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Oakland A’s continue to struggle on home turf
Returning from a long road trip in three different cities, the Oakland A’s returned to host the Boston Red Sox Monday night, for a three game home stand which would hopefully lead to a fresh start for...
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Oakland A’s trade rumors: Tyler Clippard
The July 31st trade deadline is nearing, and the Oakland A’s (26-39) should have a clear plan by now. Whereas last year the A’s were serious buyers, collecting both Jon Lester and Jeff Samardzija, the...
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The Oakland A’s: Baseball’s least fortunate team
On Friday the Oakland A’s suffered yet another loss, dropping their record to 29-41 on the year. It’s hard to believe that this is the same team that went to the playoffs in each of the last three...
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Oakland A’s trade rumors: Scott Kazmir edition
The Oakland A’s don’t want to move him, and he doesn’t want to be moved, but a trade of Scott Kazmir appears imminent. With the A’s struggling at 34-44 and Kazmir being in the last year of his two...
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Oakland A’s trade rumors: Ben Zobrist
Recently, New York writer Joel Sherman reported that New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson is willing to overpay for the Oakland A’s Ben Zobrist. The problem is that the A’s are starting to win games,...
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UPDATE: Oakland A’s trade Tyler Clippard to Mets
The A’s have just traded Tyler Clippard to the A’s for RHP Casey Meisner. The A’s actually decided to go for a young prospect; acquiring a 20 year old from the Mets single A+ team. Meisner was drafted...
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Oakland A’s successful in Ben Zobrist trade
The rebuild continues for the Oakland A’s. The KC Royals don’t want to come up short this year This time it’s Ben Zobrist leaving. Zobrist goes to the AL leading Royals, where he will replace a...
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Oakland Athletics: Why Sonny Gray should win the Cy Young Award
Billy Beane, General Manager of the Oakland Athletics, has always held firm that Sonny Gray is not for sale. The A’s have gotten much more than they could have hoped for out of the third year...
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Bay Watch: The Bay Area’s Top Baseball Prospects (Edition #1)
Welcome to the first edition of “Bay Watch.” Each week, I will be comparing one of the top 10 prospects from both the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants farm systems. After the top 10 prospects from...
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AL West playoff race: Houston Astros’ division to lose
Here’s the current AL West standings following Sunday’s, August 23, set of games. Know that the Wild Card and postseason probabilities are calculations made by Baseball Prospectus while taking in to...
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AL West playoff race: starting pitching shaping the standings
Here are the current AL West standings through August 30. Remember, the Wild Card and postseason probabilities are calculations made by Baseball Prospectus while taking in to account a number of...
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Oakland Athletics: Sonny Gray’s push for Cy Young
With the worst record in the American League, it is clear there is only one reason to continue watching the A’s in September. Oakland Athletics’ ace Sonny Gray will need to dominate the final month in...
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AL West playoff race: crucial games still ahead
AL West Team W L PCT GB Probability of winning a wild card spot Probability of reaching the postseason Houston Astros 75 62 0.547 – 11.2% 96.2% Texas Rangers 71 64 0.527 3.0 40.3% 52.1% Los Angeles...
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Oakland Athletics: Offseason Preview
The Oakland Athletics were an absolute disgrace last season. From pathetic defense, to an unreliable bullpen, along with reports of poor team chemistry, nothing went right for the Green and Gold. They...
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The Oakland A’s trade train is moving
The first domino has fallen in what usually is the first of many moves the Oakland Athletics are expected to make this season. Relief pitchers Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle have been sent to the...
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Is Oakland A’s front office to blame for stagnating franchise?
So often before, baseball fans were treated to the spectacle that was Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane’s ongoing fire sale. The ongoing effort on his part to stifle overspending while maintaining a...
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Starting rotation will be key for Oakland A’s in upcoming series
After getting swept in a three-game series against the Houston Astros, one of the most dominant teams in baseball, the Oakland A’s appeared to have rebounded well against another one of the most...
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Oakland A’s: Is Daniel Mengden the real deal?
It is no secret that the cornerstone for the Oakland A’s to be successful is their pitching staff, particularly their starting rotation. At the helm of this starting rotation is Sean Manaea, arguably...
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Oakland A’s trade rumors: Should they be buyers or sellers?
The Oakland A’s currently hold a record of 34-32, as they sit fourth in the AL West. If the A’s played in another division, their record would easily be better, but that is not the case. Instead, they...
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Oakland A’s trade rumors: Starting rotation edition
A few months into the season, nobody, not even the most optimistic A’s fans, would’ve guessed that the Oakland A’s would be in the race for a playoff spot, let alone be in third place in the...
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