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If the Red Sox Traded for Sonny Gray, it Would be a Swap of Strugglers

Evan Marinofsky
Jun 29, 2016
Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions
Since the start of this year, the Boston Red Sox have been one of the major trade candidates for the Oakland Athletics' phenom, Sonny Gray. If the Red Sox had made a deal at the beginning of this year for Gray,...

Rich Hill: 36 and in His Prime

Evan Marinofsky
May 3, 2016
American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball
Calling Rich Hill's baseball career "tumultuous" would be an understatement. Way back in 2002, optimism was aplenty for Hill after being drafted in the 4th round of the MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs. In the ...

Smolinski on Pace to Make Athletics’ Opening Day Roster

Robert Villarreal
Mar 11, 2016
American League, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions, Spring Training
Spring training can be a lot of things to many different people. Some veterans use it as a time to shake off the winter cob webs and get back into "baseball shape." Other players report early to stay in peak ph...

Can Billy Beane Work His Magic Again?

Adam Piede
Feb 26, 2016
American League West, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions
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Last season was a most forgettable one for the Oakland Athletics and general manager Billy Beane. The A’s produced a mere 68 wins, which was the lowest output in Beane’s 18 years at the helm in Oakland. In Octo...

2015 Oakland Athletics: Just One More Run

David N. Wilson
Dec 29, 2015
American League, American League West, Features, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions
The 2015 season was not the year of the Oakland Athletics. Between the effects of a veritable deluge of injuries, and the mid-season trades of Ben Zobrist, Scott Kazmir and Tyler Clippard, the team fielded, at ...

Classic Threads: Kansas City Athletics

Seth Poho
Dec 21, 2015
Baseball History, Features, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics
As I take a break from current MLB teams for the Christmas week, let's take a look at a franchise some fans may have forgotten. Classic Threads looks at the Kansas City Athletics Kansas City Royals The A...

Classic Threads: Oakland Athletics

Seth Poho
Dec 9, 2015
Baseball History, Features, Oakland Athletics
Cary Edmondson / USA Today Sports If you thought the Houston Astros had some colorful duds, the Oakland Athletics have had just as many. In an era before the marketability of numerous jersey sets, Oakland w...

Fourteen-Year Veteran Pitcher Barry Zito Retires From Baseball

Josh Eastern
Oct 19, 2015
Headlines, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants
Following a 14-year MLB career spent in the Bay Area with the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's, southpaw pitcher Barry Zito has announced his retirement from baseball. Through an essay from The Players' ...

Oakland A’s Prospect Michael Nolan Confirmed Dead Following Shooting

Gershon Rabinowitz
Oct 9, 2015
Breaking News, Headlines, Minor League Baseball, Oakland Athletics
In baseball terms, when a prospect's stock begins to drop, he is referred to as a "flame out". On Thursday, that term took on a sad and callous meaning when Michael Nolan, a pitching prospect in the Oakland A's...

One More Time: A’s Call Up Former Ace Barry Zito

Jamey Vinnick
Sep 16, 2015
Breaking News, Headlines, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants
UPDATE: https://twitter.com/susanslusser/status/644212730451202049 So it doesn't look Barry Zito will make a last start, unless Oakland decides to give him one late in the season. While this looks bad on ...
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