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Monday's Hot Corner Depth Chart
Mon, Dec 1 | Athletics Nation
Skipping down to AA Midland, Jesus Guzman tore up the Texas League in 2008 and looked to be a dark horse canidate to possibly cover/replace Eric Chavez. Then the A's let Mr. Guzman go as a minor league free agent and he signed with the SF Giants.
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A Bird In The Hand...?
The A's just can't afford to pass up a great deal anytime one comes along. So as we wait to see what the market bears for Dunn and Burrell, as we wait to see what shortstops, third basemen, sluggers or starting pitchers teams may be willing to trade for less than they should demand in return, I th...
18 hours ago | Athletics Nation
A's enter Meetings with more flexibility
The A's made the first big splash of the offseason with the acquisition of Matt Holliday. Now they head into next week's Winter Meetings hoping for more upgrades, which could start with shortstop Rafael Furcal, and could lead to a trade of Bobby Crosby. A's enter Meetings with flexibility
Tue, Dec 2 | mlb.mlb.com
The A's '09 Starting First Baseman Will Be...
a.) The team declined to offer arbitration to Frank Thomas and Alan Embree. Poll The A's first baseman in 2009 will be: Daric Barton Nick Johnson, acquired via trade with the Nationals Jason Giambi Adam Dunn Pat Burrell (graduated from Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose)
Mon, Dec 1 | Athletics Nation
Quick Arbitration Analysis
Pure speculation on my part: Burrell and Dunn might become more attractive first-base options for the A's if they aren't offered arbitration, since both players are Type A's and, if signed, would've cost the A's their second-round draft pick in '09. (Obviously both players would bec...
Mon, Dec 1 | Athletics Nation
Fall 2008 Progress Report
It's time again for our seasonal progress report. Does it feel like the A's are treading water, while everyone else is passing them by? In a sense, other teams are. The greatest solace A's fans can take from the Cisco Field effort comes from the way they're pursuing the ballpark. The three park...
Sat, Nov 22 | new A's ballpark
A's owner: Make first round of playoffs one game
Lew Wolff has a way to shorten baseball's postseason: Make the first round best-of-one.
Wed, Nov 19 | CBS Sportsline
Oakland Athletics Team Report
INSIDE PITCH A's general manager Billy Beane said he planned to add a big bat to the lineup this winter, and he wound up doing so in splashy fashion early in the offseason. Beane acquired three-time All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday in exchange for right-handed reliever Huston Street, le...
Mon, Nov 17 | usatoday.com
Opinion: Staturday: Sussing the Short Stop Strategies
Don't blame me, grover asked me to look him over. McDonald is something of a uniquely bad hitter in that not only does he have no power and little speed, but he's a fly-ball hitter. In Major League Baseball, hitting non-home run flies is not a good strategy. Also not a good strategy: playing John...
Sat, Nov 15 | Athletics Nation
Opinion: The Expectations Game
There was a time in the recent past that we had expectations for the A's. Like it wasn't that long ago that we actually believed that the A's would re-sign Miggy. And even more recently we were TOTALLY blind-sided by the Huddy and Mulder trades. In the few seasons that followed, we have al...
Tue, Nov 11 | Oakland A's Days
Opinion: AN Visits with Minor League Expert John Sickels
SportsBlogs Nation is really fortunate as we have John Sickels writing the best minor league blog on the Web in Minor League Ball. Sickels does excellent work at that blog and I suggest you make it part of your daily reading. Blez: Finally, who would you rank as the A's best hitter in the syst...
Mon, Sep 15 | Athletics Nation
A's Every Which Way They Lose - Drop to Tigers 14-8
The A's actually outhit the Tigers 13-12 but A's pitching wound up giving up a lot of extra base hits as well as walking five batters and hitting three. It's just one of those games where the A's offense actually showed up but the pitching wasn't in sync.
Mon, Sep 8 | Athletics Nation
Opinion: Scouting The Young Starters (Small Sample Edition)
SEAN GALLAGHER Don't let his recent woes scare you off, as what you saw was a 22 year old trying to pitch through pain. Gallagher remains one of the A's most exciting young pitchers, with a true "plus fastball" - remember, this is a guy Beane insisted on for months, a guy about whom Cubs fans sai...
Wed, Aug 13 | Athletics Nation
Opinion: I Live in a Green and Gold Submarine
As for me, I've always loved watching those guys. When Mike Myers was a free agent a couple of seasons ago, I'd hoped that the A's would sign him because he's so tough on lefties. There's just something about having a pitcher who not only isn't likely to give up a multi-run home run, but is ofte...
Wed, Jun 25 | Athletics Nation
Opinion: Monday Midnight Minors Musings: College Edition
With the major league and minor league seasons well underway (giving the organization a framework for judgng needs and luxuries) and with amateur baseball seasons winding down (providing near-complete sample sizes to judge prospective draftees) let's take a look at where the A's sta...
Tue, May 6 | Athletics Nation
A's avoid arbitration with 1-year deals for Bradley, Scutaro, Calero
The Oakland Athletics agreed to one-year contracts with outfielder Milton Bradley, infielder Marco Scutaro and right-hander Kiko Calero on Tuesday, avoiding arbitration for all three regulars.
Tue, Jan 16 | mercurynews.com
Rangers, A's fan settle lawsuit over chair toss that broke nose
The Texas Rangers baseball team on Friday apologized and paid an unspecified amount of money to a woman whose nose was broken during a fracas between players and fans at the Oakland Coliseum two years ago.
Fri, Jan 12 | mercurynews.com
A's Shopping List
Assuming that Crosby gets traded for a low-level non-roster player, and that Herrera/Robnett are traded for Johnson, these moves would put the A's roster at 40 entering Spring Training. I'm also assuming that Embree gets offered arbitration, declines, and eventually signs with anot...
Fri, Nov 28 | Athletics Nation