With two spring training games completed, here’s a look back at some of the action that took place on Thursday and Friday:
THURSDAY, MARCH 4 (LOSS, 9-3)
Trevor Cahill: Put in two-innings of work Thursday against the Cubs. Cahill allowed two runs on three hits, and struck out two. A’s manager, Bob Geren, said that he liked [...]

Last season the Oakland Athletics opened the season with sluggers such as Matt Holliday, Jason Giambi, Jack Cust and Eric Chavez. The sluggers were supposed to provide ample support for the young pitching staff. However, Holliday and Giambi got off to slow starts and Chavez played in only 8 games.
Holliday was later traded to St. [...]

Heading into the 2010 season, the Oakland Athletics sure look like the “Swiping A’s” rather than “Swingin’ A’s.”
With the A’s focusing on pitching and defense, the offense has taken a hit in the last few seasons. There’s few players to be thoroughly excited about this season on offense.
Jack Cust? Eh. Cliff Pennington? Eh. Rajai Davis? [...]

I’m the first to admit that I initially hated the Nick Swisher deal that took place unexpectedly after the 2007 season. For one, the A’s had just finished locking up the fan favorite Swisher, to a multi-year deal worth $45 million. Secondly, when the A’s had sent Swisher to the Chicago White Sox in exchange [...]

Do the recent signings of Brett Tomko and Jason Jennings raise any red-flags in Oak-Town?
Are Ben Sheets and Justin Duchscherer okay? Both are coming off injury plagued seasons, and both face various obstacles in spring training. Sheets hasn’t put together a single inning of work in the big leauges since 2008, and Duchscherer is coming [...]