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A's roster moves: Devin Sweet claimed by Giants

Mon, 2023-12-18 13:00

Sweet initially came to Oakland after being claimed on waivers from the Seattle Mariners in July. In five September appearances for the A's Sweet had a 10.80 ERA in just 6 2⁄3 innings. The A's needed space for the recently signed Trevor Gott, who is basically assured a bullpen spot come Opening Day.

Elephant Rumblings: Opening Day boycott taking shape

Mon, 2023-12-18 07:00

The A's now seem fully committed to their relocation plan, and MLB owners have unanimously blessed the move to Vegas. Jason Burke at SI.com detailed the plans taking shape for an Opening Day boycott on March 28, 2024, when the A's will host Stephen Vogt and the Cleveland Guardians.

A's, Royals Taking Two Wildly Different Approaches to Offseason

Sun, 2023-12-17 23:04

A's, Royals Taking Two Wildly Different Approaches to Offseason The Oakland A's and Kansas City Royals approach to securing ballpark funding have been wildly different Author: Jason Burke Publish date: Dec 18, 2023 7:00 AM EST The Oakland A's finished with the worst record in baseball in 2023 at 50-112. The Kansas City Royals finished with the second-worst record at 56-106. Heading into the offseason, not much was expected of either team in 2024, but the Royals have been actively trying to get better this winter by spending. According to Jeff Passan , the Royals rank fifth in offseason spending to date at $105 million while the A's have spent $1.5 million, which was all on veteran reliever

A's Sign Former Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals Minor Leaguer

Sat, 2023-12-16 15:39

A's Sign Former Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals Minor Leaguer The Oakland A's latest addition could be in the mix for a bullpen role on Opening Day Author: Jason Burke Publish date: Dec 17, 2023 7:00 AM EST According to his player page on MiLB.com, Gerson Moreno has signed a minor-league deal with the Oakland A's. He was originally signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Detroit Tigers in 2012 and stayed with the franchise through the 2022 season, at which point he elected free agency and signed with the Washington Nationals. In his ten minor league seasons, Moreno has a cumulative 3.80 ERA with a 1.349 WHIP to go along with a 10.8 strikeouts per nine rate, and 5.1 walks per nine.

Former A's Top Prospect Signs with Los Angeles Dodgers

Sat, 2023-12-16 15:12

Former A's Top Prospect Signs with Los Angeles Dodgers Oakland A's former number six overall pick is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers Author: Jason Burke Publish date: Dec 16, 2023 6:12 PM EST Austin Beck has announced that he has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Beck, 25 was a the first-round selection, sixth overall, in the 2017 Draft out of North Davidson High School. Beck struggled in 2021 after the 2020 minor league season was canceled due to COVID, batting .198 with a .251 on-base between High-A Lansing and Triple-A Las Vegas. Most of the year was spent with Lansing, where he played in 69 games, hit seven homers, and struck out at a 33.8% clip. He rebounded nicely in 2022, batting

Elephant Rumblings: A's agree to deal with Trevor Gott

Sat, 2023-12-16 07:00

The Oakland Athletics agreed to a major league deal with Trevor Gott today, according to Keith Law of the Athletic. The 31-year-old righty spent the first half of the 2023 season with the Seattle Mariners, putting up solid numbers in relief, throwing 29 innings with 32 strikeouts, 8 walks, and a 4.03 ERA/2.98 FIP that was larger driven by a sky-high .343 BABIP. Never thrifty (except the time below), Steve Cohen's New York Mets found that production desirable enough that, on top of sending over a recently DFA'd southpaw reliever, he allowed Jerry Dipoto to throw in struggling swingman Chris Flexen just to shed his $3.9 million salary. The Mets immediately designated Flexen for assignment.

