The Oakland Athletics made a ton of waiver claims last year to find someone (anyone!) who could give them a solid inning or two out of the bullpen. Devin Sweet, though inconsistent in his first major league experience, may end up being the best of them. After four minor league seasons with the Seattle Mariners, who signed him in 2018 as an undrafted free agent, the team finally cut bait with him in September 2023 to open up a 40-man roster spot for Dominic Leone. The move opened the door for the A's to claim and add him to the bullpen mix, which was in dire need of anyone who can throw a scoreless inning.

Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk underwent a procedure to remove scar tissue from his pitching elbow to help alleviate pain he experienced after his final start this past season. Waldichuk pitched Sept. 29 on the road against the Los Angeles Angels and then began experiencing discomfort. The 25-year-old Waldichuk was first examined by Dr. Mike Freehill at Stanford and then also by Dr. Neil ElAttrache. Waldichuk chose to go the conservative route for rehab and had the Tenex procedure with Dr. Steve Yoon on Oct. 17 to remove the scar tissue.

Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk underwent a procedure to remove scar tissue from his pitching elbow to help alleviate pain he experienced after his final start this past season. Waldichuk pitched Sept. 29 on the road against the Los Angeles Angels and then began experiencing discomfort.

The Oakland Athletics took a flyer on Lucas Erceg in a mid-May trade with the Milwaukee Brewers and he emerged as an intriguing piece of their bullpen. Erceg's surface numbers might not have been impressive, but if you look a little deeper, he quietly put together a solid season. The Athletics acquired Erceg from the Brewers on May 17 in exchange for cash considerations. Oakland's bullpen was plagued by injury and inconsistent performance throughout the early part of the season.

This rendering provided by the Oakland Athletics on May 26, 2023, shows a view of their proposed new ballpark at the Tropicana site in Las Vegas. Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher and several public officials from Nevada are gathering in Las Vegas on Monday to celebrate the team's recent relocation approval and release renderings of the future stadium on the Las Vegas Strip, the team announced today. Major League Baseball's owners unanimously voted Nov. 16 to approve the move of the A's from Oakland to Las Vegas.

Buddy Kennedy didn't appear in a single game at the major league level for the Oakland Athletics in 2023, but spent the final month of the regular season on the 40-man roster as infield depth at Las Vegas. The Athletics claimed Buddy Kennedy off of waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks on September 9. The A's took a flyer on the 25-year old Kennedy and gave him a look at Triple A over the final month of the season after acquiring him from Arizona.

The smallest of which could probably be attributed to the Athletics. Athletics Nation already made a deep dive into the list but the highlights are former 1st-rounders Jacob Wilson and Daniel Susac. Spring Training figures to be another youth-filled camp that will help gauge the progress of the young guys in the organization.

The Colorado Rockies may be in LoDo to stay—having signed a 50-year lease with Coors Field back in 2017—but some baseball fans aren't so lucky. While the Rockies ownership does struggle to field a competitive product and grow the team's fan-base, Dick Monfort has at least invested in the area and isn't jockeying for relocation anytime soon. Meanwhile, John Fisher—owner of the Oakland Athletics—is moving his team to Las Vegas after a league-worst 50-112 season. “It's been a lot worse for me than you,” he told hurting A's fans as he ripped baseball away from A's fans.

Sports Baseball minor leaguers complete first executive board since unionizing November 30, 2023 / 6:43 AM EST / AP CBS News Live CBS News Pittsburgh Live Minor league players elected their first association representatives and alternate representatives since unionizing when the Major League Baseball Players Association held an executive board meeting Wednesday of both big leaguers and minor leaguers. Cameron Junker, a 26-year-old right-hander with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and William Simoneit, a 27-year-old Oakland Athletics catcher, were selected association representatives by the 30 minor league player reps. AJ Lewis, a 25-year-old Colorado Rockies infielder and catcher, was elected an alternate

A's Non-Roster Invitees for 2024 The Oakland A's are getting ready for spring training Author: Jason Burke Publish date: Nov 29, 2023 7:06 PM EST The Oakland A's announced their 22 non-roster invitees on Wednesday, covering a slew of players from top draft picks to recent minor league signings and trade acquisitions. At the top of the list is this year's number one selection (sixth overall) Jacob Wilson, who had a solid pro debut in 2023. Wilson is currently listed as the A's top prospect on MLB Pipeline. They will also be bringing in 2022's first round selection (19th overall), Daniel Susac. He had a season himself in 2023, spending most of the year with High-A Lansing, but

The Winter Meetings won't begin until this weekend, but the Oakland Athletics have already announced their list of non-roster invitees to Spring Training. The A's will bring 22 non-roster players to camp, including prospects Jacob Wilson, Daniel Susac and Max Muncy. Wilson was the A's first round pick in 2023 and hit .333 in 26 games between the ACL and High A. Susac was Oakland's first round pick in 2022.

