Joseph LopezJoseph 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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A’s Finding Magic In All The Right Places

The A’s are getting contributions from all over the place this season, but perhaps one of the biggest contributors to the A’s success so far has been 3B Josh Donaldson. Going into the year,…Read More

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

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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…Read More

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