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A's offer arbitration to Willingham, DeJesus Wed Nov 23 14:40:33 2011 EST
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics have offered arbitration to free agent outfielders Josh Willingham and David DeJesus. Both players have until December 7 to accept or decline the offer. Should they decline the offer and sign with another team, Oakland would receive compensation in the 2012 draft. Willingham set new career-highs with 29 home runs and 98 RBI in 136 games last year for the A's, his first with the club. The RBI were the most by an Athletic since Frank Thomas had
Athletics deal P Magnuson to Toronto Fri Nov  4 14:46:46 2011 EST
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics traded right-handed pitcher Trystan Magnuson to the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations Friday. Magnuson made his major league debut May 17 and appeared in nine total games for the A's this past season, posting a 6.14 earned run average. He also went 4-2 with a 2.98 ERA in 30 appearances for Triple-A Sacramento. The A's designated Magnuson for assignment on Wednesday. They had acquired the right-hander from Toronto after the 2010 season
Santo, Kaat among Golden Era candidates for Baseball HOF Thu Nov  3 13:46:50 2011 EST
he Cardinals, Mets, White Sox and Dodgers, earning seven All-Star Game selections and winning the 1964 National League Most Valuable Player Award en route to leading the Cardinals to a World Series championship. Finley owned the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics from 1960 through 1980, building a team that won five American League West titles, three AL pennants and three World Series titles between 1971 and 1975. Bavasi spent 17 seasons as the Dodgers general manager from 1951-67, leading his team
A's cut ties with P Wuertz Tue Oct 25 16:57:38 2011 EST
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics released reliever Michael Wuertz on Tuesday. Wuertz had no decisions and a 6.68 earned run average in 39 appearances with the A's last season. The 32-year-old right-hander went 8-4 with 10 saves and a 3.19 ERA in his previous two seasons in Oakland. He spent the first five seasons of his major league career (2004-2008) with the Chicago Cubs, and has posted a 21-11 record a 3.71 ERA in 426 career appearances. In other team news, the A's claime
MLB suspends four for drug policy violations Tue Oct  4 18:41:49 2011 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Major League Baseball suspended four minor league players on Tuesday. Oakland Athletics minor league outfielder Mitchell LeVier was suspended 50 games after a second violation for a drug of abuse. He is on the roster of Single-A Stockton, and his suspension is effective at the start of next season. Free-agent minor league outfielder Timo Perez, catcher Oscar Rodriguez and right-handed pitcher Kevin Santana were each suspended 50 games for testing positive for per
A's let three coaches go Fri Sep 30 20:57:56 2011 EST
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics will not renew the contracts of bench coach Joel Skinner, hitting coach Gerald Perry and pitching coach Ron Romanick, the team announced Friday. Skinner was brought in by manager Bob Geren last season after managing at the Double-A level in the Cleveland organization in 2010. He was the Indians third base coach from 2001-05 and again from 2007-09. He also filled in as the Tribe's interim manager in 2002, going 25-41. Perry, also brought in la
Gonzalez ends Oakland's season on positive note Thu Sep 29 01:51:51 2011 EST
Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Gio Gonzalez went eight scoreless innings on Wednesday, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 win over the Seattle Mariners in the final game of the regular season for both teams. Gonzalez (16-12) allowed two hits while striking out 11 batters, tying his career-high, and walking three for the A's (74-88), who took two of three in the series. Andrew Bailey worked a perfect ninth to notch his 24th save of the season. Jai Miller provided all the offense Gonzalez wou
A's hand Gonzalez ball in season finale at Seattle Wed Sep 28 11:01:55 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Streaking left-hander Gio Gonzalez will try to nab a career-high 16th victory of the season tonight when his Oakland Athletics finish off the season with the finale of a three-game set against the Seattle Mariners. Gonzalez has won three straight and six of his past seven starts, pitching to a 2.89 earned run average and recording 40 strikeouts in that span. He has only given up four runs over his current three-game win streak, tossing 7 1/3 frames of one-run ball to beat the
Cahill strong on mound as A's blank Mariners Wed Sep 28 01:32:06 2011 EST
Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Trevor Cahill tossed seven scoreless innings on Tuesday, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 7-0 thrashing of the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. Cahill (12-14) scattered four hits while striking out seven and issuing only one walk. Craig Breslow pitched a perfect eighth and Jerry Blevins worked a 1-2-3 ninth to preserve the shutout. "I think that's the guy we're used to seeing," A's manager Bob Melvin said of Cahill. "He was working his pitches on both sides of
A's acquire Ka'aihue from Royals Tue Sep 27 15:44:50 2011 EST
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics have acquired first baseman Kila Ka'aihue from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league pitcher Ethan Hollingsworth. Ka'aihue, 27, began the season with the Royals but hit .195 with two homers in 23 games. He spent the rest of the year with Triple-A Omaha, batting .272 with 11 homers and 65 RBI in 95 games to help the club win the Pacific Coast League championship. The Royals designated him for assignment September 21. Hollingswort
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