Eric Chavez is one step closer to rejoining the A’s by their next home-stand. As expected, Chavez was given a rehab assignment that could potentially last all of next week. Chavez will join the Sacramento River Cats (A’s Triple-A team) as part of his week long rehab stint. If he is deemed healthy at the end of his assignment, he’ll rejoin the A’s on their next home-stand. Chavez has been dealing with two bulging disks in his neck, but after taking a break he’s become confident enough to say that he’ll be back this season.
Despite this relatively good news, Chavez [...]

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 off his own problem filled 2009.
Last season, the A’s signed Brett Tomko to a minor league deal after he was released by the Yankees. In short, thereafter he pitched brilliantly, going 4-1 with a 2.95 ERA . However, Tomko had to shut down his season [...]