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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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UPDATE: The A’s have traded Watson to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for a prospect: That prospect is reportedly Single-A infielder Justin Reiner, who is already 23 and doesn’t have much power but knows how to draw walks at an elite degree: END UPDATE The Major League Rule 5 Draft occurred this morning down […]
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Every year there are prospects and players whose strengths and weaknesses polarize A’s fans in their evaluations. It could be called The Daric Barton Rift, as Barton was one of the first young players to polarize AN into a debate frenzy that lasted longer than Daric’s career (and much longer than his ill-fated dive into […]
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We’re going back to the pitching staff with today’s Season In Review series, taking a look back at a high-ceiling bullpen arm that had a tough time during his rookie campaign. Right-hander Grant Holman only made it into a couple dozen games this past year before suffering a couple of injuries that put an early […]
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Morning A’s fans! The MLB Draft Lottery was last night and for the third straight year the Athletics got the short end of the stick, getting a selection that was lower than was was expected. Luckily things have worked out well enough with the first two (Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz), but it’s still frustrating […]
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The MLB Lottery happened this evening down in Florida at the sight of the Winter Meetings. While a lot of the focus and attention has been on the movement, signings, and trades happening the Lottery is perhaps just as important if not more so to some teams in the league, one of those being the […]
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Next up? Young outfielder Colby Thomas, who finally made his big league debut this past season. It was only a quick couple of months of getting to know the new guy but this right-handed bat could be a big piece of the next A’s playoff team. What will his role be for the club in […]
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THe MLB Draft Lottery draw takes place today at 2:30 PM Pacific Time. You may remember that the A’s did not qualify for the lottery last year thanks to receiving revenue-sharing payouts and holding lottery picks in 2023 and 2024 and were forced to pick 11th in the draft. Of course they used that pick […]
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Next up, in our look back at the A’s players in 2025, we turn back starting pitching by remembering season with J.T. Ginn. How was he acquired? The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Ginn with the 30th overall selection of the 2018 MLB draft but chose to honor his commitment to Mississippi State instead of signing with the Dodgers. […]
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Morning everyone and happy Monday! The Winter Meetings are getting underway down in Florida this week and the A’s are there likely hoping to land a player or two before the week is out. That may come via free agency, but these meetings also set the foundation for future moves and trades down the line. […]
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Behold, what artful creature gambols across yon prairie? ‘Tis the ever graceful Denzelope bounding joyfully in its habitat! Whatever Denzel Clarke does, he certainly does it to the hilt. Defensively he debuted taking the league by storm and putting up pro-rated numbers that would have broken DRS. At the plate he started his career by […]
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Every few years a new pitch makes its way from obscurity to “all the rage” status. I remember when the forkball became a thing and it’s probably the only reason I remember who Fred Breining is. Then came the “Humm Baby” era of the splitter, followed by the cut fastball that morphed its name into […]
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The next player to be featured in our 2025 Athletics Season in Review is 23-year-old righty Luis Morales. Morales made his big-league debut this year with the A’s and looks like a future standout for the team. How was he acquired? Luis Morales was born in Antilla, Cuba and grew in talent and promise while […]
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Morning everyone! And happy Friday! The Winter Meetings begin this weekend and though the A’s aren’t expected to be the main attention-seekers they could end up making some waves. Not the major Kyle Tucker kind of waves but a signing to the relief unit could be forthcoming sooner than we all hoped. Then there’s the […]
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Jack Perkins is an interesting case study in that he has a wide range of realistic outcomes. In his maiden voyage with the A’s in 2025 Perkins saw time both in the bullpen and rotation…and the IL. How Was He Acquired? Perkins is just another example of how you can find big arms well after […]
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The next player up in our “Season in Review” series is rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson. The runner-up Rookie of the Year made a name for himself quickly in 2025. How was he acquired? Jacob Wilson was the first-round pick, sixth overall, of the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Arizona. He played three seasons […]
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After the Devin Williams to the Mets announcement, there hasn’t been much activity in yesterday’s hot stove. The biggest move might have been the “The Athletic” beat writer Katie Woo jumping from covering the St. Louis Cardinals to the LA Dodgers. There’s no proof to the rumor that she deffered all but a dollar of […]
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The A’s have spent 4 years rebuilding with a losing record that has improved each of the last 2 years and ended with a promising post All-Star break run of sustained success. Now, starting this weekend, come the Winter Meetings when the hot stove tends to heat up and players are on the move via […]
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Good morning everyone! For today’s Season In Review we picked right-handed reliever Justin Sterner for the deep dive. It was a bit of a roller coaster season for the rookie, with lots of highs and a few lows in his first full season as a major leaguer. But overall not a terrible first year with […]
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Good morning A’s fans! The next major free agent reliever has signed, and no it wasn’t with the A’s. The first big domino to fall was right-handed reliever Raisel Iglesias, who reupped with the Atlanta Braves on a one-year pact a couple of weeks ago. That’s seemed to trigger a quick succession of signings. The […]
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Today in our Season In Review series we take a look at one of the better pitching prospects in the organization and his first taste of the big leagues. Right-handed starter Mason Barnett has a high ceiling and could be a big contributor to a future A’s playoff squad, and we finally got to see […]
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The 2025 MLB Winter Meetings kick off this weekend in Orlando, Florida. While the General Manager (GM) Meetings often lay the groundwork for deals, there tends to be much more actual activity at the Winter meetings which brings together player agents, team execs, general managers and baseball media from all markets. With just six of […]
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We’re doing back-to-back relievers today. After taking a quick peak at Angel Perdomo’s quick and brief time with the Athletics we’re examining an arm that has a bit more tenure with the A’s than Perdomo. Right-handed reliever Tyler Ferguson burst onto the scene last year as a rookie making 50 relief appearances for the Green […]
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