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Next up in our look back at the A’s players in 2025, we turn back to the position player side of things by remembering the season with Brent Rooker. How did the former All-Star and Silver Slugger fare in 2025? How was he acquired? Brent was drafted twice by the Minnesota Twins. He was originally […]
We have talked a lot about the potential of a MacKenzie Gore trade this offseason, but one team we have not considered is the Athletics. At first glance, it is easy to dismiss that idea, but the more you think about it, the more sense it makes. The A’s have a playoff caliber lineup, but […]
Happy Tuesday A’s fans! We have a new starting second baseman after yesterday’s trade for Jeff McNeil from the New York Mets. The acquisition of the longtime Met finally gives the A’s a quality contributor at the keystone, something the A’s have lacked for the past couple of seasons. After the weekend trade of Brandon […]
Meet the Mets In yet another move to break up the core, the Mets traded Jeff McNeil to the Athletics for 17-year-old pitching prospect Yordan Rodriguez. The Mets sent $5.75 million to pay part of McNeil’s $15.75 million contract for 2026, and they will cover his $2 million buyout if his 2027 option isn’t exercised. McNeil, […]
Carlos Cortes was a quiet under-the-radar signing to a minor league deal. He put up pretty gaudy numbers in his late season stint with the A’s. The question is, will he go the “fleeting success” way of another MiLB free agent with initials CC, Conor Capel? Or might he be a key cog in the […]
The Mets’ total roster overhaul continued this week, with eight-year stalwart Jeff McNeil reportedly on his way to the Athletics (along with $5.75M) in exchange for a pitcher who was born six months before The Dark Knight released in theaters. That’s right, in return for Jeff McNeil and $5.75 million, the New York Mets will receive right-hander Yordan Rodriguez, a 17-year-old pitching prospect who posted a 2.93 ERA in eight games (just one start) in rookie ball this year ( per MLB.com ). ...
Per multiple reports, the Mets sent utility player Jeff McNeil, along with $5.75 million, to the Oakland Athletics for minor league pitcher Yordan Rogriguez. The Mets are also on the hook for McNeil’s $2 million buyout for 2027 if the team does not pick up his option. McNeil, who debuted with the club in 2018 […]
Morning A’s fans! The offseason has been quiet for the A’s but there’s been lots of movement this past weekend that could have down-the-road implications for the A’s and their search to upgrade on the free agent and trade markets. The big shoe to drop this past weekend was the massive three-team, six-player trade that […]
Morning everyone and happy Sunday! What are the A’s long-term plans for Brady Basso? The left-hander was a reliever in college, came up through the system as a starting pitcher and held his own in his first major league action in 2024. An injury threw a massive wrench in what should have been his first […]
Welcome to the weekend everyone. It’s finally here and now we can all relax. And whoever has all of next week off? You lucky monsters. For the rest of us we still have a couple days left before Christmas so power through everyone. To help you get there we got another Season In Review for […]
Somewhere in heaven Rickey Henderson is jerking a bag from its moorings while Bill King describes the moment. Back here on earth we are still stunned that the greatest Athletic in Oakland’s history is no longer with us. To the rest of us, December 20th, 2024 was 5 days before Christmas. To Rickey it was […]
Happy Friday everyone! To finish off the work week we got another 2025 Season Review for you guys today. Looking back on left-hander Ben Bowden’s first season in the Athletics’ organization one can’t help but think he’s got something to offer this club in the upcoming 2026 season. Dominance in Triple-A isn’t always an indicator […]
Morning A’s fans and congratulations on making it to Friday! Yesterday the A’s continued to bolster their relief depth with their sixth minor league signing of the offseason, signing right-handed reliever Joel Kuhnel to a minor league contract for the coming season: More depth is always a good thing. Kuhnel is more experienced than some […]
In 2023 Gelof took the league by storm after being called up and in 2024 he regressed to being “only decent”. But his power, speed, and defense still left hope that his floor was high and his ceiling higher. But then the ground opened up and the floor deepened…2025 was, really, an unmitigated disaster from […]
The Athletics inaugural season at Sutter Health Park is behind us and it’s time to look at the field and then look forward. Yesterday, Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos), broke the story in his ‘Athletics Beat’ newsletter that the A’s will be making some changes at the ballpark for year two of what is likely a three-year […]
Morning all! Our victim for today’s Season In Review series is a brand new name who just joined the organization. Right-handed reliever Eduarniel Nuñez was one of the more intriguing players that the A’s acquired in the Miller/Sears trade and was the only one to make his debut with the Green & Gold. What will […]
Morning all! Things remain mostly quiet on the Athletics front right now but things were certainly moving on the free agent market yesterday as multiple relief pitchers came off the board. There are still options out there remaining but many of the best arms in the Athletics’ price range have found their new homes for […]
Season In Review continues on this fine Tuesday and today’s player we reminisce on will be backup catcher Willie MacIver. The backstop was finally able to make his big league debut this past season, serving as primary starter Shea Langeliers’ backup How was he acquired? The former 9th-round pick by the Colorado Rockies in 2018 […]
The Mets bolstered their outfield depth and defense today by adding outfielder Cristian Pache to a minor league contract. Pache, who last played in the majors in 2024, has played for the Braves, Athletics, Phillies, Orioles, and Marlins. The contract also includes an invitation to major league spring training. Pache is a defensive specialist with […]
Next up in our look back at the A’s players in 2025, we turn back to the rotation and look at the year with Jacob Lopez. Will 2026 be his year to break permanently into the starting rotation? How was he acquired? Jacob Lopez was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 26th […]
Happy Monday A’s fans! This winter has been a quiet one for the A’s and with Christmas right around the corner baseball season is fast approaching. There’s just 57 days left until pitchers and catchers report (give or take a day) and then a week later spring games will get underway. Meanwhile the Athletics have […]
Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Ryan Watson, a right-handed pitcher. He was acquired yesterday in a trade with the Athletics, who had just selected him from the San Francisco Giants in the Rule 5 Draft. He was born in Auburn, Alabama, and pitched for the Auburn Tigers in college. He […]
The A’s will end up coming away from the Winter Meetings with an agreement after all. The team has reportedly come to terms with right-handed relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. on a deal for the upcoming season, per Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic: We’ll be waiting for official confirmation from the team but if this […]
Next up in our look back at the A’s players in 2025, we turn back to the pitcher’s mound by looking into the rearview mirror for our time with Osvaldo Bido. How was he acquired? Osvaldo Bid was signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent on March 14, 2017. After being […]
The Winter meetings came to a close Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. For many fans expecting big moves to improve their teams, especially A’s fans, the ending is quite unsatisfying. Fans hoping for a high draft pick may have been disappointed that the A’s fell in the draft to the eight slot instead of rising toward […]