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Athletics Acquire Brandon Moss, Ryan Buchter from Royals

Jan 29, 2018

American League, American League Central, American League West, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Transactions

According to press releases from both teams, the Oakland Athletics have acquired first baseman Brandon Moss and relief pitcher Ryan Buchter from the Kansas City Royals. In return, the Royals have acquired pitch...

Corey Kluber Enters The Home Of “The King” And Picks Up A Win

Josh Eastern

May 29, 2015

American League, American League Central, American League West, Cleveland Indians, Headlines, Seattle Mariners

In 2014, Corey Kluber and Felix Hernandez were neck and neck for the AL Cy Young award and we all know how that ended up for Kluber and Hernandez as the former may have stolen one away from “the King.” Felix le...

Report: Angels have their eyes on acquiring a hitter

Robert Murray

May 20, 2015

American League, American League Central, American League West, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Headlines, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, National League, National League Central, National League East, National League West, Philadelphia Phillies, Rumors

The Los Angeles Angels, who are in need of another hitter or two, have looked into a number of options on the trade market. Among the trade options they have looked in to are Philadelphia Phillies outfielder B...

Ranking Each AL Team’s Best Offseason Move

Michael Husson

Feb 9, 2015

American League, Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

The offseason is one of the most important parts of the MLB year. It allows teams to improve their roster via trades, free agency, scouting and extensions. It gives teams a better perspective of where their fra...

Cleveland Indians: Don’t Sleep On Them Again

Zach Martin

Jan 25, 2015

American League Central, Cleveland Indians, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

This offseason, the AL Central has been one of the most active divisions, from the White Sox making serious moves towards contention, to the Indians working with a limited budget, or the Royals taking chances o...

What is Billy Beane doing?

Austin Burnett

Jan 14, 2015

American League West, Features, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions

We should all know this by now - they do things differently out in Oakland. Billy Beane is as unconventional as they come, and his brilliant mind has famously led to a complete transformation of the way we view...

Indians acquire Brandon Moss from Athletics

Max Wildstein

Dec 8, 2014

American League, American League Central, American League West, Cleveland Indians, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Offseason

The Cleveland Indians have acquired outfielder/first baseman Brandon Moss from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for infielder Joe Wendle, sources have told Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports. Sources: Brandon Moss ...

Indians “inching close” to Trading for Brandon Moss

Jack McNeil

Dec 8, 2014

American League, American League Central, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Offseason, Rumors

Billy Beane is at it again, but this time, dangling his 1st basemen for trade bait, Brandon Moss. As the Winter Meetings begin on what would usually be a mundane Monday, the hot stove is burning, and teams acro...

Athletics, Indians could agree to deal by Friday

Max Wildstein

Dec 4, 2014

American League, American League Central, American League West, Cleveland Indians, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Offseason, Rumors

Despite having already traded their top player in third baseman Josh Donaldson to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Oakland Athletics are looking to trade another one of the key offensive players. John Hickey of the B...

How will the O’s address the loss of Nelson Cruz?

Jake Hasan

Dec 1, 2014

American League, American League East, Baltimore Orioles, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors

When the Baltimore Orioles signed Nelson Cruz to a one-year, $8-million contract, they didn't know what they were getting, and the question marks surrounding the 34-year old were the reasons for such a low cont...

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