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Happy Friday A’s fans! In back-to-back days our division rivals have added to their rosters looking to improve their chances for the coming season. Two days ago the Los Angeles Angels came to terms with third baseman Yoan Moncada, bringing back a decent hitter with major health questions hovering over him. Moncada was a potential […]
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Well, the first round of voting was a bit of a non-shocker. Shortstop Leo De Vries absolutely ran away with the top spot on this year’s Community Power Rankings, winning over 95% of the vote en route to being named the top prospect in the Athletics’ system by the fans. It comes as no surprise. […]
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Morning everyone! Recently we’ve been hearing more and more whispers about the A’s looking to add some more certainty to the lineup. First we got the news that the front office was kicking the tires on a potential Miguel Andujar reunion, followed by a scuttled trade for future Hall of Famer Nolan Arenado. After being […]
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Morning everyone and welcome to Wednesday! Don’t you love a short week? Yesterday morning we got a report indicating that future Hall of Fame third baseman Nolan Arenado rejected a trade to the Athletics just prior to getting flipped to Arizona instead. Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the A’s and Cardinals had come to […]
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It’s that time of year again! Athletics Nation’s annual Community Prospect List time, where you, the fans of our A’s, will get to vote for who is ranked among the farm system’s best and brightest prospects. This year we’ll be going as far as the top-25 in the system. starting with the top prospect and […]
4 days ago | 1 read
Morning everyone and welcome to a brand new week! Yesterday afternoon we got a morsel of news regarding our A’s. The club apparently hasn’t closed the door on adding another position player as the team was called one of six teams interested in left fielder/DH Miguel Andujar: The former top prospect as you know spent […]
4 days ago | 4 reads
I’m going under the knife on Friday and not to be overly dramatic but my odds are 50/50. That’s a 50% chance I come out of it just fine and a 50% chance I come out of it healthy but also whine and moan far too much about it. It’s hip replacement surgery because apparently […]
6 days ago | 2 reads
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 […]
8 days ago | 2 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 […]
9 days ago | 2 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 […]
9 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
10 days ago | 2 reads
Morning everyone! Spring Training is fast approaching, but would you believe that we only just passed the midway point between Game 7 of the World Series and the first spring games? Time flies. Anyway, MLB Pipeline is running a series ranking baseball’s top prospects by position. They began with right-handed starting pitchers on Monday and […]
10 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
11 days ago | 1 read
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, […]
11 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
12 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
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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 […]
12 days ago | 2 reads
Tucked quietly into a Rob Manfred presser about “we’ve talked about some things internally, nothing imminent though…” are notions of an in-season tournament a la NBA and a split season a la MLB 1981. The in-season tournament is a terribad idea that will probably never gain traction anyway, but a split season format? I’ve been […]
14 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
15 days ago | 2 reads
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. […]
15 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
16 days ago | 3 reads
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 […]
16 days ago | 2 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 […]
17 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
17 days ago | 2 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 […]
17 days ago | 2 reads