The Oakland Athletics are in the midst of an historic season. Not only do the A's have the best record in the majors at 67-43 and an eye-popping plus-164 run differential, but they also are the talk of the baseball community ... (Continue reading)
At the trade deadline it is commonplace for contending teams to ship away prospects in return for established big league players. The San Francisco Giants pulled the plug with two of their top pitching prospects to acquire Jake Peavy from the Boston Red ... (Continue reading)
With the trade deadline just over two weeks away, it may be easy to assume that the A’s will now stay quiet following the Jeff Samardzija trade and not make any more splashy moves. The team is already saturated with ... (Continue reading)
Four days ago, the Oakland A’s threw all their chips into a 2014 World Series title run when they acquired Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel from the Chicago Cubs. The A’s paid a hefty price to reel in two of ... (Continue reading)
Despite having Major League Baseball's best record at 51-30, the Oakland A's only have one player who is currently in line for a 2014 All-Star Game starting nod. The simple fact that Josh Donaldson is the lone projected All-Star starter on ... (Continue reading)
With so much parity in baseball, any extended period of dominant play from a team is guaranteed to draw attention. Up to this point in the 2014 season, the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A’s have captured a lot ... (Continue reading)