Athletics sign ex-Mets, Giants reliever to one-year deal

Fri, 2023-12-15 18:43

The Oakland Athletics have signed a veteran reliever to strengthen their bullpen, inking Trevor Gott to a one-year deal, as reported by Ken Rosenthal. While the A's aren't exactly going to be a contender anytime soon, the righty is experienced. Gott split time between the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners last season, producing a 4.19 ERA in 58 innings of work, striking out 62 and walking just 19. This is now his seventh MLB stop, previously spending time with the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels, Washington Nationals, and Milwaukee Brewers.

A's Sign Former New York Mets Reliever

Fri, 2023-12-15 17:24

A's Sign Former New York Mets Reliever The Oakland A's have signed Trevor Gott, who could be a late inning option for the club in 2024 Author: Jason Burke Publish date: Dec 15, 2023 8:24 PM EST According to Ken Rosenthal , relief pitcher Trevor Gott has agreed to a one year deal with the Oakland A's. Gott will be in his age 31 season in Oakland and holds a 4.64 career ERA. A's fans may remember him from the rough back-to-back outings he had against Oakland back in 2020 as a member of the San Francisco Giants. The first came on August 14 when he allowed five earned in 1/3 of an inning which included a Matt Olson home run and a Stephen Piscotty grand slam to tie the game in the top of

A's Agree to Cough Up $45 Million for Unpaid Oakland Coliseum Bill

Fri, 2023-12-15 16:54

Oakland is at least getting one piece of good news as the A's prepare to bolt for Las Vegas, with the team agreeing to pay Alameda County $45 million of the unpaid balance on their Oakland Coliseum deal. The Oakland A's may be headed to Las Vegas. Shortly after Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved the A's to move to Las Vegas inn November, Bay Area News Group columnist Daniel Borenstein dug through the A's $85 million, seven-year coliseum contract with Alameda County.

Detroit Tigers to install new videoboard at Comerica Park before 2024 season

Fri, 2023-12-15 08:15

The Detroit Tigers will install a new 15,688-square-foot videoboard at Comerica Park before the 2024 season, plus upgrades to the sound system.

Elephant Rumblings: A's agree to pay for Coliseum stake

Fri, 2023-12-15 07:00

In 2019, the A's bought a 50% stake in the Coliseum site from Alameda County in case they needed it as a fallback option for a new stadium. Given the team's abrupt abandonment of its stated intention to remain “Rooted in Oakland,” one might have been reasonably skeptical that owner John Fisher would make good on the team's obligations. This confirmation came in a letter to Alameda County Board of Supervisors president Nate Miley.

A's Potential Las Vegas Home Prefers Los Angeles Dodgers

Thu, 2023-12-14 23:29

A's Potential Las Vegas Home Prefers Los Angeles Dodgers Even with the Oakland A's announcing they are headed to Las Vegas, the Los Angeles Dodgers are more popular in Nevada Author: Jason Burke Publish date: Dec 15, 2023 7:00 AM EST One of the most popular baseball sites in the world, Baseball-Reference , released their map of the most-viewed teams on their site by state earlier this week, and this year was particularly interesting given the A's plans to relocate out of California. The A's have been a pretty big story in the baseball world for the better part of 2023, beginning on April 19 when they officially announced that they were planning to relocation to Las Vegas, Nevada. You

Projecting A's DH Brent Rooker for the 2024 Season

Thu, 2023-12-14 16:51

Projecting A's DH Brent Rooker for the 2024 Season After launching 30 home runs in 2023, how will Brent Rooker follow his breakout season? Author: Jason Burke Publish date: Dec 14, 2023 7:51 PM EST Brent Rooker was the Oakland A's best hitter in 2023 over the course of the full season, finishing with a 127 wRC+. Zack Gelof (133) came up and edged him out in the second half, but not by a lot. Rook went from a waiver claim in November to the last player to make the Opening Day roster to the best hitter on the team and Oakland's lone All Star representative in pretty short order. The 29-year-old launched 30 homers while earning the first consistent playing of his career, and that elusive

2023 Athletics Season in Review: Ken Waldichuk

Thu, 2023-12-14 10:00

The Oakland Athletics entered the 2023 season hoping that Ken Waldichuk would play a major part in their rotation. Waldichuk was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the 2019 MLB Draft. The A's acquired him along with Cooper Bowman, Luis Medina and JP Sears on August 1, 2022 in exchange for Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino.

