Trades

Could Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran be wearing green-and-gold this summer? Well according to a recent posting on MLBTraderumors.com, the A’s could be a team looking to add some offense this summer. The A’s offense ranks in the bottom half of all major offensive categories, and have been struggling at the plate for most of the young season. Oakland’s lineup would definitely welcome the likes of Beltran, who is hitting .282/.380/.513 with 5 HR and 18 RBIs through 35 games. Who the A’s would give up in any deal for Beltran is still anyone’s guess, but I don’t think any of the [...]

Friday night, I  was at the A’s and Rangers game.  This was the first time going to many games and I finally was able to sit in the first row behind Oakland’s bullpen.  While I watched the A’s gain momentum over Texas and win the game I couldn’t help wonder if the A’s will be able to make it to the playoffs.  Now I know that it is too early in the season to even fathom, but I have high hopes.  Then on Saturday, I watched game 2 of the series and I started to become highly concerned.  The Rangers [...]

Coming off the heels of negotiating the rights to add Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma to the A’s mighty pitching staff, management has taken another small leap forward by trading pitchers Vin Mazarro and class A prospect Justin Marks for Royals Outfielder David DeJesus.  This may be an intentional trade in their confidence to make a deal with Iwakuma to join the team, especially in trading right-hander Mazarro who according to San Francisco Chronicle staff writer Susan Slusser, was considered to be the amongst the A’s top pitching prospects just two years ago. DeJesus, who will be making $6 million in [...]

It’s no secret that the A’s biggest strength heading into next season will be their starting pitching. The A’s have essentially laid out all the foundation for yet another “Big Three” with Brett Anderson, Trevor Cahill, and Gio Gonzalez becoming the second coming of Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito . The A’s offense, however, will need more than just a tweak or two this off season. A’s GM Billy Beane’s number one priority should be to improve the offense this winter. The A’s ranked 17th in batting average (.256), 16th in OBP (.324), 26th in SLG (.378), and [...]

The Oakland A’s are known for making their share of moves at the trade deadline, but General Manager, Billy Beane, insists that the team will remain relatively quiet this year. The A’s, who enter Tuesday one game below .500 and 8.0 games behind first-place Texas, have a few chips they could potentially deal before the deadline. Ben Sheets, who was signed this offseason for a healthy $10 million, could be dealt to a team looking for a solid arm. Sheets (4-9, 4.53 ERA), who has pitched better recently (1-2, 2.51 ERA in July), should stay in Oakland simply because of [...]

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 for Gio Gonzalez, Fautino De Los Santos, and Ryan Sweeney, I had no idea how they’d pan out in Oakland. Well, two seasons later I now know what Oakland got in return for Swisher. For the sake of this blog, I’ll only be focusing on one of [...]