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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 4. Goldstein also had a blurb about recently-signed minor league free agent Mike Benacka who is pitching for the Ports. Benacka dominated the independent Frontier League and the A's took a chance on him. A scout Kevin talked to mentioned that he pounds the strikezone with "funky, fringe stu...

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...

For the Angels, Jon Garland, who's struggled in his career against the Athletics, will get the start. Garland is 1-2 this season against Oakland with a 5.21 ... Angels barely hang on Los Angeles Times Today in Major League Baseball Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Taj Adib Debuts Galore! Team by team Notes Andrew Bailey was demoted to the bullpen to make room for Cahill & Anderson in the Midland rotation. He worked a scoreless inning of relief on Saturday. I like him in a bullpen role. He's got mid-90's heat... A's Prospects in the News

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 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 monkeyball Namely, what effect (if any) will the respective crises in the economy as a whole, the real estate sector, and the mortgage and credit sectors have on Wolff's plan for the ballpark village in Fremont? Much like the A's on-field prospects for 2008 looked to Beane two days ago.

By Blez Mychael Urban:  The biggest offseason need? How about some sort of guarantee that Eric Chavez, Bobby Crosby, Kiko Calero, Justin Duchscherer, Mark Kotsay, Travis Buck, Huston Street and Rich Harden will stay off the DL for a full season? Get that and you're in serious business.

By Melissa Lockard The weekend was a wild one for the Oakland A’s system, as there were two trades and a barrage of player movement throughout the organization. We have a recap of all of the player movement, as well as notes on some of the top player performances from the past weekend.

By Blez Blez:  Here are some quick questions as I want people on Athletics Nation to get to know you a little better.  Who is your favorite ballplayer? Blez:  Or even something you read recently that you might've enjoyed?  Have you read Moneyball?

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By Blez Blez:  I know Billy Beane made reference to this in the Cisco Field press conference, but do you think the new ballpark will have a huge impact on the A's keeping their stars? Blez:  Who is your favorite in 2007 in the AL West right now?

By Nico With Harden's future uncertain, to say the least, the prospect of losing Barry Zito and getting nothing immediate in return, leaves the 2007 rotation looking somewhat grim at the moment. The 2007 rotation was supposed to feature "4 young studs" in Harden Haren, Blanton, and Meyer, all wi...