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You had your fill of turkey, overate on the yams, and somehow made it through seeing your least favorite relatives alive. Which is to say you didn’t want to see them alive, but there they were. Now it’s time for the Hot Stove to heat up, as a few cast-off depth relievers aren’t cleansing the […]
12 days ago | 2 reads
Our next player for this year’s “Season in Review” series is this year’s breakout star of the roster Nick Kurtz. There has been no shortage of coverage for “Big Amish,” and that is not likely to slow down anytime soon. But here’s wrap-up of his award-winning season and a look forward to what 2026 may […]
13 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning A’s fans! The pitching depth was tested early and often for the Athletics in 2025. Some of that is from asking young pitchers to exceed their innings limits, promoting arms that weren’t ready, injuries, poor performance, and just plain bad luck. The bullpen was especially tested as the club had to rely on […]
15 days ago | 1 read
Sometimes Thanksgiving week brings you turkey and family cheer and sometimes it brings you the Josh Donaldson trade. Every year a surprise! My Aunt Bertha and Uncle Perv just rolled in — and I mean the former quite literally — and Cindi is busy baking her new Eggplant Permigiana, which is when you show off […]
15 days ago | 1 read
Today our ‘Season in Review’ series turns back to starting pitching. Specifically, we’ll dive into the inaugural season of Jeffrey Springs, a 33-year-old lefty starter for the A’s. How was he acquired? Jeffrey Springs attended high school in Belmont, North Carolina and graduated from Appalachian State University in 2015. He was drafted out of ASU […]
16 days ago | 1 read
Morning all! The A’s made another minor depth addition late yesterday evening, bringing back left-handed reliever Matt Krook on a minor league deal, per Bill Moriarity of A’s Farm: This’ll be Krook’s second go-round with the A’s after he began last season in the system. For the second time in as many years he’s inking […]
16 days ago | 1 read
Happy Monday A’s fans! Our Season In Review series continues this morning, and today’s player is outfielder JJ Bleday. It looked like the onetime top prospect had found his forever home with the Athletics but a tough season at the plate and in the field, plus a younger hot-shot prospect shooting through the system, helped […]
17 days ago | 2 reads
Good morning everyone and happy Monday! Over the weekend the A’s were quiet, not announcing any deals or making any trades. The club did add to their depth with the recent signings but we are also still waiting for some confirmation regarding reliever Nick Anderson and catcher Abrahan Gutierrez. There’s no reason to suspect these […]
17 days ago | 2 reads
Who’s singing? Is it Mr. Alvarado? Mr. Andrus? Whoever is crooning you know what David Forst and company are doing: poring over the bevy of recently non-tendered players mining for hidden treasure. While many players are non-tendered because they are simply non-good, this is not always the case. Sometimes they are just getting a bit […]
18 days ago | 0 reads
The next A’s player in our “Season in Review” series is left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Soderstrom is knocking on the door of stardom and we’re all excited to see how he will build on his breakout 2025 season. How was he acquired? Tyler’s dad is Steve Soderstrom, the sixth overall pick by the San Francisco […]
19 days ago | 1 read
Now we’re past most of the barely-played guys and can finally move on to the major names on the A’s roster this past season. We’ll start at the top of the starting rotation and review staff leader Luis Severino and his first season in the Green & Gold. How was he acquired? Looking to spend […]
20 days ago | 1 read
Sean Newcomb’s first go-around with the A’s was nondescript, similar to his entire career to that point, but after the Red Sox signed him for $1M and decided to move on from him mid-season, the A’s decided to give Newcomb another whirl. And it paid off in spades. How Was He Acquired? On May 27th, […]
20 days ago | 3 reads
Happy Friday everyone! Ready for the pre-Thanksgiving weekend? Yesterday afternoon we learned that the A’s made a trio of additions to their minor league depth. The club is bringing back one familiar face in lefty reliever Ben Bowden, plus two new faces in right-handed reliever Geoff Hartlieb and first baseman Joey Meneses: The 31-year-old Bowden […]
20 days ago | 0 reads
Last offseason the A’s were on the lookout for third base help in a big way. After seeing veteran Abraham Toro and rookie Brett Harris struggle all season long and moving on from Toro, the A’s were desperate for even league-average production. They weren’t going to be players for the top of the market bats […]
21 days ago | 0 reads
Today in our review series we got someone that made it into just ten games for the A’s due to injury. Righty reliever Jose Leclerc barely played for the Athletics this past season and that’s looking like all we’ll see of the former Rangers closer in the Green & Gold. As a bonus for you […]
21 days ago | 1 read
After months of speculation, and weeks of not-so-tight-lipped secrets, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced its new partners for media rights yesterday. In the release, MLB stated that it has formed new three-year media rights agreements with Netflix, NBCUniversal and ESPN. This came as a bit of a surprise to many after ESPN announced in February […]
21 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning everyone! Today we look back on a young left-handed starter that got his first chance in the big leagues with the A’s. While he’s not around anymore after a mid-season trade, for roughly three years JP Sears provided meaningful innings for a team desperate for someone who could be relied on for 32 […]
22 days ago | 1 read
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22 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning everyone! The last day to add players to the 40-man roster and thus protect them from the Rule 5 Draft was yesterday and the Athletics made a few moves to protect some prospects, and some non-moves that left some others unprotected from being picked in the draft on December 10th. The biggest move […]
22 days ago | 0 reads
In are Braden Nett, Junior Perez, and Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang (added), still in are Joey Estes, Mitch Spence, and Ovaldo Bido, out is JJ Bleday (DFA), not added and thus vulnerable to the Rule 5 draft is Daniel Susac. So it goes with the tough decisions on who gets a spot on the 40 man […]
23 days ago | 1 read
We’re back at it. Today’s victim of the Season In Review series is second baseman Luis Urias. His addition went very under-the-radar last winter but he ended up getting plenty of playing time for the rebuilding A’s. They needed a veteran stopgap option, and he needed at-bats. It was a perfect marriage while it lasted. […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
MLB hardware has all been awarded so it’s time to stop looking back on the 2025 season and begin to look forward to 2026. We now know what the 2026 free agent class looks like, but we’re not sure who will just resign with their previous teams. We got a taste of that this past […]
23 days ago | 1 read
Next up in our look back at the A’s players in 2025, we turn back to the reliever role and remember our shortened time with Mason Miller. He was one of the most electric arms in A’s recent history and we clearly miss him, but did his departure help improve the team long-term? How was […]
25 days ago | 0 reads
I don’t think I can recall an off-season where so many teams announced that their primary focus was going to be to add starting pitching. Now it could just be that more teams are saying it out loud, because teams are always looking to add both quality and quantity to their rotation. But seriously, I […]
26 days ago | 1 read
Happy Saturday all! Hope you’re weekend has gotten off to a good start so far. This morning we’re taking a peak at what was the final remaining piece from the ill-fated Sean Murphy trade. Stemming from the ‘trade tree’ from the Murphy deal, we look back on the short stint that right-hander Carlos Duran had […]
26 days ago | 0 reads