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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Today we take a quick look back at a reliever that didn’t make it into many games for the Athletics this past season. Four, if we’re being exact. Right-hander Angel Perdomo may not have made it into many contests for the 2025 A’s and that might be it for his tenure donning the Green & […]
Good morning everyone! We hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving with lots of food and leftovers. It was a quiet weekend in the baseball world, including with our A’s, who have yet to make a serious addition outside of some depth signings here and there. We know that this team needs more pieces to the […]
“Max Muncy? Could you be more specific? Ah, the infielder drafted by the A’s? Could you be more specific? Ah, the one born on August 25th? Could you be more specific?” So many Max Muncys, so little time. But we have some time so let’s talk about the younger one who still plays for the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]