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Rajai Davis Anxious to Start Second Stint With Oakland
David Forst the general manager of the Oakland Athletics can remember the moment that Rajai Davis hit a tying home run in World Series Game 7 for the Cleveland Indians. Forst says it was a moment in sports that everyone will remember,... More of this article »
Washington Nationals Acquire Yunel Escobar from Oakland A’s
The Oakland Athletics busy offseason continues. Today they sent shortstop Yunel Escobar to the Washington Nationals. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported the deal and speculates that relief pitcher Tyler Clippard will be going to the... More of this article »
Blue Jays All in After Acquiring Josh Donaldson from A’s
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired third baseman Josh Donaldson from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for third baseman Brett Lawrie, international free agent Franklin Barreto and pitchers Sean Nolin and Kendall Graveman. It’s been... More of this article »
MLB Free Agent Profile: Jon Lester
Along with Max Scherzer, Jon Lester is the biggest prize of this offseason’s free agent market. The 30 year-old left-hander is coming off a career year and is sure to command a big payday. His salary demands will likely price... More of this article »
Royals Down A’s in Wild Card Thriller, Advance to Play Angels
The Kansas City Royals downed the Oakland Athletics in a thriller Tuesday night, and will advance to play the Los Angeles Angels in the Divisional Series. This 12 inning affair featured 28 hits, 17 runs, and two big comebacks... More of this article »
Have Billy Beane’s Trades Hurt the Oakland Athletics?
The Oakland Athletics headed into July with the best record in baseball, and sizeable division lead. They made the first big deal of the trade season, sending 2013 first-round draft pick Billy McKinney and consensus top 10 prospect... More of this article »
Do the Oakland Athletics Have Enough Pitching?
The Oakland Athletics got off to a very strong start, and on August 9 they had a four game lead on the Anaheim Angels. Their 72-44 record was the best in baseball, and after acquiring Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel from the Chicago... More of this article »
Josh Donaldson Solid AL MVP Candidiate
The Oakland A’s have hit a bit of a rough patch after dominating the American League West for most of the season. At six games behind the Los Angeles Angels, their sights appear to be set on the first Wild Card spot. While... More of this article »
American League Cy Young Candidates: Jon Lester
Jon Lester couldn’t have asked for a better year heading into free agency. The 30 year-old workhorse enjoyed a phenomenal 2013 postseason, as he helped lead the Boston Red Sox to a World Series title. Despite Lester expressing... More of this article »
Sean Doolittle Dominating in Oakland A’s Pen
The Oakland Athletics have been the best team in baseball so far, and closer Sean Doolittle has helped to solidify the bullpen. Doolittle has an incredible 50/1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and has nailed down 10 saves in 11 chances since... More of this article »
Josh Donaldson Leading Formidable A’s Squad
The Oakland Athletics have the best record in the American League at 38-24, and they enjoy a 4.5 game lead in the AL West. More impressively, they have baseball’s best run differential at +113. Third baseman Josh Donaldson... More of this article »
Scott Kazmir, Sonny Gray and Jesse Chavez Dealing for A’s
The Oakland Athletics are sitting in first place in the AL West, and their starting pitching has been a key factor. A’s starting pitchers currently carry a 2.97 ERA, with strikeout and walk rates of 21.2 percent and 6.7 percent,... More of this article »
Coco Crisp Signs Extension with Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics have reported a two-year contract extension with centerfielder Coco Crisp that includes a vesting option for 2017. Crisp will receive $11 million in 2015 and 2016, and his vesting option is worth $13 million... More of this article »
Michael Wacha, Sonny Gray, and Kevin Gausman Comparison
Young hurlers Michael Wacha, Sonny Gray, and Kevin Gausman all got their first taste of the big leagues in 2013. All three are college pitchers and former first-round draft picks. Gray was selected 18th overall out of Vanderbilt in... More of this article »
Texas Rangers Have Interest in Bartolo Colon
The Texas Rangers are interested in veteran free agent pitcher Bartolo Colon according to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Colon would likely push Alexi Ogando to the bullpen where he has been much more effective.... More of this article »
Oakland A’s Acquire Craig Gentry from Texas Rangers
The Oakland Athletics acquired outfielder Craig Gentry from the Texas Rangers for outfielder Michael Choice. Jeff Passan originally reported the deal. Reliever Josh Lindblom will also go to the A’s, and minor league... More of this article »
Oakland Athletics Reach Agreement with Scott Kazmir
The Oakland Athletics signed free agent pitcher Scott Kazmir to a two-year deal worth $22 million. An all-star pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2006 and 2008, Kazmir had fallen on hard times from 2009-12. Arm injuries had robbed... More of this article »
Lets Not Forget, Tigers Justin Verlander is Still Dominant
A lot has been made of the Oakland Athletics’ decision to start Sonny Gray in Game Five over Bartolo Colon, who had the second-lowest ERA in the AL this year. I fully agree with the Athletics’ decision for the simple... More of this article »
2013 ALDS: Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics Pitching Analysis and Preview
For the second straight year, the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics will meet in the American League Division Series. It will be just the third time in postseason history that both teams will face one another, the first occurring... More of this article »
Is Sonny Gray the Oakland A’s Best Pitcher?
Oakland Athletics rookie pitcher Sonny Gray has had an immediate impact on the A’s rotation since making his first major league start August 10. The 2011 first-round draft pick has a 2.67 ERA across 10 starts and 64 innings.... More of this article »
Top 5 MLB Prospects That Could Make Second-Half Debut
We are rapidly approaching the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field and the midway point has already passed in a season that has witnessed the promotions of some of baseball’s top prospects. Amongst those promotions include the likes... More of this article »
Top Prospect Addison Russell Turning Corner for Oakland in Minors
After a successful first season in professional baseball in 2012, Oakland Athletics top prospect Addison Russell got off to a slow start to the 2013 season, a slow start which has recently begun to shed throughout the month of June. A... More of this article »
R.A. Dickey and A.J. Griffin Throw Shutouts, Implications Different
Before the 7PM Eastern games even started Major League Baseball saw two complete game shutouts completed on Wednesday. R.A. Dickey, entering the game with an ERA north of 5.00 had an afternoon tilt with the division rival Tampa Bay... More of this article »
Athletics Yoenis Cespedes Day-to-Day with Hamstring Tightness
Oakland Athletics left fielder Yoenis Cespedes left Tuesday’s game against the New York Yankees with tightness in his left hamstring, a decision made by the Athletics as a precautionary measure so as not to risk the chance of... More of this article »
Bartolo Colon Turns Back Clock with Dominant Win
As the old adage goes, age is only a number. Such can be said of Oakland Athletics starter Bartolo Colon‘s pitching performance on Sunday in a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros. After celebrating his 40th birthday on Friday,... More of this article »
Oakland A’s: How Valuable is Yoenis Cespedes?
Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics have long been known for acquiring undervalued players. Some recent examples of this are Chris Young (11.7 WAR, 103 OPS+ from 2010-12), John Jaso (6.1 WAR, 115 OPS+ from 2010-12), and Brandon Moss... More of this article »