A's and Cubs swap no-names
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...least it's a deal! Fox The Chicago Cubs traded Aaron Miles and Jake Fox to the Oakland A's for right-handed pitcher Jeff Gray and minor-leaguers Ronny Morla and Matt Spencer, according...
Blog | December 03, 2009A's going young in 2010
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIt looks like a fairly boring winter for the A's, at least if you believe Billy Beane ... In other words, he's staying the course that he set a coup...
Blog | November 19, 2009A's Forst not a Padres GM candidate
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotA bit of non-news from Oakland: The A's squashed speculation that assistant general manager David Forst is in the mix to...
Blog | October 08, 2009Young A's on a roll
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...talk about the A's bringing back Orlando Cabrera as a free agent. I picked the Athletics to win the West this season. They're going to finish last. Nevertheless, their recent solid...
Blog | September 22, 2009Revisiting the Bradley-Ethier deal
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...been, as Ethier is a product of an Oakland farm system that's not been real...now ill-remembered trade for Milton Bradley, as Athletics Nation's baseballgirl remembers in some detail...
Blog | September 18, 2009Finding a home for the A's
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...A's want San Jose. From Bloomberg: Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff said he'd like to...
Blog | September 03, 2009A's Gonzalez shows promise
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...24 2/3 innings. Gonzalez is turning out to be a bit of good news as the Athletics play out the string. I'm still not convinced of two things: 1. "Short shutout...
Blog | August 11, 2009Is A's OF Davis for real?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAmidst the Athletics' sea of disappointments this season, there have been a few lonely islands of goodness, most notably...
Blog | August 10, 2009Twins keeping up with Tigers
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Shortstop Orlando Cabrera has been traded from the Oakland Athletics to the Minnesota Twins. The Twins sent minor...
Blog | July 31, 2009Losing faith in the A's
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...three seasons, as I've watched the Oakland Athletics lose game after game, as I've...
Blog | July 24, 2009Gardenhire's lousy idea
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...a crazy 14-13 loss in which the Oakland Athletics rallied from a 12-2 deficit. Cuddyer appeared...
Blog | July 22, 2009What's wrong with the A's?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotColumist Monte Poole diagnoses the Athletics' woes: How on earth did such an...seasons (and for three more seasons after leaving Oakland). When Tejada signed with the Orioles, he was...
Blog | July 16, 2009Who leads the Athletics?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...A lot of youngsters in the ballpark this afternoon, in the wrapup game of the series. The Oakland A's, led by Kurt Suzuki, will be coming in over the weekend." Let that...
Blog | July 09, 2009A's swipe Hairston from Padres
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...their future to acquire a guy who can fit into their near-term core. Easy win for Oakland here. Can't say I'm a fan of whatever plan San Diego is putting...
Blog | July 06, 2009Cabrera just another struggling A
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAaron Gleeman, on one of the many disappointing Athletics: Orlando Cabrera, after making two defensive mistakes yesterday: "I suck. I don't even know...
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