Tuesday, April 8th: Whitaker Helps Hounds Put Up 20 while Herrera Wins 1st Start for Snappers and Cats & Ports Lose Late

  A’s Farmhand Of The Day   TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals      8 Midland RockHounds  20 WP – Long 1-0 / 9.82 HR – Whitaker (2), Muncy (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Josh Whitaker (4 for 6 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) After giving up…

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Unexpected Injuries & Surprising Spring Performances Could Change the Face of the A’s Opening Day Roster

This was originally expected to be a rare spring where most of the A’s roster was pretty much set, with very few roster questions left to be answered. Possibly the biggest question when camp opened was – who would be the 13th position player to make the squad? For much…

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A’s Manager Bob Melvin on Jaso’s Return, How New Additions Gentry & Punto Fit into the Picture and Why He Loves Managing the A’s

As part of A’s FanFest this past weekend, a few representatives of the A’s took some time out to attend a bloggers-only press conference at the Coliseum. And A’s manager Bob Melvin followed assistant GM David Forst on the hot seat. In a question-and-answer session earlier in the day at…

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A’s Assistant GM David Forst on Top Prospects Russell & McKinney, Coco’s New Contract and What the A’s Expect from Reddick in 2014

As part of A’s FanFest this past weekend, a few representatives of the A’s took some time out to attend a bloggers-only press conference at the Coliseum. First up was A’s assistant general manager David Forst who volunteered a generous bit of time to talk about some top major and…

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Exclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on the A’s Top Prospects from Sacramento River Cats Skipper Steve Scarsone

After spending the past two seasons mentoring A’s minor leaguers as the manager at Midland, Steve Scarsone is now midway through his first season as the skipper in Sacramento. And he’s currently charged with overseeing the development of a number of the A’s former 1st-round draft picks – players like…

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