Swingin' A's » AL http://swinginas.com An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 16 May 2012 06:17:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Is Jermaine Mitchell A Fit In Oakland? http://swinginas.com/2011/11/30/is-jermaine-mitchell-a-fit-in-oakland/ http://swinginas.com/2011/11/30/is-jermaine-mitchell-a-fit-in-oakland/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:35:29 +0000 Joseph Lopez http://swinginas.com/?p=3727 Heading into the 2012 season, the A’s will probably feature an entirely different outfield. Fans should embrace the fact that the A’s are poised to lose both Josh Willingham and Coco Crisp this winter, especially since the team already lost the other member of their 2011 starting outfield staff, David DeJesus. DeJesus’s departure most likely means Oakland has no interest in retaining their free agents this winter and will probably look for in-house help next season. Players like Ryan Sweeney, Jai Miller, and Michael Taylor are all vying for playing time and with open spots in the outfield it’s expected [...]

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]]> Heading into the 2012 season, the A’s will probably feature an entirely different outfield. Fans should embrace the fact that the A’s are poised to lose both Josh Willingham and Coco Crisp this winter, especially since the team already lost the other member of their 2011 starting outfield staff, David DeJesus.

DeJesus’s departure most likely means Oakland has no interest in retaining their free agents this winter and will probably look for in-house help next season. Players like Ryan Sweeney, Jai Miller, and Michael Taylor are all vying for playing time and with open spots in the outfield it’s expected that they’ll get a chance to play in 2012.

Aside from those three players, Oakland has another potential player to add to their outfield mix in 2012: Jermaine Mitchell. Mitchell, 27, was selected in the fifth-round of the 2006 June Amateur Draft by the A’s, and has quietly emerged as an outfield option for the power-hungry Athletics.  … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://swinginas.com/2011/11/30/is-jermaine-mitchell-a-fit-in-oakland/feed/ 4 Let The MLB Hot Stove Burn, Baby! http://swinginas.com/2011/10/31/let-the-mlb-hot-stove-burn-baby/ http://swinginas.com/2011/10/31/let-the-mlb-hot-stove-burn-baby/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:02:33 +0000 Joseph Lopez http://swinginas.com/?p=3434 Just a few days after the conclusion of St. Louis’ epic World Series victory over the Rangers, MLB has moved on and is turning its focus to the HotStove which seems to be burning. The teams that made news today are the Yankees and Indians. The Yankees, with money seemingly bursting from the seams of their pockets, agreed to give star pitcher CC Sabathia an additional $30 million that will ultimately help pay him an astounding $122 million over the next five years. The Indians, meanwhile, acquired veteran pitcher Derek Lowe from the Atlanta Braves. Lowe, 38, went 9-17 with [...]

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]]> Just a few days after the conclusion of St. Louis’ epic World Series victory over the Rangers, MLB has moved on and is turning its focus to the HotStove which seems to be burning. The teams that made news today are the Yankees and Indians.

The Yankees, with money seemingly bursting from the seams of their pockets, agreed to give star pitcher CC Sabathia an additional $30 million that will ultimately help pay him an astounding $122 million over the next five years.

The Indians, meanwhile, acquired veteran pitcher Derek Lowe from the Atlanta Braves. Lowe, 38, went 9-17 with a 5.05 ERA in 34 starts this year with the Braves.

Days like this make it especially hard to be an A’s fan. The A’s, mired in a tough stadium situation, are seemingly always strapped for cash, and the offseason is not a particularly good time for A’s fans. It’s the time of year when we get to kiss goodbye to our stars like Josh Willingham, who will surely go to a better team with a bigger budget.

It can be an exciting time, but going into this particular offseason, the A’s face many questions. One is whether or not to make a hard push to keep Willingham around for another season. Popular belief suggests, however, that even if Oakland wanted Willingham back, he might, as most players tend to be, out of their price range.  … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://swinginas.com/2011/10/31/let-the-mlb-hot-stove-burn-baby/feed/ 0 A’s 2011 In Review: Grant Balfour http://swinginas.com/2011/10/31/as-2011-in-review-grant-balfour/ http://swinginas.com/2011/10/31/as-2011-in-review-grant-balfour/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:54:41 +0000 Joseph Lopez http://swinginas.com/?p=3428 Transitioning from the tough American League East to the much softer American League West proved to be an easy task for Oakland reliever Grant Balfourthis year. … [visit site to read more]

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]]> Transitioning from the tough American League East to the much softer American League West proved to be an easy task for Oakland reliever Grant Balfourthis year. … [visit site to read more]

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