Oakland Athletics preview: Cinderella story not likely in 2013
Josh Reddick and his beard are ready to defend the Oakland Athletics AL West title. (San Francisco Chronicle) The Oakland Athletics stunned everyone by claiming the AL West crown ahead of 2012 preseason favorites the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels. This is a team that never quit and were one of the best underdog stories of last year. The club More...
Five starting rotations that will be fun to watch in 2013
Toronto’s starting rotation to watch includes Mark Buehrle, R.A. Dickey and Josh Johnson. (Fred Thornhill/Reuters) With spring training well underway, and opening day a little over a month away, it seems time More...
Fantasy baseball sleeper: No respect for Chris Carter?
Fantasy owners can expect Chris Carter to carry a big stick for the Astros in 2013. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle) On February 4, the Houston Astros sent shortstop Jed Lowrie to the Oakland Athletics. Most fans More...
Need a fix? Here’s what’s happening in the winter leagues (AL West)
Seattle Mariners prospect Mike Zunino is on the fast track to the bigs. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) We’ll continue the trip around winter league baseball action with the AL West, which takes on a new look this More...
A’s-mazing run comes to an end in Oakland
After losing game five on Thursday, Oakland A’s players saluted their fans. (Lance Iversen, The San Francisco Chronicle) I’ll be the first to admit I had no faith in the Oakland Athletics this year. Time More...
A’s farm report: 2012 first-round picks Russell, Robertson promoted
Addison Russell went 3-for-4 with a homer in his debut for the Vermont Lake Monsters. (Alysia Pagano/Vermont Lake Monsters) From 2002-2011, the Oakland Athletics had 24 first-round picks. Of those 24 picks, GM More...
Is Oakland A’s pitcher Dan Straily a must add for fantasy owners?
Dan Straily could be the next young pitching star for the Oakland A’s and fantasy owners. (Sara Molina/Sacramento River Cats) What if I told you a pitcher would be available on the waiver wire today who has More...
2012 Draft tracker: Addison Russell makes A’s GM look genius again
Oakland A's first-round pick Addison Russell. When the Oakland A’s selected Addison Russell with 11th pick in the 2012 MLB draft, it shocked a lot of people. Not that Russell’s talent wasn’t worthy of More...
Oakland’s Josh Reddick is on the rise — will he keep producing?
Oakland A's rising star Josh Reddick is leaping outfield walls with a single bound. (Ed Zurga/Getty Images) He was cut from his middle school team … twice. Drafted in the 17th round of the 2006 draft by More...
Weirdest game in big-league history was played a century ago
Ty Cobb's altercation with a taunting fan played a big role in baseball's first player strike in 1912 -- which forced the Tigers to field a team of amateurs for one game. One hundred years ago this week, More...
