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Keith Law explains why Mike Trout is the obvious AL MVP, but is less certain in the NL.

Blog | Conversation | November 15, 2012

The Sacramento River Cats' latest post on Facebook: "It's Manny Time."

The Oakland Athletics are close to tying up general manager Billy Beane and team president Michael Crowley through 2019, as Susan Slusser writes. But these contracts are probably somewhat like those $100 million deals that NFL quarterbacks get: Nobod...

Blog | February 08, 2012

Buster Olney writes that while the Oakland A's are close to signing GM Billy Beane through the 2019 season, Beane's future in Oakland isn't crystal clear. If the club's future remains in doubt, Beane likely would have other job offers to choose from.

Blog | Conversation | February 08, 2012

In examining those teams that are built to win now, conversely there are those teams for whom it will take some time to become competitive again. In several instances, they are the very teams that just emptied their big league clubs to those "win now...

Blog | January 04, 2012

All week, the word around the campfire was that the Oakland Athletics were going to trade left-hander Gio Gonzalez. And sure enough, general manager Billy Beane pulled the trigger Thursday, sending the 26-year-old to the Washington Nationals, along w...

Blog | December 23, 2011

No person, perhaps in the history of media-covered sports, deserved a Twitter account more than the surly, bombastic and often ruthless George Steinbrenner. Buster Olney lets him have one for a run and checks the results.

Blog | Conversation | January 27, 2011

Boston and New York have been working amid an arms race that goes back decades. But this offseason, so many moves across the league seemed to be in response to others within a division. The trend has certainly moved to the AL West.

Blog | Conversation | January 26, 2011

The A's and free agent slugger Hideki Matsui finalized a one-year contract Tuesday after he passed a physical.

Designated hitter Hideki Matsui and right-hander Brandon McCarthy agreed to deals with the Oakland Athletics, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the Oakland Athletics. On the plus side, Aaron Sorkin is rewriting the script for a "Moneyball" movie, which might star Brad Pitt as Billy Beane.

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Athletics general manager Billy Beane plans to announce Oakland's new manager by week's end, saying Tuesday he had yet to choose between the three remaining candidates.

Orel Hershiser will interview after the World Series with the A's for their open managerial job.

The Oakland Athletics are prepared to take their time in hiring their next manager. For now, re-signing slugger Frank Thomas is a top priority for general manager Billy Beane.

Barry Zito settled down after giving up a first-inning grand slam and Jay Payton drove in three runs to move the A's back into first place in the AL West.