Oakland Athletics

By Staff Reports We have news on Oakland A's prospects participating in winter and fall league ball and more inside...

By Melissa Lockard The off-season for all but two teams in baseball is fully in swing and Billy Owens and the rest of the Oakland A’s front office are busy assessing the 2009 season and putting together plans for 2010. We caught-up with Owens, the A’s Director of Player Personnel, in Arizona just after the conc...

By Mychael Urban Rickey Henderson recently spent three days at Oakland's Minor League complex working with Jemile Weeks, whom the A's selected in the first round in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. Henderson working with A's prospect

By Taj Adib Carson- nice story and all but he doesn't have much of a future with this team or with MLB baseball. 2 - Duke 5 - Gio 8 - Ziggy 19 - Ellis 20 - Barton Bench 24 - Chavez (DH) 3B - Glaus LF - Cust C - Suzuki 1B - Barton SS - Hardy 2B - Ellis CF - Rajai 2B - Ellis 3B - Glaus C - Suzuki DH - Cust SS - Hardy 1B - Barton

By 67MARQUEZ More and more, the Phillies are reminding me of a certain mustachioed team from the early 1970's, though one of the most glaring differences (I mean, besides mascots) is that the A's liked to make things hard on themselves while the Phillies prefer the foot-to-the-neck approach.

By Melissa Lockard Since its founding in 1992, the Arizona Fall League has developed a reputation for being a breeding ground for future major leaguers. But do players participating in the AFL really end up in the majors? Inside, we take a look at the 109 players the Oakland A’s have sent to the AFL to see whethe...

By Flashfire Philadelphia Phillies Joe Blanton:  0-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR New York Yankees Nick Swisher:  3-for-20 (.150), .150 SLG, .292 OBP, .442 OPS, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 SO Chad Gaudin:  0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR

By Staff With three of four Oakland A’s full-season minor league affiliates making the post-season, it isn’t a surprise that there were some impressive individual performances among A’s minor leaguers. With so many good choices for our annual Player and Pitcher of the Year awards, we decided to...

By Flashfire If it's any consolation, the A's DO have the best record of any last-place team and trail their division leader by the least games in comparison to the rest. Put it this way: it took them until game 157 to be assured of last place after how bad things looked earlier in the year. Hey, it's SOMEthin...

By emperor nobody The Athletics' train kept a-rollin' as Gio "Long Time" Gonzalez turned in a most masterful performance, with Michael Wuertz striking out the side in the 8th for an even 100 Ks on the season.  Andrew "The Old" Bailey lowered the gavel on the punchless Halos in the 9th for his 26th (and 21st con...

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) I'd like to thank Lew Wolff and the A's. It's Lew's vision that makes it possible for us to build a ballpark in San Jose."I was then, and remain now, thoroughly shocked. Not shocked about the quote, as I figured it was coming sooner or later. I am shocked that it elicited zero response in the commen...

By baseballgirl New Guy Matt Carson went 0-3 with 2 K's, but he wasn't alone. Rajai had 2 hits, Nomar had 2 hits, Ellis had 2 hits, and Suzuki had one, but that was the extent of the A's offense. It's a small consolation, but a good sign for the future; the A's have now evened their record at the Coliseum.

By Melissa Lockard With the 2009 minor league regular season in the books, we thought it would be a good time to catch-up with Oakland A’s Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman to find out his thoughts on the progress of many of the A’s prospects, and the system as a whole, this season. In Part One of our c...

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By Flashfire Edgar Gonzalez draws the start for Oakland and I hear he's pretty good with stick figures. He's winless in 2009 (at least on the baseball field) with one of his two losses coming to Texas, having allowed five earned runs in five innings. He'll be opposed by Brandon McCarthy, 1-1 this year agai...

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) As currently situated, the San Francisco Giants control 2/3 of the Bay Area market and are located just 12 miles away from the A's. If the new baseball stadium were to be built in Oakland, it would replicate this imbalance; if it were built in San Jose, 50 miles away from the Giants stadium, th...

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By grover Plan B was only a slight variation on Plan A. Giambi signs to a 1 year deal plus team option and when Andrew Brown gets hurt Beane quickly went out and traded two guys destined for careers in the minors for Michael Wuertz. Springer gets signed and Beane goes shopping for another DiNardo or Saalo...

By Nico Nico: Now you're coming off a fairly solid year, you're doing well in spring training, (but) I'm sure there are things you can pinpoint that you're thinking, "I need this to improve going forward." What would those things be that are still between you and your potential, you think?

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) It's hard not to remember the late 80's fondly as an A's fan. Rickey in left, the Bash Brothers, Stew dominating Clemens, multiple ROY wins, Eck, the list goes on and on. While the team only went 1 for 3 in the World Series, the idea that the A's were at the top of the heap was inescapable.

By johnjahafanclub I am dissapointed if this means the A's might leave or stay in their current park, but I am excited if this leads to a move to San Jose. Oakland Athletics officials today asked the City of Fremont to halt the planning process required to build a new stadium and move the team there, saying they wa...

By Taj Adib Based upon these stereotypes, Billy Beane was, again - rightfully or not, more highly regarded than Sabean by many in the baseball world as he seemed to be more creative, progressive and efficient than his Giants counterpart. But as of Winter 2008, that dynamic has begun to change.

