streak of scoreless innings ended at 23 1/3 innings Monday, May 28. He allowed two runs and took...[+] the loss.
• 5/28 Baseball Musings: Cook Gets Fried: Ryan Cook was putting up an Aroldis Chapman like season, coming into Monday’s game against the Twins with 23 innings pitched...
• 5/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Yankees @ A’s Game 48: The A’s were facing Hiroki Kuroda, who entered today’s game having a career worst year since moving over the American...
• 5/26 MLBTradeRumors: Two Walk-Year Closers With Declining Trade Value: The new playoff system may or may not impact the number of buyers and sellers this summer, but there's one thing about the trade...
• 5/26 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Marquis, Bourn, Nats, Athletics: Links from around baseball as the Cubs look to snap their ten-game losing streak tonight in Pittsburgh.. Twins‬ GM Terry...
• 5/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Angels @ A’s Game 45: Afternoon extra-inning baseball results in a 3-1 loss for the A’s who slump to 22-23 and continue to hover around .500 but...
• 5/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Angels @ A’s Game 43: Following two trips by the A’s to Anaheim, the San Juan Capistrano Angels of Seal Beach came up to Oakland finally. Still...
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Cook extends streakOakland Athletics RP Ryan Cook extended his scoreless streak to 20 2/3 innings Sunday, May 20....[+] Oakland Athletics RP Ryan Cook extended his scoreless streak to 20 2/3 innings Sunday, May 20.
• 5/17 A's Farm: A’s Farm Exclusive: A’s Assistant GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Off-Season Acquisitions and A’s Top Prospects – Part 2: Yesterday, we brought you Part 1 of A’s Farm’s exclusive interview with A’s assistant general manager David Forst, where...
• 5/17 A's Farm: A’s Farm Exclusive: A’s Assistant GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Off-Season Acquisitions and A’s Top Prospects – Part 1: Now that we’re almost a month and a half into the season, it seems like a good time to reflect on the A’s big off-season moves...
• 5/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rangers Game 39: The A’s won today in extra innings 5-4. The A’s record now stands at 20-19 and they find themselves a mere four games...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Cook pitched with torn fingernailOakland Athletics RP Ryan Cook (fingernail) pitched with a torn fingernail on his middle finger Thursday, May 17....[+] Oakland Athletics RP Ryan Cook (fingernail) pitched with a torn fingernail on his middle finger Thursday, May 17.
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Cook picks up victory: Oakland Athletics RP Ryan Cook escaped a jam in the ninth inning to beat the Texas Rangers Thursday, May 17, and he's now tossed...[+] 19 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings this year, which is the most among American League relievers. Cook walked two and struck out one in two innings of work.
• 5/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Carignan Optioned to Make Room for Blackley: Andrew Carignan has not had a very good year for the A’s. In six and a third innings playing with the A’s he has 5.7...
• 5/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Cespedes to DL; Donaldson Back and Fuentes to Close: A lot happened in the world of the Oakland A’s Saturday. Prior to the game, Yoenis Cespedes was placed on the 15-day disabled...
• 5/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Tigers @ A’s Game 34: The A’s and Tigers battled tonight crazy to think they start this one with the A’s owning a better record than the...
• 5/7 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: May 7, 2012: Johnny Damon $22. Other bids: $17, $13, $10, $10, $4, $1.Damon is OF eligible in this league; in leagues where he's still...
• 5/4 Roto Think Tank: A.L. Gearing Up: May 7-14: Rising UpRyan Cook. (1% owned in CBS leagues last week, 5% owned this week)With Grant Balfour off to a pedestrian start,...
• 5/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/3: The Boston Red Sox returned home from the seven game road trip at 7-1 and all facets of the game were clicking. They did run...
• 5/3 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/3: The Boston Red Sox returned home from the seven game road trip at 7-1 and all facets of the game were clicking. They did run...

