The Oakland A’s were swept away by the Yankees, thus meaning a trip to the postseason for the A’s is now highly unlikely. Entering Friday, the A’s sit 10.0 games back of the Texas Rangers for first-place in the American League West. The A’s will begin a three-game set against the visiting Angels as part of a nine game home-stand.
The A’s pitching staff had been incredible up until the series in New York, where the staff allowed 29 runs to cross home-plate. As a direct result, the A’s staff ERA rose to 3.56—which is still 4th best in the AL. [...]

After the conclusion of the 2008 season, in which the A’s failed to reach the .500 mark, Billy Beane and Co. decided to trade away for Colorado’s prized slugger Matt Holliday. In that deal with Colorado, the A’s sent pitchers Huston Street, Greg Smith and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. As most of you already know, the Holliday deal was a total flop.
In 93 games with Oakland, Holliday hit .286/.378/.454 with 11 home runs and 54 RBIs before getting shipped to the St. Louis Cardinals. And after being traded, Holliday hit .353/.419/.604 with 13 home runs and 55 RBIs. In return, the [...]

With Oakland 8.5 games back of the Texas Rangers in the AL West, I thought it would be nice to change the subject and take a quick look at what lies ahead next year for the A’s. Next season, the A’s will be without Ben Sheets ($10 million in ‘10), Eric Chavez ($12.5 million in ‘10) and possibly even Coco Crisp ($5.5 million option for ‘11) and Mark Ellis ($6 million option for ‘11). But, for the sake of this particular article, let’s just say that the A’s will have a little over $20 million to play with next offseason. [...]

With this year just about over, the A’s are trying to finish the year on a strong note. They won’t be able to do that, however, if they can’t manage to stay healthy. The A’s received another injury scare on Friday, when young ace Brett Anderson literally fell down during his delivery in the A’s-Rangers game. The A’s youngster, who signed a four-year extension earlier this season in April, has been on the disabled-list twice this season. The A’s feel that the youngster will be their ace for many years to come—as long as he manages to stay healthy, that [...]

The Oakland A’s announced on Saturday that their highly-touted prospect, Chris Carter, has been placed on Sacramento’s 15-day disabled list. Carter did see some big-league action earlier this month, but the slugger went 0-for-19 in the six games he was with Oakland. In 125 games in minors this season, Carter is hitting .258/.365/.529 with 31 home runs and 94 RBIs. According to reports, Carter was injured during a home game against Fresno on Friday while trying to field a ball in the outfield. As a result, Carter is out with a thumb injury, and it’s unknown as to how long he [...]

The A’s were swept away by the Minnesota Twins, despite the fact that Oakland’s starting rotation has been on fire as of late. With the loss on Sunday, the A’s fell to 10.0 games back of the first-place Texas Rangers in the American League West. The A’s pitching ranks 5th in the majors with a team ERA of 3.60 (1st in the AL). But despite their strong pitching, the A’s offense has been rather inconsistent as of late; despite having their top-power prospect, Chris Carter, on the big league roster.
Carter, who hit 27 homers with Triple-A Sacramento this season, is [...]

Not to say that the A’s have ever been a healthy team, but this is just getting ridiculous. The A’s recently placed IF Adam Rosales, who was hitting .271/.321/.400 with 7 home runs and 31 RBIs, on the disabled-list. Mostly starting in a utility role this season for Oakland, Rosales had been quite the surprise this year. In fact, I’ve stated that I’d take Rosales over Cliff Pennington, who’s hitting .260/.334/.376 with 2 home runs and 31 RBIs, in the infield. Rosales was acquired via trade with the Reds over the offseason primarily as a utility player to add depth to [...]

Rejoice, A’s fans. It’s the dawn of a new era, the Chris Carter era. On Monday, the A’s called-up their top prospect 1B/LF Carter, who made his debut against the Mariners in the A’s 1-3 loss. The A’s, who have been in a rebuilding mode for the past couple of seasons now, might finally be on their way to a much brighter future. Entering Monday, the A’s hit just 70 homers as a team (29th in MLB). Carter, who was the A’s top power-threat in the minors, left Triple-A Sacramento with 27 homers and 89 RBIs. Although his debut wasn’t [...]

The A’s might have a relatively harmless offense on paper, but that does not mean they’re absolutely horrendous. In Saturday’s game against the first-place Rangers, the A’s rather punchless offense got to former A’s-ace, Rich Harden, and beat the Rangers, 6-2. The A’s are hoping for another win against Texas, as the team tries to pull within 7.5 games of the Rangers. The A’s are also hoping to get closer Andrew Bailey back soon, as he should start to throw today. Getting Bailey back, who has been dealing with a strained rib-cage, would be helpful, but the bullpen has done a [...]

The Oakland A’s are a young team on the rise, and while the young pitching staff is coming together, the offense could use some help. The A’s enter Saturday 9.5 games behind the first-place Rangers. Pitching has not been a problem for Oakland, as the team has the 6th best ERA in the majors (3.70). Offense, however, has been the inconsistent variable this season. On the year, only two A’s players have 10 or more home runs (Kurt Suzuki has 12, Kevin Kouzmanoff has 10). As a team, the A’s rank 29th in the majors with just 69 home runs.
Without [...]