A’s Out of Beltre Bidding?

Must have been nice to be Jason Werth this offseason. His agent, Scott Boras, got Werth a $126 million deal with the Washington Nationals. Not bad and I’m sure Boras was riding on a high as he started negotiations for his other big-name client, Adrian Beltre. The Oakland A’s, who are looking to bolster their [...]

What Do the A’s Do With Chris Carter?

I read a real brief statement about this and it got me thinking about Chris Carter. What a weird situation this guy has been in. He is from Redwood City, California. He was traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Diamondbacks for Carlos Quentin, then two weeks later was traded to the A’s and [...]

Oakland A’s: MLB’s Top 3 Rotation

I read an article by ESPN senior baseball writer, Buster Olney, where he ranked baseball’s top 10 rotations for this upcoming season. Big surprise is that the Phillies are tops with a couple of guys you might have heard of: Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, and Cole Hamels. The Bay Area had a pretty [...]

Do the A’s Still Have a Chance to Land Beltre?

According to the LA Times two days ago, it sounds as if the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have pulled their free agent offer to Adrian Beltre. Sounds like they were offering somewhere in the neighborhood of 5-years, $70 million – which was about $6 million more than the Oakland A’s original offer. But, because [...]

Give Me One (Dallas Braden) Moment In Time

Every year, Major League Baseball delivers some unforgettable moments. Great catches, walk-off home runs, game-ending strike-outs, and amazing pitching performances. But, there is only one ‘moment of the year’ that receives the GIBBY Award for Greatness in Baseball Yearly. I’m sure all Oakland A’s fans will agree (and other fans as well) that Dallas Braden’s [...]

A’s Offense Gets Another Boost

Well, one thing we know for sure is that Billy Beane has not checked out yet for the holidays. Quite the opposite in fact. So far this offseason, the Oakland A’s have traded for David DeJesus, signed DH Hideki Matsui, and pitchers Rich Harden and Brandon McCarthy. Just to add icing on the cake, today [...]

Oakland A’s and Rich Harden: A Coming Home Party

It appears as though the Oakland A’s have agreed to a one-year deal with former staff ace, Rich Harden. Harden, who last year played for the Texas Rangers, has been nothing short of a disappointment since the A’s traded Harden and Chad Gaudin to the Chicago Cubs for Sean Gallagher, Matt Murton, Eric Patterson, and [...]

The Invasion of Godzilla

The Oakland A’s finally made a rumbling in free agency by agreeing to a one-year contract with Hideki Matsui for somewhere in the neighborhood of $7 million. Not too bad when you think about the fact that the Oakland A’s were paying Eric Chavez about $12 million last year to sit on the bench and [...]

Can the Oakland A’s Seal the Deal with Godzilla?

Sounds like the Oakland A’s could be on the verge of landing one of their top DH targets this offseason. Hideki Matsui, former Yankee and Angel, is expected to make his decision as quickly as tomorrow and it sounds like the Oakland A’s are the front runners. If true, this would be a nice boost [...]

The AL West DH Merry-Go-Round

The good news for Oakland A’s pitchers is that they have a chance to significantly improve upon their strike out totals this year as they face former Oakland A’s designated hitter, Jack Cust, who signed with the Seattle Mariners. Cust is the first AL West DH to switch addresses. There are still DH vacancies on [...]

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