The past two seasons have not been nice to Jonah Bride, who had nearly as many walks as he did hits in 2023. Coming off a solid senior year at the University of South Carolina, in which he hit .301/.419/.415, the A's drafted Bride all the way down in the 23rd round of the 2018 MLB Draft, aka the Kyler Murray year. As a late-round pick, expectations were low and any value he could provide to the upper minors or major leagues would be a win. In 2022, Bride got a real chance to show that he could become the A's next Chad Pinder, even getting to play alongside him.

Out of the dust of disappointment and heartbreak over the impending loss of the A's, a band of die-hard Oakland baseball fans are bringing a new team to the city they love. The minor league team will be called the Oakland B's, short for Ballers, with aspirations to keep professional baseball alive in the city and help fill the void left by the Athletics. Less than two weeks after Major League Baseball (MLB) team owners unanimously approved the A's move to Las Vegas, the B's co-founders Bryan Carmel and Paul Freedman officially announced the new franchise on Tuesday.

For the past couple of years, as the Oakland Athletics flirted with Las Vegas, the comparison became painfully obvious: On any given night, the major league team in Oakland could be outdrawn by the minor league team in Las Vegas. For 2024, we present this delicious possibility: On any given night, the major league team in Oakland could be outdrawn by the minor league team in Oakland.

Out of the dust of disappointment and heartbreak over the impending loss of the A's, a band of die-hard Oakland baseball fans are bringing a new team to the city they love. The minor league team will be called the Oakland B's, short for Ballers, with aspirations to keep professional baseball alive in the city and help fill the void left by the Athletics. Less than two weeks after Major League Baseball (MLB) team owners unanimously approved the A's move to Las Vegas, the B's co-founders Bryan Carmel and Paul Freedman officially announced the new franchise on Tuesday.

The A's took a flyer on reliever Angel Felipe at mid-season in a waiver claim from the Padres. Felipe pitched pretty well in a small sample while showing off a big arm that also carried plenty of questions about his command. The Athletics claimed Felipe off of waivers from the San Diego Padres on June 21. By the time Felipe was claimed, there were virtually no expectations for him or the Athletics for that matter.

If the Oakland A's leave for Las Vegas, the East Bay will still have a baseball team to root for. A consortium of dozens of Oakland-area fans, led by a pair of high school friends, banded together to start the Oakland Ballers -- also known as the B's -- who plan to play in the independent Pioneer League starting this summer wearing the same green and gold as the A's. The team's co-founders, Paul Freedman and Bryan Carmel, told ESPN they've hired former Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu, who went to high school in nearby Hayward, California, as executive vice president of baseball operations.

The Oakland Athletics will soon be on the move, but the Bay Area isn't going to let them leave without a fight. In the leadup to the Athletics' eventual exit, a number of Oakland-area fans came together to start the Oakland Ballers, who plan to play in the independent Pioneer League starting this summer, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. The Ballers, also known as the B's, will wear the same green and gold as the A's. It didn't take long for all of this to come together, as the announcement came just a couple of weeks following Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved the Athletics' move to Las Vegas.

The Milwaukee Brewers announced on Tuesday, Nov. 28 that 2024 spring training tickets are now on sale.

Legendary longtime Oakland Athletics broadcaster Ken Korach is one the 10 finalists for the Baseball Hall of Fame's 2024 Ford C. Frick Award, which rewards one person each year who exemplifies excellence in baseball broadcasting. Melissa Lockhard wrote a great piece today for The Athletic paying tribute to his career and impact. If you want to learn even more about his background and fascinating path to becoming the lead radio voice for the Oakland A's, read his 2019 book “If These Walls Could Talk: Oakland A's”, which he co-authored with former longtime A's beat writer Susan Slusser. Despite growing up in Southern California, Korach is undeniably a Bay Area institution and should have a strong shot at winning the award this year, if not at some point in the future.