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...

By PaulThomas 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...

By noreply@blogger.com (Marine Layer) Towards the end of Susan Slusser's Chronicle article about the A's hiring Mike Gallego as third base coach is a blurb about the A's opting out of their current deal with KICU. This appears to be another step towards the rumored deal with Comcast SportsNet California (formerly CSN West). KIC...

By Taj Adib 2. Now that the minor league season has ended, do you think Beane did well with his trades? Obviously, the Haren deal was a big win-win for both teams, but what the about the Harden deal specifically…? 8. What’s your opinion about Jason Giambi possibly coming back to Oakland in 2009?

By Blez 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...

By Taj Adib I am none too sure about this, but I've got to be believe that the A's are nearing some sort of all-time major league record for the number of left-handed starters used during a single-season. The club will try a new one today (lucky number 7 by my reckoning) in the form of Josh Outman. Josh, as yo...

By noreply@blogger.com (Marine Layer) The A's begin construction of Cisco Field by the end of 2010.Cisco Field fully signals the Raiders and the Coliseum to fully pursue an extension. Let's start off the the good ole' Coliseum the way it looks now (courtesy Google Maps, pic taken prior to a Stones concert?):

By Blez 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.  

By Taj Adib AZL Athletics: 7-10, 7th Place, ARizona Rookie League A's Prospects in the News 1. No A's prospects made it on this week's Baseball America Hot Sheet, however in the notes section of the weekly update both Aaron Cunningham and Chris Carter recieved honorable mentions from the BA staff.

By andrew As the 2008 season grinds toward it's merciful end, the A's had another poor week, going 2-4 against the Rays and White Sox. Sure, there were a couple bright spots, but there were too many low points. 3) Ziegler (Director's Cut) from Joe Posnanski. (h/t to Gregg)

By Nico 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...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) A woeful offense has brought the Oakland A's back down to earth and made them the "kings of the one-run loss,'' sports editor Glenn Schwarz and beat writer Susan Slusser report in this...

By Taj Adib Don't forget to send some well-wishes to grover while he's off battling wildfires in the nether regions of the Golden State. He's working hard on getting some time to do his own minor league update, but mother nature is not cooperating as of yet!

By Blez 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...

By Taj Adib OF Travis Buck: Yeah, THAT Travis Buck. He's struggled at the major league level so far this season, but he's mashing at AAA Sacramento and with Ryan Sweeney performing well for the big club and Cargon improving, Buck might become expendable if another team is willing to overpay for him aft...

By notsellingjeans The names of those three relief pitchers - Foulke, Calero, and Embree - could be swapped into either deal, depending on the preference of the Tigers and Yankees, of course.  Clearly Calero is valued less than the other two. What all three have in common, though, is that they aren't a part of th...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) The hot Oakland A's are baseball's biggest surprise this season, led by a pitching staff that tops the majors in team ERA. But as the A's continue to contend for a playoff spot, will GM ...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) The Oakland A's started strong, but cooled off during a 2-7 road trip. Yet those are the kinds of ups and downs fans should expect from a young team, beat writer Susan Slusser reports in...

By Taj Adib 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...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) Susan Slusser , The Chronicle's A's beat writer, and Sports Editor Glenn Schwarz podcast on how the Oakland A's have built one of the best records in the majors during the first month of...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) The Oakland A's are off to a fast start in 2008, which may come as a surprise to many baseball observers. But beat writer Susan Slusser says the players aren't that surprised and reports...

By Fleerfan The Oakland A's take the prize for the highest number of City / Logo Patch variations with 6. The earliest patch had a logo with a green baseball, followed by 2 patches with white baseballs. The variation between the 2 white baseball ...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) Susan Slusser , The Chronicle's A's beat writer, and Sports Editor Glenn Schwarz , begin their third season of podcasts on the Oakland A's with a report on how the future looks for the...

By Marine Layer As expected, Owens didn't challenge Wolff much, preferring to follow up when callers gave their questions. One caller in particular asked Wolff why the A's would leave Oakland for Fremont if they were clearly getting a better stadium deal in Oakland. Wolff replied that the team would in fa...

By Jim McLennan Dayn Perry, FoxSports.com - "The Arizona Diamondbacks are now, without question, the power team in the National League. After pulling off a trade with the Oakland A's for right-hander Dan Haren, the Snakes are now clearly the best club in the senior circuit. Keep in mind that last season Ari...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) Susan Slusser , The Chronicle's A's beat writer, and Sports Editor Glenn Schwarz do their post-season wrap on a once-promising but ultimately disappointing year for the Oakland A's . ...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) Even though the Oakland A's fell out of playoff contention long ago, beat writer Susan Slusser , says there is no shortage of interesting players and stories to cover. For instance,...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) It's been a while, but the A's are finally back to .500 and beat writer Susan Slusser is back with a podcast that may cause A's fans to gasp . With the team out of contention this year,...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Chronicle Podcasts) With the club in the unusual position of being a probable seller rather than a buyer in the trade market, A's beat writer Susan Slusser says Jason Kendall may not be the last player to leave...