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Athletics Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:49:19 PST

Oakland's biggest unknown going into the season is third base, so the team has added another potential option.

The A's signed free agent Dallas McPherson to a minor league deal with an invitation to big-league camp, where he will join six-time Gold Glove-winner Eric Chavez and highly regarded prospect Brett Wallace.

Oakland also has talked to its own free agent, Adam Kennedy, about returning, but the team's emphasis is on acquiring young talent, so Kennedy might be a stop-gap measure should the A's fail to pick up a top-notch third baseman or convertible shortstop in a trade.

Chavez is coming off his second back surgery in less than two years as well as three shoulder operations, and it is unclear how much he will be able to play in the field, even if he proves...

A's sign 3B Dallas McPherson to minor league deal (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:44:52 PST

The Oakland Athletics have signed free-agent third baseman Dallas McPherson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. McPherson is expected to compete for a starting job, and he provides Oakland with insurance at third base. Six-time Gold Glove winner Eric Chavez might not be able to return to that position after recovering from a second back surgery that cost him most of this...

Art Savage, owner of Oakland A's farm club, dies (AP)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:12:04 PST

Art Savage, the majority owner of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, has died. He was 58. Jeff Savage says his father collapsed at his Sacramento home Saturday and died on the way to the hospital. He says his father had recently recovered from a long battle with lung cancer.

A's plan to get younger, not load up on veterans (SportingNews.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:14 PST

Last offseason, the Oakland Athletics added free agent veterans in first baseman Jason Giambi, shortstop Orlando...

Baseball shifts into shopping mode (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:42:00 PST

Free agents can negotiate with every team beginning Friday, and prices for the handful of top names could be high.

A's view Bailey's rookie award as a positive sign (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:45:44 PST

General manager Billy Beane is committed to a youth movement for his small-market Oakland Athletics, even if the payoff takes time. One positive sign of progress: closer Andrew Bailey's AL Rookie of the Year award Monday. That helped reinforce to Beane that his plan is the right one for a club determined to become a perennial contender again.

Angels focused on Figgins and Lackey, not Holliday (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:22:39 PST

Teams have till Friday to get their own free agents signed before anybody else can offer them any dough and...

A's Bailey and Marlins' Coghlan win Rookie awards (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:27:51 PST

Andrew Bailey was driving along, talking to his agent on a handsfree cell phone, when another call came in. Figuring it was probably his mom, the Oakland Athletics closer finished one conversation and clicked over. Good news, kid: You're the Rookie of the Year in the American League. "At first I thought it was a prank call.

Rich Harden moving to Seattle? (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:28:49 PST

The Seattle Mariners apparently have some interest in bringing pitcher Rich Harden to the Great Northwest after...

Atlanta Braves trying to snag Cuban defector Chapman (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:01:01 PST

The Atlanta Braves are denying it, according to MLB.com, but the word on the street is that the team is joining...

Chase is on: Utley having Series to remember (SportingNews.com)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:16:09 PST

PHILADELPHIA — If you've seen Chase Utley in commercials touting a sports recovery drink, you know...

Large-market teams dominate baseball this year (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:07:01 PDT

Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio thought about the teams in baseball's final four this year -- all large-market clubs -- and wondered whether there would be room for his franchise anytime soon. "We don't know if that's a trend or just an aberration," he said. "The disparity among the clubs appears to be widening." Baseball's four league championship series...

Baseball's big bucks: Large-market teams open wallets, get plenty to show for it (The Canadian Press)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:44:30 PDT

PHILADELPHIA - Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio thought about the teams in baseball's final four this year - large-market clubs all - and wondered whether there would room for his franchise any time soon.