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Official Cabrera/Garciaparra Press Release
by OaklandA23 on Mar 6, 2009 1:45 PM EST
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Official Giambi Press Release
by OaklandA23 on Jan 7, 2009 2:18 PM EST
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A’s Reach One-Year Agreement With Jason Giambi
Five-Time All-Star First Baseman/DH Returns to Oakland, Where He Won 2000 MVP
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Official Blanton Press Release
by OaklandA23 on Jul 17, 2008 7:33 PM EDT
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A’s Trade RHP Joe Blanton To Philadelphia For Three Players
A’s Acquire 2B Adrian Cardenas, LHP Josh Outman, OF Matt Spencer
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland A’s today traded right-handed pitcher Joe Blanton to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for second baseman Adrian Cardenas, left-handed pitcher Josh Outman and outfielder Matt Spencer.
Cardenas was batting .309 in 67 games with Single-A Clearwater and ranks seventh in the Florida State League in batting average. He was leading the Threshers in batting and triples (6), ranked second in runs (44) and was tied for second in stolen bases (16). The 20-year old second baseman was named the Phillies’ number two prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2008 season. Cardenas (pronounced car-DEE-ness) was originally drafted by Philadelphia as a supplemental pick following the first round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft out of Monsignor Pace HS in Florida. He played for the United States team in the Futures Game in San Francisco in 2007.
Outman was 5-4 with a save and a 3.20 ERA in 33 games, five starts, at Double-A Reading. He allowed a .257 opponents batting average and just two home runs in 70.1 innings. The 23-year old left-hander was named the Phillies’ number four prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2008 season. Outman was originally a 10th round draft pick of Philadelphia in the 2005 draft and has 409 strikeouts in 414.1 minor league innings.
Spencer was hitting .249 with six home runs and 41 RBI in 84 games at Clearwater in his first full professional season. The 22-year old outfielder was drafted by the Phillies in the third round of the 2007 draft and hit .263 with nine home runs and 26 RBI in 51 games with Williamsport in his professional debut last year.
Blanton was 5-12 with a 4.96 ERA in 20 starts for Oakland. He tied an Oakland record for most losses before the All-Star Break and is tied for the Major League lead in losses. The 27-year old right-hander also ranked third in the American League in hits allowed (145) and tied for third in runs (74), but he was tied for the league lead in games started and tied for sixth in innings pitched (127.0). Blanton was originally drafted by the A’s in the first round of the 2002 draft and compiled a 47-46 record with a 4.25 ERA in 122 games, 118 starts, in his Oakland career.
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Harden to DL
by OaklandA23 on Apr 10, 2008 6:57 PM EDT
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A's Recall Devine From Sacramento; Place Harden on Disabled List
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland A's today recalled right-handed pitcher Joey Devine from Triple-A Sacramento and placed right-handed pitcher Rich Harden on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 3 with a strained right shoulder.
Devine has pitched in two games for Sacramento this year and has allowed no runs on one hit and one walk while striking out four in 2.0 innings. He also went 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in four spring training appearances with the A's this year. The 24-year old right-hander was acquired from Atlanta earlier this year on January 14 in the Mark Kotsay trade. He made his Major League debut with the Braves in 2005 after he was selected by Atlanta in the first round (27th selection overall) of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. Devine has spent parts of each of the previous three seasons in the majors and is 1-1 with a 6.86 ERA in 25 career relief appearances.
Harden was 1-0 with a 0.82 ERA in two starts for the A's this year and ranks second in the American League with 15 strikeouts. He was scratched from his scheduled start on Tuesday in Toronto. This is Harden's sixth career stint on the disabled list and all have come in the last four years. He had two stints on the DL in each of the previous two seasons and one in 2005. Harden is 6-2 with a 3.24 ERA in 18 games, 15 starts, over the last three years and 16-7 with a 2.81 ERA in 40 games, 34 starts, over the last four seasons.
This marks the fifth time this year the A's have used the disabled list and Oakland currently has four players on the DL. Last year, the A's used the disabled list an Oakland record tying 22 times.
