H/W: 5-11 205 lb. B/T: R/R DOB: 4/24/86
Shipped over from the Diamondbacks in the Dan Haren trade, Cunningham is precisely the type of player that A's GM Billy Beane loves. He pounded pitching at both AA Midland and AAA Sacramento to the tune of a .329 BA with 17 HR 66 RBI 15 SB and 86 runs scored. He recorded another 80 AB with Oakland, hitting .250 with a HR and 14 RBI. With excellent hand-eye coordination and a compact right handed swing, Aaron generates decent pop that should produce 10-15 HR per season at the major league level. His speed is above average and he uses it savvily in the outfield and on the basepaths, where he should average double digit stolen base numbers. Cunningham has shown solid plate discipline throughout his minor league career, though these numbers have eroded somewhat as he has advanced. At 23 years old, there is not too much room for further projection in Cunningham's game, though he has given enough reason to believe that he can be a fairly productive regular at the major league level.
2009 Projection: The trade for Matt Holliday has muddied the waters in Oakland's outfield scenerio. Aaron has had a solid showing this spring and has earned some serious consideration for a major role in either RF or CF. So have, however, Travis Buck, Ryan Sweeney, Rajai Davis, and Chris Denorfia. Being the youngest of this crop, it seems quite likely that Cunningham will be ticketed for AAA at the start of the '09 season, where he will stay until room is made for him by way of injury, non-performance, or trade. Cunningham has some upside as a future MLB regular, but the odds of him becoming one of those "lost in the shuffle" guys increases with every minor league AB.
Key Aaron Cunningham Baseball Cards:
- 2007 Bowman Chrome Prospects
- 2007 Bowman Heritage
- 2008 Bowman Chrome Auto
- 2008 Donruss Elite Extra
- 2008 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Auto
- 2009 Topps
- 2009 UD Spectrum Auto
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 Aaron Cunningham 2007 Bowman Chrome Rookie Bc21 US $1.50 |
 2009 Bowman 197 Aaron Cunningham Athletics Rc US $.99 |
 2007 Bowman Chrome Aaron Cunningham Rookie Xfractor 275 US $8.00 |
 2009 Ud Ultimate Collection Rc Aaron Cunningham As 68 US $4.00 |
 Padres Aaron Cunningham Signed Baseball W Pic Signing US $14.99 |
 2008 Bowman Chrome Prospect Auto Aaron Cunningham 275 US $9.95 |
 2010 Topps Wal Mart Black S2 Aaron Cunningham 460 US $1.00 |
 2007 Bowman Chrome Aaron Cunningham Rc Bc21 US $1.29 |
 2007 Bowman Chrome Prospect Bc21 Aaron Cunningham US $2.00 |
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