A key to the Oakland Athletics’ young and relatively inexperienced starting rotation will be to consistently get the ball to the bullpen with a lead or a tie. If that happens, a number of late-inning specialists figure to be able to close out games on a regular basis.
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Khris Davis beats A’s in salary arbitration, gets $5M
The outfielder on Wednesday was awarded a $5 million salary this season by arbitrators Mark Irvings, Gil Vernon and Mark Burstein, who heard the case a day earlier. The A’s had argued he should be paid $4.65 million.
Dodgers trade Carlos Frias to Indians for player to be named later
The move allows the Dodgers to get something for Frias after designating him for assignment last week in order to clear a roster spot for outfielder Brett Eibner . Frias, 27, spent parts of the past three seasons with the Dodgers, making 15 starts and 18 relief appearances with a 6-6 record and 4.50 ERA.
Success for A’s Sonny Gray could hasten trade
Sonny Gray presents a conundrum this season. The A’s need their ace to have a big bounce back year – but the better he is, the more likely Oakland is to trade him.
Dodgers acquire OF Brett Eibner from Oakland Aa s
The Dodgers add to their crowded outfield depth chart Wednesday by acquiring Brett Eibner from the Oakland A’s in a trade for minor-league infielder Jordan Tarsovich. Eibner joins Joc Pederson, Yasiel Puig, Andrew Toles, Trayce Thompson, Darin Ruf, Scott Van Slyke, Kike’ Hernandez and Andre Ethier as outfield options on the Dodgers’ 40-man depth chart.
Oakland Athletics Closer Role Up For Grabs
The Oakland Athletics made their signing of Santiago Casilla official yesterday, as the former San Francisco Giant closer joined in on a conference call with local media from both the A’s and Giants. Nobody is kidding themselves about the Oakland Athletics.
Baseball Hall of Fame results 2017: Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell, Ivan Rodriguez elected
The Baseball Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2017 on Wednesday, and there are three players joining the ranks: OF Tim Raines, 1B Jeff Bagwell, and C Ivan Rodriguez. First, this is our tenuous A’s connection.
Ace Sonny Gray, catcher Stephen Vogt reach deals with A’s
Right-hander Sonny Gray has reached a $3,575,000, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics to avoid arbitration. Gray entered 2016 with huge expectations as ace of the A’s staff then was scratched from his start opening day with food poisoning.
The Pros and Cons of Trevor Plouffe on the Oakland A’s
The Oakland A’s added another short-term veteran on Tuesday, signing infielder Trevor Plouffe to a one-year, $5 million contract. The move was rumored a week ago, and at the time I was not in favor of the idea.
The winning tradition of the Oakland A’s incoming rookies
In baseball, prospects will break your heart. Sometimes your team will pick and develop the right one, but more often you will be left disappointed when your supposed future star turns out to be a bench player – or even worse, flames out entirely and never puts on your uniform.
Oakland A’s 2016 review by position: Good bullpen, bad 2B and CF
As we continue our look back at a forgettable 2016, we must search for different ways to illustrate how bad the Oakland A’s were. Maybe if we check enough angles, we’ll learn something new! Here’s how they compared with the rest of the league at each individual position, ranked by bWAR.