The Oakland Athletics have dealt Josh Donaldson to the Toronto Blue Jays for Brett Lawrie and three players you've never heard of, per the team's Twitter account. #Athletics trade Josh Donaldson to Toronto for Brett Lawrie, Sean Nolin, Kendall Graveman and ... (Continue reading)
For the second year in a row, the St. Louis Cardinals sent the Los Angeles Dodgers tumbling out of October. "It ended fast," said right fielder Matt Kemp, via Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times, after a three-run bomb off ... (Continue reading)
Bud Selig has finally said something about the Oakland Athletics' drawn-out quest for a new stadium. In a statement released by the MLB Public Relations account on Twitter, the commissioner dubbed the new 10-year lease at the O.co Coliseum between the club and the ... (Continue reading)
A group of business leaders and prominent political figures is backing a new proposal to build a $500 million waterfront stadium for the Oakland A's, as Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross of the San Francisco Chronicle report. The project is headed up ... (Continue reading)
The narrative for the Oakland A's under GM Billy Beane has been simple. The A's front office builds a contender using young and inexpensive stars. Then tears it all down when those youngsters become too costly, and repeats the process all over ... (Continue reading)
One of the biggest questions facing the Oakland A's front office in the offseason is what to do about Bartolo Colon. As the veteran explained to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, the right-hander doesn't plan to stop pitching anytime ... (Continue reading)
The Oakland A's are going with the kid. As manager Bob Melvin explained to Jane Lee of MLB.com on the decision to opt for Sonny Gray over Bartolo Colon: The rookie turned in a dominant performance in Game 2 as he worked ... (Continue reading)
The Oakland A's have been here before. For a second year in a row, the A's are slated to face off against Justin Verlander in Game 5 of the ALDS. Recent history is not on Oakland's side, but the club is glad ... (Continue reading)
Last year in the ALDS, it took the full five games to separate the Oakland A's and the Detroit Tigers. Detroit ultimately got the upper hand thanks in large part to the brilliance of Justin Verlander. This season, both teams are ... (Continue reading)
Oakland A's GM Billy Beane would love to have more money to spend on his team. However, as the executive explained to CSN Bay Area back in spring training, for now he has to live within the means of the organization: “At ... (Continue reading)