Well, the biggest story to break for A’s fans in the weeks before the holidays was the news that A’s free agent shortstop Stephen Drew had agreed to a $9.5 million/1-year deal with the Red Sox, followed quickly by the news that Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima had agreed to a…
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A’s Major & Minor League Off-Season Transactions – Dec. 1 Update
With a flurry of activity on Friday just ahead of Major League Baseball’s non-tender deadline and with the Winter Meetings starting on Monday in Nashville, it seems like a good time to recap all the A’s major and minor league transactions from the end of the season through the non-tender…
View More A’s Major & Minor League Off-Season Transactions – Dec. 1 UpdateSunday, September 9th: River Cats Drop Game #5 Playoff Finale to Reno
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) PCL Playoffs Round 1 – Game #5 Sacramento River Cats 4 Reno Aces 7 (LP – Merkin Valdez) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Kila Ka’aihue (2…
View More Sunday, September 9th: River Cats Drop Game #5 Playoff Finale to RenoTuesday, August 7th: Cole Impresses as Bees, Ports and Cats All Fall on Tuesday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Sacramento River Cats 4 (LP – Valdez 0-1 / 3.49) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Daric Barton (2 for 3 / RBI / Stolen Base) Worth Noting:…
View More Tuesday, August 7th: Cole Impresses as Bees, Ports and Cats All Fall on TuesdayA’s grab Merkin, add mullet-man Schlichting and diminutive Dominican Republican Castro
The A’s have signed three minor league free agent pitchers, former Giants right-hander Merkin Valdez, former Dodgers right-hander Travis Schlichting, and former Phillies left-hander Fabio Castro, who measures in at an impressive 5’7”. The diminutive Dominican Republican has a career ERA of 3.30 in 43 2/3 major league innings. Schlichting,…
View More A’s grab Merkin, add mullet-man Schlichting and diminutive Dominican Republican Castro