An SB Nation blog for Oakland Athletics fans
There it is folks. The fan base has been clamoring for a move to bolter the infield and the front office has delivered, reportedly coming to terms on a trade for longtime Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil: That’s looking like a solid deal for a more proven option at second base. McNeil is about to […]
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Morning A’s fans! The offseason has been quiet for the A’s but there’s been lots of movement this past weekend that could have down-the-road implications for the A’s and their search to upgrade on the free agent and trade markets. The big shoe to drop this past weekend was the massive three-team, six-player trade that […]
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Morning everyone and happy Sunday! What are the A’s long-term plans for Brady Basso? The left-hander was a reliever in college, came up through the system as a starting pitcher and held his own in his first major league action in 2024. An injury threw a massive wrench in what should have been his first […]
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Welcome to the weekend everyone. It’s finally here and now we can all relax. And whoever has all of next week off? You lucky monsters. For the rest of us we still have a couple days left before Christmas so power through everyone. To help you get there we got another Season In Review for […]
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Somewhere in heaven Rickey Henderson is jerking a bag from its moorings while Bill King describes the moment. Back here on earth we are still stunned that the greatest Athletic in Oakland’s history is no longer with us. To the rest of us, December 20th, 2024 was 5 days before Christmas. To Rickey it was […]
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Happy Friday everyone! To finish off the work week we got another 2025 Season Review for you guys today. Looking back on left-hander Ben Bowden’s first season in the Athletics’ organization one can’t help but think he’s got something to offer this club in the upcoming 2026 season. Dominance in Triple-A isn’t always an indicator […]
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Morning A’s fans and congratulations on making it to Friday! Yesterday the A’s continued to bolster their relief depth with their sixth minor league signing of the offseason, signing right-handed reliever Joel Kuhnel to a minor league contract for the coming season: More depth is always a good thing. Kuhnel is more experienced than some […]
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In 2023 Gelof took the league by storm after being called up and in 2024 he regressed to being “only decent”. But his power, speed, and defense still left hope that his floor was high and his ceiling higher. But then the ground opened up and the floor deepened…2025 was, really, an unmitigated disaster from […]
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The Athletics inaugural season at Sutter Health Park is behind us and it’s time to look at the field and then look forward. Yesterday, Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos), broke the story in his ‘Athletics Beat’ newsletter that the A’s will be making some changes at the ballpark for year two of what is likely a three-year […]
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It’s not that the A’s aren’t trying, it’s that they’re not getting to the finish line very often. It’s their version of the Giants’ higher profile failures luring Bryce Harper, Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge — names slightly more familiar in the average household than Ha-Seong Kim and Merrill Kelly. What is coming out is the […]
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Morning all! Our victim for today’s Season In Review series is a brand new name who just joined the organization. Right-handed reliever Eduarniel Nuñez was one of the more intriguing players that the A’s acquired in the Miller/Sears trade and was the only one to make his debut with the Green & Gold. What will […]
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Morning all! Things remain mostly quiet on the Athletics front right now but things were certainly moving on the free agent market yesterday as multiple relief pitchers came off the board. There are still options out there remaining but many of the best arms in the Athletics’ price range have found their new homes for […]
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Season In Review continues on this fine Tuesday and today’s player we reminisce on will be backup catcher Willie MacIver. The backstop was finally able to make his big league debut this past season, serving as primary starter Shea Langeliers’ backup How was he acquired? The former 9th-round pick by the Colorado Rockies in 2018 […]
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MLB.com ran an interesting story this weekend that caught my attention and got me thinking. Will Leitch (@williamfleitch) posted a piece on “old guys” who still want to play and likely can still be valuable contributors to major league teams. The list is a who’s-who of perennial all-star players. For argument’s sake, these are players […]
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Next up in our look back at the A’s players in 2025, we turn back to the rotation and look at the year with Jacob Lopez. Will 2026 be his year to break permanently into the starting rotation? How was he acquired? Jacob Lopez was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 26th […]
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Happy Monday A’s fans! This winter has been a quiet one for the A’s and with Christmas right around the corner baseball season is fast approaching. There’s just 57 days left until pitchers and catchers report (give or take a day) and then a week later spring games will get underway. Meanwhile the Athletics have […]
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First and foremost, congratulations to Dick van Dyke who is celebrating his 100th birthday today! Even Jamie Moyer seems young by comparison. While van Dyke headlines the main news, the odd signing of Jorge Polanco by the Mets is the biggest story in today’s baseball newsroom. Crowded House: Mets Infield On the surface, the past […]
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Ah, Law. Charismatic, moody, intense, and above all flowing with talent. Fresh off an extension that will keep Butler under contract through 2032, the A’s right-fielder followed up an electric second half of 2024 with … a mixed bag in 2025. How Was He Acquired? In 2018, the A’s made Butler their 6th round pick […]
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Morning all! And happy Friday! The A’s almost came away from the annual Winter Meetings without making any moves or additions, but just snuck in a deal with right-handed reliever Mark Leiter Jr. before the end of the work week. That’s just all we know about though. The foundations for future moves and signings could […]
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The A’s will end up coming away from the Winter Meetings with an agreement after all. The team has reportedly come to terms with right-handed relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. on a deal for the upcoming season, per Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic: We’ll be waiting for official confirmation from the team but if this […]
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Next up in our look back at the A’s players in 2025, we turn back to the pitcher’s mound by looking into the rearview mirror for our time with Osvaldo Bido. How was he acquired? Osvaldo Bid was signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent on March 14, 2017. After being […]
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The Winter meetings came to a close Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. For many fans expecting big moves to improve their teams, especially A’s fans, the ending is quite unsatisfying. Fans hoping for a high draft pick may have been disappointed that the A’s fell in the draft to the eight slot instead of rising toward […]
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UPDATE: The A’s have traded Watson to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for a prospect: That prospect is reportedly Single-A infielder Justin Reiner, who is already 23 and doesn’t have much power but knows how to draw walks at an elite degree: END UPDATE The Major League Rule 5 Draft occurred this morning down […]
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Every year there are prospects and players whose strengths and weaknesses polarize A’s fans in their evaluations. It could be called The Daric Barton Rift, as Barton was one of the first young players to polarize AN into a debate frenzy that lasted longer than Daric’s career (and much longer than his ill-fated dive into […]
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We’re going back to the pitching staff with today’s Season In Review series, taking a look back at a high-ceiling bullpen arm that had a tough time during his rookie campaign. Right-hander Grant Holman only made it into a couple dozen games this past year before suffering a couple of injuries that put an early […]
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