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SWISHER TRADED
by OaklandA23 on Jan 3, 2008 2:33 PM EST
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[EDITOR'S NOTE: The house cleaning continues with Billy Beane trading one his supposed "favorites". This does make sense in the fact that Swisher is 27 years old and Beane is apparently instituting a rule that no one over 24 can play for the team this year. - Blez]
Swisher to the Chicago White Sox
Haren Traded - Official Press Release
by OaklandA23 on Dec 14, 2007 6:42 PM EST
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[UPDATE by baseballgirl]
Danny Haren has been traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
For those that were looking for complete details....
Bill King Included Among Nominees for 2008 Ford C. Frick Award
by OaklandA23 on Oct 31, 2007 3:26 PM EDT
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On-Line Balloting Begins Tomorrow and Continues Through November
A's name new third base coach
by OaklandA23 on Oct 25, 2007 4:57 PM EDT
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A’s Name Tony DeFrancesco Third Base Coach
Snelling Claimed off Waivers by Tampa Bay; Robertson Outrighted
by OaklandA23 on Oct 25, 2007 4:51 PM EDT
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A few items to report...
A's name new bench coach
by OaklandA23 on Oct 23, 2007 5:17 PM EDT
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A’s Name Don Wakamatsu Bench Coach
A's name organizational players of the year
by OaklandA23 on Oct 18, 2007 3:28 PM EDT
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Daric Barton and Trevor Cahill Named Organizational Players of the Year
Award Honors Top Minor League Players
A's name new bullpen coach
by OaklandA23 on Oct 16, 2007 2:16 PM EDT
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A’s Name Ron Romanick Bullpen Coach
A’s Announce Training Staff Changes for 2008
by OaklandA23 on Oct 5, 2007 8:03 PM EDT
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Changes...
A’s Outright Seven to Triple-A Sacramento; Chavez to Undergo Back Surgery
by OaklandA23 on Oct 5, 2007 6:57 PM EDT
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Some offeason news...
A’s Recall Braden From Sacramento; Sign Melhuse As A Free Agent
by OaklandA23 on Sep 1, 2007 1:20 PM EDT
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Chavez to 60 day DL
Buck, Chavez and Kotsay to Miss Remainder of the Season With Injury
by OaklandA23 on Aug 31, 2007 6:11 PM EDT
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Buck and Chavez Scheduled for Surgery
Buck placed on DL
by OaklandA23 on Aug 20, 2007 2:24 PM EDT
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[EDITOR'S NOTE: I was just about to write something today about how Buck should be the top candidate for rookie of the year in the AL. That should teach me to open my fat mouth. Honestly, Buck has quickly become one of my favorite players much like Rich Harden did a few years ago because they both have an amazing amount of natural talent. Someone recently told me that they would compare Buck's swing to that of Wally Joyner. I can honestly say that I'm not sure if I've ever seen anyone able to stay back on the ball as well as Buck does. And considering his age? Wow. It's just a shame he's so freaking fragile. Much like Harden. - Blez]
Furmaniak recalled
Kielty Designated for Assignment
by OaklandA23 on Jul 23, 2007 7:45 PM EDT
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Street back from the DL
A’s Recall LHP Dallas Braden; Designate RHP Colby Lewis for Assignment
by OaklandA23 on Jul 16, 2007 8:09 PM EDT
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Roster move
Bradley Trade - Player to be Named is Named
by OaklandA23 on Jun 29, 2007 3:15 PM EDT
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Andrew Brown is the player we'll receive from SD. Know this was mentioned earlier, but it's official.
Harden Reinstated from DL
by OaklandA23 on Jun 21, 2007 7:01 PM EDT
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Komine back to AAA
Milton Bradley Designated for Assignment
by OaklandA23 on Jun 21, 2007 12:45 PM EDT
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Hmmmmmm......
Athletics Place Milton Bradley on 15-Day Disabled List; Recall Donnie Murphy
by OaklandA23 on Jun 8, 2007 6:41 PM EDT
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Milton Bradley to the dl...again.
A’s Recall Casilla from Sacramento; Designate Witasick for Assignment
by OaklandA23 on Jun 3, 2007 2:04 PM EDT
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Roster move...
A’s Reinstate Bradley from DL; Designate Bocachica for Assignment
by OaklandA23 on May 30, 2007 2:00 PM EDT
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Finally some good news...
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