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The AL West DH Merry-Go-Round
December 11, 2010 by Joshua Russell
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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 [...]
Oakland A’s Free Agent Possibilities and Pipe Dreams
December 9, 2010 by Joshua Russell
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I know that there are some folks who tune out the rumors. After all, for the most part that is what they are… a bunch of rumors. Many of them have to stock whatsoever and often times just get fans excited for a big letdown. I am in the camp of following every rumor intently. [...]
DH Options for Oakland A’s Are Dropping Like Flies
December 5, 2010 by Joshua Russell
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Remember when the Oakland A’s had all of those options for designated hitter this offseason? There was Adam Dunn, Lance Berkman, Adrian Beltre, and Edwin Encarnacion. Those were the days huh? Let’s take a quick assessment of where we are today, shall we? Adam Dunn is a Chicago White Sock (is sock singular for sox?); [...]
Buck Won’t Be Back & Cust Has Been Cast
December 3, 2010 by Joshua Russell
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With a total of 10 possible players the Oakland A’s had to make a decision on whether or not to tender contracts on, seven of them will remain in green and gold. The other three will most likely be hitting home runs (or trying) off of Oakland A’s pitching next year. Jack Cust, Travis Buck [...]
Are the Oakland A’s Dunn Shopping for a DH?
December 2, 2010 by Joshua Russell
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Anyone who follows the Oakland A’s knows that they need more bats this offseason. And, anyone who follows the Oakland A’s knows that Billy Beane is well aware of this and has already made big strides toward filling that major gap. As the rumor mill keeps spinning, the A’s are still interested in Lance Berkman [...]
Are the Oakland A’s Going After a Former ‘Killer B’?
November 30, 2010 by Joshua Russell
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He’s no Jack Cust…but that might be a good thing if you are an Oakland A’s fan. According the ever-trustworthy rumor mill, the Oakland A’s appear to be a front-runner in the pursuit of former Houston Astro and New York Yankee, Lance Berkman. I probably would be a little more excited about this prospect if [...]