• 4/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Pedro Figueroa and Too Much of a Good (Well Maybe Not Necessarily Good) Thing: Fifteen percent of people are left-handed and men are more than twice as likely to be left-handed as are women. 20% of MENSA members...
• 4/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 14: The A’s took on dreaded Angels starter and whiner-in-chief C.J. Wilson at Angel Stadium and won. The A’s took three...
• 4/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 12: The A’s win 5-3. Decent offense, decent pitching, all around good performance. The A’s with the win again move into...
• 4/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Giants @ A’s ST Game 23: Matt Cain and his newly minted $112.5M contract extension came across the Bay to Oakland on a misty night for the second game...
• 4/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ River Cats Exhibition: The A’s went to Sacramento for an exhibition game with their Triple-A affiliate River Cats at Raley Field. It would be inexcusable...
• 4/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Fun With Small Sample Sizes: I love the beginning of the season. Perhaps it is all that pent up baseball anti**** perhaps it is that these games always tend...

• 3/30 Blogging From The Bleachers: Season Preview: National League West: With Opening Day just about two weeks away and 25-man rosters starting to take shape, it seems as good a time as any to start...
• 3/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ (Yomiuri) Giants Japanese Exhibition Game 1: I want to get into this game, but first I want to issue a complaint to Major League Baseball. I don’t know if Major League...
• 3/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Balfour Named Closer, Figueroa and Pea**** Optioned: Grant Balfour was named the A’s closer to begin the 2012 season. This is welcome news as I have advocated that Balfour should...
• 3/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Cubs @ A’s ST Game 20: A’s and Cubs met today at Phoenix Muni**** Stadium where a late bottom of the ninth comeback helped the A’s to their...
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Arizona Diamondbacks: The defending NL West Champs added a top young starter to their rotation, signed an outfield bat and spent aggressively on bench...
• 3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Best Trade Package For A Young Pitcher: When the offseason started, we figured it would be headlined by a pair of MVP caliber bats (Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder)...
• 3/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Cubs @ A’s ST Game 16: Split squad Athletics action today in the Valley of the Sun. MLB.com listed this game first so care of that designation this...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Oakland Athletics: The Athletics restocked their farm system and restored outfield depth this offseason, but their future in Oakland remains unresolved. Major...
• 3/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rangers ST Game 14: The A’s had an off day yesterday but this afternoon got to making a roster move, optioning the newest Athletic, Brandon...
• 3/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Royals @ A’s ST Game 11: A’s beat the Royals 10-8 today at Phoenix Muni and MLB says that the A’s are now 7-3 – that game with the Dodgers...
• 3/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Brewers ST Game 6: A’s and Brewers “battled” today in Maryvale. This marked the first televised A’s spring training matchup,...
• 3/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Brewers ST Game 6: A’s and Brewers “battled” today in Maryvale. This marked the first televised A’s spring training matchup,...

• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Cook pushing for a spot: Oakland Athletics RP Ryan Cook continues to impress manager Bob Melvin, and he has a chance to win a spot in the bullpen. 'He's...[+] going to be fighting for a job on the team, I believe,' Melvin said.
• 2/23 Baseball Musings: Changes, Oakland Athletics: The Athletics hope Bartolo Colon can repeat his success with the Yankees. Photo: John Cordes/Icon SMI The Oakland Athletics finished...
• 2/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Offseason: Was There Really a Plan?: I’ve read countless commentaries regarding the A’s offseason. I’ve agreed with some, and I’ve disagreed...

• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: The 6 Most Surprising Trades Of The Offseason: Every offseason has a few trades most people didn't see coming.  Here are my picks so far: Reds acquire Mat Latos from...

