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Good morning everyone! The last day to add players to the 40-man roster and thus protect them from the Rule 5 Draft was yesterday and the Athletics made a few moves to protect some prospects, and some non-moves that left some others unprotected from being picked in the draft on December 10th. The biggest move […]
In are Braden Nett, Junior Perez, and Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang (added), still in are Joey Estes, Mitch Spence, and Ovaldo Bido, out is JJ Bleday (DFA), not added and thus vulnerable to the Rule 5 draft is Daniel Susac. So it goes with the tough decisions on who gets a spot on the 40 man […]
We’re back at it. Today’s victim of the Season In Review series is second baseman Luis Urias. His addition went very under-the-radar last winter but he ended up getting plenty of playing time for the rebuilding A’s. They needed a veteran stopgap option, and he needed at-bats. It was a perfect marriage while it lasted. […]
MLB hardware has all been awarded so it’s time to stop looking back on the 2025 season and begin to look forward to 2026. We now know what the 2026 free agent class looks like, but we’re not sure who will just resign with their previous teams. We got a taste of that this past […]
Next up in our look back at the A’s players in 2025, we turn back to the reliever role and remember our shortened time with Mason Miller. He was one of the most electric arms in A’s recent history and we clearly miss him, but did his departure help improve the team long-term? How was […]
I don’t think I can recall an off-season where so many teams announced that their primary focus was going to be to add starting pitching. Now it could just be that more teams are saying it out loud, because teams are always looking to add both quality and quantity to their rotation. But seriously, I […]
Happy Saturday all! Hope you’re weekend has gotten off to a good start so far. This morning we’re taking a peak at what was the final remaining piece from the ill-fated Sean Murphy trade. Stemming from the ‘trade tree’ from the Murphy deal, we look back on the short stint that right-hander Carlos Duran had […]
Sticking with position players that barely got any playing time with the big league team, today we continue the Season In Review with a former first round pick of the club. Infield prospect Logan Davidson didn’t pan out as we all hoped when he joined the organization half a decade ago but at least he […]
Happy Friday everyone! Hope you’re all ready for a nice relaxing weekend. The A’s made their first addition to the organization on Wednesday evening in a transaction that almost slipped by unnoticed. The club came to terms with their first free agent of the winter, inking relief pitcher Nick Anderson to a minor league deal […]
Next up in our look back at the A’s players in 2025, we turn back to the position player side of things by remembering our brief time with rookie corner infielder CJ Alexander. Did we not give him enough of a chance with the big league team? Or is what we saw what we were […]
So far 2025 honors seem to be repeat performances from last year. With the exception of the ROY announcement on Monday (which technically can’t be the same as the year before) we’ve had familiar faces hoisting hardware. It started with the rare back-to-back World Series victories by the Los Angeles Dodgers and has continued with […]
Like with the Academy Awards, sometimes the committee gets it right and sometimes it leaves you dumbfounded as to how a group of people convened for the sole purpose of having good judgment can see things so differently from you. And like the Academy Awards, at the end everyone is talking about a guy named […]
The Athletics Nation Season In Review series continues this morning with a pitcher that made just four relief appearances for the A’s. Though maybe they should have kept him around longer after he switched teams midseason. He really seemed to run away with his chance at starting, something that the A’s could have used more […]
Good morning A’s fans! Award season continued last night as the Managers of the Year were announced in both leagues. In the National League the winner was the Milwaukee Brewers’ skipper Pat Murphy, who guided the Brew Crew to the #1 seed in the National League with a 97-65 record. He also guided them to […]
Next up in our Season in Review series is another player that got plenty of playing time in Triple-A Las Vegas before his first promotion to the big leagues. While he’d ultimately end the year with another organization, outfielder Drew Avans will always remember his time with the A’s, where he made his big league […]
The unanimous selection for the Jackie Robinson American League Rookie-of-the-Year, announced this afternoon at the MLB network Headquarters in New York City was the Athletics Nick Kurtz. This was no real surprise as he was the odds-on favorite to win. He is the 14th player to win the AL award by a unanimous vote Finishing […]
The American League Rookie of the Year winner was announced Monday evening, and to no one’s surprise A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz took home the award this year, the first Athletic to win it since Andrew Bailey back in 2009: It was a unanimous pick as Kurtz secured all 30 first-place votes. That caps a […]
We continue our Season in Review series today with a quick look at a pitcher that we barely got to know. It feels like we barely got to know you, Matt Krook. How was he acquired? A former 4th-round draft pick by the Giants, Krook had spent six years (plus one canceled pandemic season) climbing […]
Well, baseball season is over and the long boring offseason has begun. Now we get a moment to breath, relax, and reflect on the year that the Athletics just had. We’ll begin taking a look back at the guys that played for the A’s this past season and see how they did, and what next […]
In general I think the A’s should stay away from the free agent market, the shopping venue where you can pay far too much for past performance and get into a bidding war with teams who have more appeal to players with multiple suitors. On cue last winter the A’s spent $77M on two pitchers, […]
The American League Silver Sluggers were announced this afternoon. The Athletics had three nominees but only one truly had it locked and in the bag. While teammates Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker predictably missed out on some offseason hardware, the Athletics’ star rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz did not as he took home his first […]
Happy Friday everyone! Later today the league will announce the Silver Slugger winners for the American League, one day after announcing the NL winners. This year the A’s are one of a handful of teams to have multiple nominees, with the Royals and Yankees leading the AL with four apiece. Catcher Shea Langeliers, designated hitter […]
On Wednesday, the Athletics released their 2026 Spring Training Schedule. The first game is away against the White Sox on Saturday, February 21. The first home game at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa is the next day, Sunday, February 22 against the Cleveland Guardians. In addition to the typical Spring Training Season with games throughout the […]
The Athletics announced on Wednesday afternoon a few roster moves. Backup catcher Willie MacIver and right-handed reliever Michel Otañez were both claimed off waivers by the division-rival Texas Rangers, ending their brief tenures with the A’s: In addition, relievers Anthony Maldonado and Ben Bowden have also elected to test free agency rather than accept an […]
Morning everyone and happy Wednesday! The regular season for MLB may be over and for most of us that’s all that matters. Wake us up when pitchers and catcher report, you may say. But there is still baseball being played out there! Young position players and pitchers still hard at work refining their tools and […]