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Team Notebook: Oakland Athletics News, Rumors and Injury Updates
Athletics | Have joined pursuit of Yoenis Cespedes Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:58 -0800 The Oakland Athletics have joined the sweepstakes for Cuban free-agent OF Yoenis Cespedes in the past few weeks. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Michael Crowley signed to extension Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:04:34 -0800 The Oakland Athletics have an agreement with team president Michael Crowley, extending his contract through the 2019 season, according to a team spokesman. The deal should be finalized within 30 days. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Billy Beane signs extension Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:56:26 -0800 Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane is signing an extension with the club that will keep him under contract through the 2019 season. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Interested in Koji Uehara Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:15:40 -0800 The Oakland Athletics are among the teams that have expressed interest in trading for Texas Rangers RP Koji Uehara. The Baltimore Orioles also remain interested in him. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Interested in Magglio Ordonez Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:11:38 -0800 The Oakland Athletics have expressed interest in signing free-agent OF Magglio Ordonez (Tigers). Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Michael Taylor in better shape Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:38:46 -0800 Oakland Athletics OF Michael Taylor, who will battle for a reserve outfield role in spring training, embarked on a new conditioning program in the offseason that has left him more mobile and flexible, which has also given him more strength at the plate. Taylor thinks his swing is now more fluid, and he's focused on driving the ball to center and right-center field instead of trying to pull the ball. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Todd Coffey in crosshairs Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:40:28 -0800 The Oakland Athletics are considered contenders for the services of free-agent RP Todd Coffey (Nationals). Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Jemile Weeks likely to hit leadoff Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:48:38 -0800 Oakland Athletics 2B Jemile Weeks is likely to hit leadoff in manager Bob Melvin's batting order this year. OF Coco Crisp is a candidate to hit third, with SS Cliff Pennington hitting second. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Brandon McCarthy to start opening day Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:31:58 -0800 Updating a previous item, Oakland Athletics SP Brandon McCarthy will start on opening day against the Seattle Mariners March 28 in Tokyo, Japan. SP Bartolo Colon will likely start the second game. SPs Tyson Ross, Graham Godfrey, Tom Milone, Jarrod Parker and Brad Peacock will compete for the open spots in the rotation. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Josh Reddick will be ready for ST Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:18:43 -0800 Oakland Athletics OF Josh Reddick (wrist) said Sunday, Jan. 29, that his left wrist surgery after the 2011 season will not hamper him in any way during the spring. Reddick has resumed swinging a bat already after having a cartilage tear fixed and a cyst removed. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Daric Barton will be limited to DH until mid-March Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:18:09 -0800 Oakland Athletics 1B Daric Barton (shoulder) said Sunday, Jan. 29, that he will be limited to serving as the designated hitter until mid-March, as he continues to recover from offseason shoulder surgery. It is unlikely to impact his ability to win the first base job. The team already knows what he can do defensively, but he must prove himself at the plate to win more playing time. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Open to signing Manny Ramirez but not pursuing him Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:04:40 -0800 Oakland Athletics assistant general manager David Forst said the team is open to the possibility of signing free-agent OF Manny Ramirez (Rays) but they are not actively pursuing him. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Brandon McCarthy, Roman Colon expected to start first two games Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:56:29 -0800 Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics SP Brandon McCarthy and Bartolo Colon are expected to start the team's first two regular-season games in Japan this season. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Brett Anderson could be back in August Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:43:44 -0800 Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin said SP Brett Anderson (elbow) appears to be on target to return to action in August. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Brandon McCarthy to start season opener? Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:35:10 -0800 Oakland Athletics SP Brandon McCarthy appears to be the team's leading candidate to start on Opening Day. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Dallas Braden to throw Monday Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:18:16 -0800 Oakland Athletics SP Dallas Braden (shoulder) is scheduled to throw off a mound for the first time since undergoing surgery Monday, Jan. 30. He is hopeful of being ready by Opening Day but pitching coach Curt Young said he is more likely to return by mid-April. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Doing homework on Manny Ramirez Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:31:20 -0800 The Oakland Athletics still have an interest in free-agent OF Manny Ramirez, but a move might not come until right before spring training. The team will want to do every bit of due diligence, considering Ramirez's busts for PEDs and his occasionally odd behavior. However, Athletics owner Lew Wolff said the team got good reports from Tampa Bay people, including Dan Feinstein, who recently returned to the A's after serving as Tampa Bay's director of baseball operations last year. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Have interest in Conor Jackson Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:30:54 -0800 The Oakland Athletics still have some interest in free-agent OF Conor Jackson (Red Sox), even after signing OF Jonny Gomes earlier this week. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Adrian Cardenas cut Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:15:18 -0800 The Oakland Athletics designated 3B Adrian Cardenas for assignment Thursday, Jan. 26. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Jonny Gomes official Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:04:44 -0800 The Oakland Athletics finalized their one-year, $1 million deal with OF Jonny Gomes Thursday, Jan. 26. Comment (0) | Share: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:26:23 -0800 The Oakland Athletics signed free-agent SS Yairo Munoz (Dominican Republic). Munoz, 16, was plucked from the Dominican Prospect League. The book on Munoz is that he is a "contact hitter who can drive the ball gap to gap, he used his speed to leg out extra bases and he shows instincts to play the game." Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Financials for Jonny Gomes Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:56:14 -0800 Updating a previous report, the deal OF Jonny Gomes signed with the Oakland Athletics is for one-year, $1 million, with incentives worth $200,000. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Bartolo Colon official Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:42:34 -0800 The Oakland Athletics finalized their one-year deal with SP Bartolo Colon Tuesday, Jan. 24. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Interested in Manny Ramirez Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:57:34 -0800 The Oakland Athletics are "very interested" in signing free-agent OF Manny Ramirez (Rays) to be their designated hitter this season, according to a well-informed source. He has been working out in Miami since December and plans to hold a workout for interested teams at the end of this month. The Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays have watched Ramirez hit in an indoor cage. He must serve a 50-game suspension at the start of the year. Comment (0) | Share: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:20:14 -0800 The Oakland Athletics signed free-agent OF Jonny Gomes (Nationals) to a one-year deal Friday, Jan. 20. Financial terms weren't disclosed. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Josh Reddick had same surgery as Carl Crawford Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:38:50 -0800 Oakland Athletics OF Josh Reddick (wrist) said he had the same wrist surgery that Boston Red Sox OF Carl Crawford (wrist) underwent this week, and Reddick thinks Crawford will be fine. "I think it was the exact same surgery (cartilage). It's not that tough of a rehab process as long as you're there working out - and we know Carl always works out - he'll be just fine," Reddick said. Reddick had the surgery about eight weeks ago and is expected to be the starting right fielder in Oakland on opening day. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Close to signing Jonny Gomes Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:57:04 -0800 The Oakland Athletics are close to signing free-agent OF Jonny Gomes (Nationals) to an undisclosed deal. Gomes will compete for a spot in the outfield, and he'll likely mostly face left-handed pitchers. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Shopping Brandon Allen Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:52:14 -0800 The Oakland Athletics are shopping 1B Brandon Allen. They don't have room for him with all the other young bats they've acquired. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Joey Devine has incentives Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:00:34 -0800 Updating an earlier report, Oakland Athletics RP Joey Devine can make up to $1.1 million in 2012 with added incentives in his contract. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Avoid arbitration with two Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:05:00 -0800 The Oakland Athletics agreed to one-year deals with Ps Brandon McCarthy and Joey Devine to avoid arbitration Tuesday, Jan. 17. McCarthy will make $4.275 million and Devine will earn $737,500 with added performance bonuses. Comment (0) | Share: |
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