Wow, the A's are pushing hard to land a free agent this winter!

According to Susan Slusser, the A's front office has had preliminary conversations about Abreu and Anderson in case they don't land Giambi.

Poll

Who would you prefer the A's to acquire?

48%

Bobby Abreu

130 votes

4%

Garret Anderson

12 votes

36%

Jason Giambi

98 votes

11%

Other (list which other free agent - and be realistic!)

30 votes

270 votes | Poll has closed

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So it looks like instead of the usual FanFest in January this year, the A's are having a "Fan Appreciation Workout Day" instead.

It will take place on Sunday, April 5, at the Coliseum and we will get to watch the players hold their final workout before Opening Day.

Preliminary plans for the day include:

• A public team workout with batting practice, fielding drills, and special commentary from A's coaches
• "Meet and Greet" sessions; player autograph opportunities
• Q&A sessions in which fans will be able to hear from players and coaches
• Behind-the-scenes tours of the Coliseum
• Opportunity to purchase authentic game-used equipment and other memorabilia
• Opportunity to win exciting prizes in fan appreciation raffles

Also, unlike Fanfest, parking and admission will be FREE!

I'm a bit disappointed because I look forward to seeing our A's every January and I really enjoy FanFest so we'll see if this is a good change!

link

Poll

Which one would you be more excited about attending?

52%

FanFest

295 votes

47%

Workout Day

272 votes

567 votes | Poll has closed

The Snapfish Photo Day event was held before the A's vs. White Sox game today. Fans were allowed to go on the field on the warning track and take pictures of the A's players. I thought we were going to be taking pictures of them just warming up or something but the players actually came out to pose for and with fans!

Here are my pictures from Photo Day! :

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Well, I'm surprised BoCro lasted this long. *sigh*

Here is the official press release.

This is the third time the A's have placed a player on the disabled list in the last four days. Oakland has now used the DL 18 times this year, which is four short of the Oakland record set in 1992 and matched last year. The A's currently have seven players on the DL.

We're close to breaking our DL record! :(

Luckily we have a lot more depth this year!

So A's fans already lose out on two home games this season because of the two games in Japan. Now thanks to the Red Sox, the second game at home on April 2nd has been changed from a 7:05pm game to a 12:35pm game!!! (link)

The team had nothing to do with the decision, which, according to team officials was imposed by Major League Baseball at the behest of the Players Association. The Players Association argued that the Red Sox, who have a day off April 3 before playing at Toronto on April 4, need adequate time to adjust to Eastern time after a week in Japan and then a week on the West Coast.

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Update: Susan just left a comment and said this was a bad rumor. What are we going to talk about now? =P

According to Susan Slusser:

More rumblings that the A's are on the lookout for a center fielder: According to a major-league source, Oakland recently inquired about the Dodgers' Juan Pierre.

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