Joseph Lopez
Before joining FanSided in 2010, I covered the A's as a Featured Columnist at BleacherReport.com. I'm the former Editor of Swingin' A's (2010-April 2012) and a current Staff Writer for the site.
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April Stand-Outs: Jed Lowrie
Jed Lowrie was brought to Oakland to serve as a super-utility infielder. The A’s were not asking anymore of the oft-injured infielder, who was coming off a shortened 2012 season in Houston.…Read More
How Things Have Changed: A’s Offense Is Carrying Team
The A’s are going to go as far as their young pitching takes them. That statement rang true in the early goings of spring training, but it hasn’t held up very well in the first month of the…Read More
A’s In 2013: Questioning Oakland’s Contender Status
With spring training over, the A’s are now set to start a brand new season in which they are expected to be serious playoff contenders. While the A’s are the reigning AL West champions, there…Read More
Medical Maladies That Can Only Happen To The A’s and “House”
With Fox’s House off the air now after eight years of baffling medical mysteries, people only have the Oakland A’s to turn to for their fix of strange medical maladies. The latest baffling…Read More
Three Reasons Why The A’s Can’t Trust Brandon Moss
Last year the A’s clinched the AL West in part because of their strong pitching depth, but also because their manager Bob Melvin was a master when it came to the art of player platooning. The A’s…Read More
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The A’s Are A Young Spirit
The A’s are a young, exciting, and rather lively team. Their inexperience does not faze them,…Read More
Three Things That Could Go Wrong In 2013
As much as we try to focus on the positive, we find it incredibly difficult, at times anyway, to completely…Read More
Ranking The AL West Outfields
The AL West figures to be a three team race between the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, and Oakland…Read More
3 Players Who Will Help Lead The A’s In 2013
There is no question about it, the Oakland A’s will be a young team in 2013. The youthful A’s…Read More
3 Reasons Why The A’s Will Succeed In 2013
The A’s have spent the off-season retooling and revamping their roster in an effort to defend…Read More
Why This Spring Will Be Different
Spring training his finally here and the A’s are looking forward to another trip into the post-season. Yes,…Read More
A’s In 2013: Where Will Jemile Weeks Be?
The A’s are gearing up for a follow-up to their remarkable 2012 season and the team will be banking…Read More
Will We See Daric Barton In 2013?
Daric Barton has had quite the interesting career. The former highly regarded prospect, Barton, 27,…Read More
A’s In 2013: The Value In Depth
It’s not easy being on top of an ultra-competitive division in pro baseball. The A’s know…Read More
Could the A’s Bring Back Eric Chavez?
The chances of the A’s bringing back veteran infielder Eric Chavez seem very slim, but Billy Beane…Read More
Is There Another Big Three On The Way?
The days of Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito leading the A’s to numerous postseason runs…Read More
Would the A’s Trade Yoenis Cespedes?
With the A’s boasting an excess in outfield help, would Billy Beane and the front office ever…Read More
A Return To Swingin’ A’s
After four-plus months out of the game, I am back writing again here on Swingin’ A’s. For…Read More
Will The A’s Say Goodbye To Kurt Suzuki?
The time has come. The A’s and Kurt Suzuki need to finally part ways with each other. Oakland’s…Read More
Poll Question: Will The A’s Score Some Runs Already?
Thanks to a current eight game skid, the Athletics find themselves in last place in the AL West. Tied…Read More
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