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Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:50:01 -0800 Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin is not worried about finding playing time for all of his outfielders, saying there will be plenty to go around for OF's Chris B. Young, Yoenis Cespedes, Seth Smith, Josh Reddick and Coco Crisp. "There are enough at-bats for everyone," Melvin said. "It's how they're allotted that's the difficult part. We're set up for injuries if something were to happen along those lines, but I think it's going to be more of a feel thing."
Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:05:04 -0800 The Oakland Athletics agreed to a two-year contract extension with manager Bob Melvin Monday, Jan. 14, that will carry him through the 2016 season. Financial terms of the extension were not given.
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:05:43 -0800 Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin was named the American League Manager of the Year Tuesday, Nov. 13.
Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:39:06 -0700 Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost and Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin were named to the American League All-Star coaching staff.
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:41:23 -0700 Oakland Athletics 3B Josh Donaldson was demoted to Triple-A Sacramento to make room for 3B Luke Hughes on the roster. Although the move is presumably to get Donaldson more seasoning at the plate, Athletics manager Bob Melvin said Donaldson will continue to split time between third base and catching.
Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:51:48 -0800 The Oakland Athletics are going to give SP Jordan Norberto every chance to break camp with the club this year as a reliever. "With his stuff and the amount of starters we have, if he's going to make an impact, it's going to be in the bullpen," manager Bob Melvin said. "It's up to him to be able to go out there and calm down a little bit, think a little bit slower."
Wed, 21 Sep 2011 05:12:54 -0700 The Oakland Athletics have agreed to a three-year extension with manager Bob Melvin, according to two sources close to the situation. Melvin has gone 42-49 after Bob Geren was fired.
Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:27:02 -0700 Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin will experiment with a six-man pitching rotation for at least one turn before the All-Star break. SP Rich Harden returned to active duty on Friday, July 1, leaving SP's Harden, Josh Outman, Gio Gonzalez, Brandon McCarthy, Trevor Cahill and Guillermo Moscoso all ready to start.
Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:26:12 -0700 The Oakland Athletics fired manager Bob Geren Thursday, June 9. Former manager Bob Melvin has been named as the interim manager.
Tue, 17 May 2011 10:10:47 -0700 The Arizona Diamondbacks have hired former manager Bob Melvin as an adviser to team president and chief executive officer Derrick Hall.
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