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Happy Friday A’s fans! Another week almost wrapped up and in the books. We made it. Yesterday was the opening for teams to begin coming to terms with international free agents, and we saw a massive flurry of signings from all over the league. There’s bound to be some stars in this year’s bunch, but […]
From Athletics Nation | 3 days ago | 0 reads
In December I began a mini-series called “polarizing prospects,” also known as “who can win the coveted Daric Barton award?” First on the list was Henry Bolte, who is now knocking on the MLB door. Next up is another fast outfielder who is “MLB ready” — if he’s ever ready at all. Is he a […]
From Athletics Nation | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Happy Thursday everyone. Friday is almost here! We finally know the exact date that the A’s will begin getting together. As always, the pitchers and catchers draw the short end of the stick and have their offseasons end early, reporting to camp days before their position-player teammates are expected to arrive. Some position players arrive […]
From Athletics Nation | 4 days ago | 0 reads
The Pittsburgh Pirates are led by Paul Skenes in the rotation, but there is trade value beyond him that other teams could count on. Bleacher Report writer Joel Reuter suggested a trade that would send Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller to the Athletics for outfielder Colby Thomas, shortstop Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, and utility player Brennan Milone. […]
From Bucs Dugout | 5 days ago | 2 reads
We’ve finally made it, folks. The end of our Season In Review series. 57 players, down just one to go. Who else to wrap up our review series than a potential closer? Right-hander Elvis Alvarado made his big league debut this year for the Athletics and looked more than ready for the big leagues. Now […]
From Athletics Nation | 5 days ago | 0 reads
Just two Season In Reviews left guys! Now’s the time to go back and check to see we missed anyone but I don’t think so. Today’s recap goes to right-hander Mitch Spence, who was a starter for most of his rookie season in 2024 but was relegated to bullpen work early last season before finally […]
From Athletics Nation | 5 days ago | 0 reads
Welcome to Tuesday guys! Yesterday evening we got word that the Athletics have named former big league pitcher Barry Enright as the organization’s new pitching coordinator: That job also comes with the title of director of pitching. While Enright has spent the past two years in the big leagues with the division-rival Los Angeles Angels, […]
From Athletics Nation | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Just three players left in our Season In Review series! And they’re all relievers. First up is right-hander Michel Otañez, who began the year looking like a possible decent middle relief option. Instead he followed up his rookie season with a tough sophomore campaign that saw him make just six appearances for the big league […]
From Athletics Nation | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Hey everyone! We at Athletics Nation are in the process of adding another member or two to our writing team and it could be you! The team has gone through a rough time of it in recent years but the light feels like it’s at the end of the tunnel. The A’s are slowly doing […]
From Athletics Nation | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Welcome to Monday A’s fans! The season continues to inch closer and closer. Pitchers and catchers will be reporting to camp in roughly one month, followed soon after by the position players getting back together for the start of the year. The first Spring Training game is just 40 days away, and the regular season […]
From Athletics Nation | 7 days ago | 0 reads
Left-hander T.J. McFarland is up next in our continuing series. The veteran spent the past year as one of the few left-handers in the A’s bullpen but wasn’t able to hold onto his roster spot. Now the future is up in the air for the longtime veteran. How Was He Acquired? The veteran left-hander was […]
From Athletics Nation | 10 days ago | 0 reads
In the movie “Moneyball”, one of the scouts told younger Billy Beane that all of us are told one day that we can no longer play a children’s game. Some of us are told when we are children and some of us are told much later on, but we are all told. Father Time is […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 10 days ago | 1 read
Morning A’s fans and happy Friday! Yesterday was the arbitration deadline for teams across the league. That meant every club and player had to exchange their preferred salary for the upcoming season. Most players don’t want to go into Spring Training with their salary still unsettled meaning that tons of contracts are worked out today. […]
From Athletics Nation | 10 days ago | 0 reads
The Atlanta Braves reported Thursday that left-hander Ken Waldichuk had been claimed off waivers from the Athletics. The club also announced that infielder Vidal Bruján had been designated for assignment. 28-year-old Waldichuk debuted in 2022 and has 42 games under his belt. He has an underwhelming 6-11 record to accompany his 5.28 ERA. As for […]
From Talking Chop | 10 days ago | 0 reads
According to MLBTR, the A’s and Shea Langeliers are in agreement on a contract for 2026 that will pay the catcher $5.25M and avoid the dreaded arbitration hearing. Langeliers was the last arbitration eligible player on the A’s, who previously have come to agreements with Austin Wynns ($1.1M), Ken Waldichuk ($825M, claimed by the Braves […]
From Athletics Nation | 11 days ago | 1 read
Season In Review continues and this morning’s subject is another reliever. Right-hander Scott McGough didn’t start the year with the A’s but he did finish the year as a member of the Athletics’ bullpen. How Was He Acquired? The 36-year-old began the season with the Arizona Diamondbacks but didn’t last long with them. After getting […]
From Athletics Nation | 11 days ago | 0 reads
Spring Training is less than two months away now, which means pitchers and catchers had better start getting some workouts in now before reporting. Don’t want to be the slob that let winter put on a few pounds on you, right? But before we get there we have just a few more players to recap […]
From Athletics Nation | 12 days ago | 0 reads
Morning all! A bit of a late update as these signings happened a couple of days ago. The Athletics have continued to beef up their depth, this time on the position-player side of things. After spending lots of the offseason adding relief depth to the upper minors (and hopefully a hidden gem or two), the […]
From Athletics Nation | 12 days ago | 0 reads
Hello everyone! Another day of the offseason rolls along, and we’ve got all the info you need to start your day. In Mariners news… Around the league…
From Lookout Landing | 12 days ago | 0 reads
There are some fundamental differences between the A’s and the Blue Jays, beginning with vastly contrasting commitments to payroll. Money can hide flaws a lot better than even a player’s makeup (did you see what I did there?). But today’s thesis is to look at the rather impressive ascent Toronto made from 2024 to 2025 […]
From Athletics Nation | 12 days ago | 0 reads
Edwin Encarnacion turns 43 today. When we traded Scott Rolen to the Reds for Josh Roenicke, Zach Stewart and Edwin, no one would have guessed that Edwin would be the last one standing. But, of course, Edwin did spend three weeks as an Oakland A in the winter of 2010. The fans didn’t exactly love […]
From Bluebird Banter | 12 days ago | 2 reads
Sticking with the backstops, our victim for today’s Season In Review is Jhonny Pereda. The 29-year-old catcher got a decent look in the big leagues with the A’s but he just couldn’t hit enough to hold down a roster spot all year and he ultimately finished the season with a different team. How Was He […]
From Athletics Nation | 13 days ago | 3 reads
On Sunday, Jared Greenspan of MLB.com ranked the Top 25 rookies performance for last year. The A’s had three sophomores make that list. The first two should be no surprise and Greenspan has them again listed as one and two on the list just as the baseball writers did for the Rookie of the Year […]
From Athletics Nation | 13 days ago | 1 read
Like most teams, the A’s had a winter shopping list. It included improving themselves at 2B, adding to their bullpen, and working out extensions for their young core players. The good news is the A’s have addressed all 3 areas with the additions of Jeff McNeil, Mark Leiter Jr., and the recent 7 year extension […]
From Athletics Nation | 15 days ago | 0 reads
Happy Saturday all! We’re heading behind the dish to take a look back at our backstops this past season, starting with the veteran Austin Wynns. A vet of seven big league seasons, Wynns came aboard midway through the season and acted as the backup to starter Shea Langeliers from there on. He’s set to repeat […]
From Athletics Nation | 15 days ago | 1 read