2023 Athletics Season in Review: Freddy Tarnok

Wed, 2023-12-13 10:00

Freddy Tarnok was a big piece for the Oakland Athletics in the Sean Murphy trade last offseason. Tarnok was acquired from the Atlanta Braves on December 12, 2022 in a three-team trade that also involved the Milwaukee Brewers. Oakland also received Royber Salinas, Kyle Muller and Manny Piña from the Braves and Esteury Ruiz from the Brewers.

Vic Davalillo dies; was part of Oakland A's team that won 1973 World Series

Mon, 2023-12-11 15:17

Vic Davalillo, a two-time World Series champion who spent 16 seasons in the major leagues and became the first Venezuelan-born player to win a Gold Glove, died Dec. 6. Davalillo died in Caracas after an emergency surgery due to an intestinal obstruction and renal insufficiency, daughter Helga Davalillo said. Baseball Reference lists his date of birth as July 30, 1939, but Davalillo considered July 31 his birthday and Asdrúbal Fuenmayor wrote in a 2006 biography that Davalillo was born in 1936. The 1969 Sporting News Baseball Register also used 1936.

2023 Athletics Season in Review: Mason Miller

Mon, 2023-12-11 10:00

Lost in the midst of the Oakland Athletics' 112 loss season, was the major league debuts of a number of the franchises' top prospects. One of those debuts came in April when hard throwing right-hander Mason Miller joined the major league roster after just 19 1⁄3 innings across three levels of the minors. Oakland drafted Miller in the third round of the 2021 Draft out of Gardner Webb University. Miller has turned heads at every stop when he has been healthy enough to pitch.

Elephant Rumblings: Ohtani to Dodgers, Ballers make first signings

Mon, 2023-12-11 07:00

$59 million is the Oakland Athletics' final estimated 2023 payroll according to Fangraphs. $70 million is the average annual salary the Dodgers will pay Shohei Ohtani. $380 million is the amount of public funding the State of Nevada gifted the A's to spirit their franchise away from Oakland. $426.5 million is the value of Mike Trout's 12-year contract with the Angels, the biggest in MLB history until this past weekend..

Projecting A's Zack Gelof for 2024

Sat, 2023-12-09 23:07

Projecting A's Zack Gelof for 2024 Oakland A's second baseman Zack Gelof has 30/30 potential. Will he reach it in 2024? Author: Jason Burke Publish date: Dec 10, 2023 7:00 PM EST Zack Gelof burst onto the scene when he made his MLB debut in the second half, providing hope for a dwindling Oakland A's fanbase in a rough season on and off the field. While the fans may feel disconnected from the team while ownership plans to relocate the franchise to Las Vegas, players like Gelof still made them cheer. The 24-year-old second baseman got into 69 games with Oakland in the second half of the season and hit .267 with a .337 OBP, 14 home runs and 14 stolen bases. Over the course of a full season

Atlanta Braves Sign Former A's Minor Leaguer

Fri, 2023-12-08 21:46

Atlanta Braves Sign Former A's Minor Leaguer The Atlanta Braves are taking a chance on a former Oakland A's prospect with command issues Author: Jason Burke Publish date: Dec 9, 2023 7:00 AM EST Earlier this week, the Atlanta Braves signed right-handed pitcher Jorge Juan to a minor-league deal and assigned him to the Double-A Mississippi Braves. Juan was originally signed by the Oakland A's in 2017 and had been with the club up until he elected free agency following the 2023 season. He is still just 24 years old. Juan reached the A's top 30 prospect rankings one time in his time with the club, ranking #24 in the system back in 2022 according to MLB Pipeline . Even though he debuted

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