With Oakland right in the thick of a heated pennant race, A’s manager Bob Melvin took some time out just prior to a mid-September night game versus the dreaded Orioles to attend a bloggers-only press conference at the Coliseum. Melvin was his usual friendly and cordial self as he addressed…
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Getting To Know: Sean Doolittle – The A’s Late-Blooming Lefty
Probably the most surprising addition to the A’s roster this season has been left-handed reliever Sean Doolittle. Why? Well, because last year at this time, he wasn’t even a pitcher! Doolittle was a 1st-round draft pick for the A’s back in 2007 out of the University of Virginia. Though he…
View More Getting To Know: Sean Doolittle – The A’s Late-Blooming LeftyA’s Farm’s 2012 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star Team
With the California League and the Midwest League both in the midst of their All-Star breaks and minor league teams right around the halfway points of their seasons, it seems like the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts in the A’s system have…
View More A’s Farm’s 2012 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star TeamExclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on the A’s Top 10 Draft Picks of 2012 from A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota
Thanks to the loss of free agents Josh Willingham and David DeJesus, the A’s had a few more picks than usual in the upper ranks of the amateur draft this year – 5 of the first 75 picks to be exact. And surprisingly, the team used a number of those…
View More Exclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on the A’s Top 10 Draft Picks of 2012 from A’s Scouting Director Eric KubotaGetting To Know: The A’s 2012 Top 10 Draft Picks
Yesterday, we gave you the lowdown on the A’s top 3 picks selected on Day 1 of the draft. Now that Day 2 is complete we wanted to take the chance to run down the A’s top 10 picks of the 2012 amateur player draft. The team evenly divided its…
View More Getting To Know: The A’s 2012 Top 10 Draft PicksGetting To Know: Derek Norris – A’s Catcher Of The Future
When the A’s dealt away Gio Gonzalez, one of the team’s most popular players, in the off-season for pitchers Tommy Milone, Brad Peacock, A.J. Cole and catcher Derek Norris, four minor league players most A’s fans had never heard of, some fans were clearly skeptical. But just five months…
View More Getting To Know: Derek Norris – A’s Catcher Of The FutureA’s Farm Makes Top 10 MLBlogs in April!
Thanks to everyone who’s stopped by for helping make A’s Farm one of the Top 10 MLBlogs in April – pretty amazing for just our 4th full month! If you haven’t already, be sure to like our A’s Farm Facebook Page and follow us on Twitter @AthleticsFarm to keep up with everything going…
View More A’s Farm Makes Top 10 MLBlogs in April!A’s Farm in Top 50 MLBlogs in 1st Month!
Thanks to everyone who’s stopped by for making A’s Farm one of the top 50 MLBlogs in its first month out of the box! It just shows the dedication of A’s fans not just to supporting the team at the major league level but to understanding the organization at every…
View More A’s Farm in Top 50 MLBlogs in 1st Month!Landon Powell Back In The Fold: So Who’s The A’s Back-Up Catcher?
Catcher Landon Powell cleared waivers and has reportedly gotten over any hurt feelings and decided to accept his assignment to Triple-A Sacramento, with an invitation to spring training. That means that, besides starting catcher Kurt Suzuki, the A’s will have three catchers with some degree of major league experience in…
View More Landon Powell Back In The Fold: So Who’s The A’s Back-Up Catcher?A’s Deal Gonzalez To Washington For Four Prospects
The A’s have traded starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez and minor league pitcher Robert Gilliam to Washington for four of the Nationals’ top prospects. With the deal, the A’s will add three talented pitchers along with a power-hitting catcher to their system. Left-hander Tom Milone had an ERA of 3.32 and…
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