• 12/30 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : What should the Cubs ask for in return for Matt Garza?: Despite Theo Epstein's comments that Matt Garza is "exactly (the) type of pitcher we want to build around", it appears that,...
• 12/27 Swingin' A's: A’s, Beane Embracing Newest Youth-Movement: Committed: A's Billy Beane seemed committed to this newest "youth-movement" (Photo Credit: US Presswire/Jason O. Watson)...
• 12/24 MLB Dirt: Athletics Future Rotation: Year in and year out the Athletics’ rotation has been very solid. Last year’s rotation featured a handful of young starters...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Reaction To The Gio Gonzalez Trade: The Nationals were the winners of the Gio Gonzalez sweepstakes, acquiring the left-hander from the A's today for a package of...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals To Acquire Gio Gonzalez: The Athletics will trade Gio Gonzalez to the Nationals in a deal that further depletes Oakland's pitching staff and adds to...
• 12/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Is Trevor Cahill a Big Loss? Part Three: This is an unintended third part now discussing whether or not Trevor Cahill‘s departure is indeed a significant loss to...
• 12/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Is Trevor Cahill a Big Loss? Part Three: This is an unintended third part now discussing whether or not Trevor Cahill‘s departure is indeed a significant loss to...
• 12/12 D'Backs Venom: What Should the Diamondbacks Expect from Trevor Cahill?: The Diamondbacks made a big trade during the Winter Meetings, trading top prospect RHP Jarrod Parker, along with OF Collin Cowgill...
• 12/11 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/4/11 - 12/10/11: This was an incredibly exciting week here at MLBTR as we brought you 24/7 live Winter Meetings coverage.  On Thursday, Luke Adams...
• 12/11 Baseball Analytics: Cahill and K's: The Arizona Diamondbacks fortified their rotation over the weekend, acquiring Trevor Cahill (and reliever Craig Breslow) from...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: First Round Picks On The Move At Winter Meetings: At least 50 transactions were completed during the winter meetings this week, including 16 free agent signings, eight trades,...
• 12/10 Call to the Pen: Arizona Diamondbacks acquire Trevor Cahill and Craig Breslow from Oakland Athletics: The Oakland Athletics sent starting pitcher Trevor Cahill and lefty reliever Craig Breslow to the Arizona Diamondbacks for prospects...
• 12/10 Swingin' A's: A’s Trade Trevor Cahill To Diamondbacks For Prospects: Headed To Arizona: The A's sent Trevor Cahill and Craig Breslow to the Diamondbacks on Friday (Photo Credit: AP) The stage...
• 12/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Cahill and Breslow Sent to Arizona: The A’s unleashed their first trade of the offseason shipping Trevor Cahill and Craig Breslow along with cash considerations...
• 12/10 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: The Diamondbacks Acquire Trevor Cahill: Arizona bolsters their starting rotation by acquiring Trevor Cahill. (Icon SMI)In an effort to bolster their starting rotation,...
• 12/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Cahill and Breslow Sent to Arizona: The A’s unleashed their first trade of the offseason shipping Trevor Cahill and Craig Breslow along with cash considerations...
• 12/9 Baseball Musings: Cahill to the Diamondbacks: The Athletics and Diamondbacks swapped five players, Oakland sending Trevor Cahill to Arizona along with Craig Breslow for three...
• 12/9 Venom Strikes: Arizona Diamondbacks Trade Jarrod Parker for Oakland A’s Trevor Cahill: The Arizona Diamondbacks have finally made some news.  As rumored all week, the Dbacks were trying to add another veteran arm,...
• 12/9 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Acquire Cahill, Breslow From A's: As was rumored earlier today, the Diamondbacks have acquired pitchers Trevor Cahill and Craig Breslow from the Athletics for...

• 11/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Arizona D-backs 2012 roster, part II: Bullpen: What a turn-around for the worst bullpen in major league history from 2010! The Diamondbacks bullpen was lights outs in 2011 and...

• 10/9 Seedlings to Stars: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Ryan Cook: Many po**** opinions of pitching prospects are formed from general scouting reports. While these reports are invaluable resources,...

• 9/29 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The greatest night in baseball history, plus some Dodgers' tidbits: Tonight just proved what a fantastic game the sport of baseball is. While the Dodgers (as a team) were playing for nothing (finishing...
• 9/1 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Roster Expansion - Who might get called up on Friday?: Everything has been going right for the Diamondbacks over the last nine days, but the team can always use some extra options for...

• 7/31 Bus League Baseball: Welcome to the Show: Major League Debuts From July 15-30: I’ve fallen a little behind, as you can see, in putting together my list of 2011 Major League debuts. There’s no excuse...
• 7/25 Venom Strikes: Cook Sent to Reno; Putz Going to be Activated: Ryan Cook‘s stay in Phoenix with the Arizona Diamondbacks was short, but unfortunately predictable.  A week ago, no one...
• 7/25 D'Backs Venom: J.J. Putz Returns on Tuesday, and Who Replaces Geoff Blum?: The Diamondbacks will do more roster shuffling on Tuesday, for both the bullpen and the bench. First, closer J.J. Putz will be...