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• Latest On Athletics’ Las Vegas Ballpark Plans

  02-12-2024 04:08 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board is set to meet on Thursday, and several important elements of the Athletics’ plans to build a new ballpark in Vegas for the 2028 season will be addressed at the sessions.  Mick Akers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal (two links) has the details of the ballpark-related matters on the agenda, including letters regarding the financing of the project — the four letters are from the A’s themselves, owner John Fisher regarding his family&rsquo
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: Yusei Kikuchi, The Aggressive Angels, And The Singer/India Trade

  27-11-2024 16:49 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The Angels having an agreement in place with Yusei Kikuchi (2:00)
  The Royals trading Brady Singer to the Reds for Jonat
  
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• Rico Carty Passes Away

  24-11-2024 17:24 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Former All-Star Rico Carty passed away yesterday, according to a report from Dominican newspaper Listin Diario. The 15-year MLB veteran was 85 years old.
  Born in San Pedro de Macoris, Carty signed with the then-Milwaukee Braves prior to the 1960 season as a catcher. During his time in the minor leagues, he converted to the outfield and, after a brief cup of coffee in 1963, emerged as the Braves’ regular left fielder during the 1964 season. In 133 games, Carty slashed an excellent .330/.388
  
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• American League Non-Tenders: 11/22/24

  22-11-2024 23:09 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The deadline to tender a contract to arbitration-eligible players is tonight at 7pm CT. Here’s a rundown of the players on American League teams that have been non-tendered today. This post will be updated as more decisions are revealed. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected salaries for all players eligible for arbitration last month. All players who are non-tendered before this evening’s deadline go directly into free agency, where they’re eligible to sign with an
  
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• A’s Have Shown Interest In Walker Buehler

  22-11-2024 19:14 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics entered the 2024-25 offseason without a single guaranteed contract on the books for 2025 and a tiny arbitration class, putting them in an odd position. On the one hand, that leaves considerable resources to add to the roster, even by their minimal payroll standards. On the other, persuading free agents to sign with a club that’s going to play the next several seasons in a Triple-A park will be a tall order. The A’s apparently have indeed been out there in the market, as
  
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• Athletics, Seth Brown Avoid Arbitration

  20-11-2024 21:02 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics and first baseman/outfielder Seth Brown have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2025 season, per a club announcement. The financial components of the deal have not yet been publicly announced.
  More to come.
  
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• Athletics Sign Matt Krook To Minor League Deal

  20-11-2024 05:03 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics signed left-handed pitcher Matt Krook to a minor league contract late last week, according to his transaction log on MLB.com. The 30-year-old elected free agency earlier this month.
  Eleven years ago, the Marlins selected Krook out of high school in Competitive Balance Round A of the 2013 draft. While he planned to sign a contract, the team discovered a left shoulder injury during his physical, and the two sides were unable to come to terms on a signing bonus. Things continued to go
  
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• A’s To Select Gunnar Hoglund, Ryan Cusick

  19-11-2024 18:36 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s have selected the contract of right-hander Gunnar Hoglund, reports Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. They’ve also selected the contract of righty Ryan Cusick, per Ari Alexander of KPRC-2. Both are now on the 40-man roster and thus ineligible to be selected in next month’s Rule 5 Draft. The Athletics’ 40-man roster is up to 36 players, so there’s room for more additions throughout the day.
  Adding Hoglund doesn’t register as much of a surprise. The 2021 first-roun
  
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• A’s Sign Jason Alexander To Minor League Contract

  19-11-2024 16:39 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics have signed right-hander Jason Alexander to a minors deal, according to Alexander’s MLB.com profile page.  The contract presumably includes an invitation to the Athletics’ big league Spring Training camp.  Alexander returned to minor league free agency at season’s end after spending the 2024 campaign pitching with Boston’s Triple-A affiliate.
  Alexander went undrafted in 2017 but signed with the Angels as a free agent, and the A’s now represen
  
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• Why the A’s and the Rays Are Playing in Minor League Stadiums in 2025

  15-11-2024 19:37 via nytimes.com
  
  The A’s and Tampa Bay Rays will play in minor league ballparks next season, one because of hurricane damage and the other because of an interstate move.
  
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• A’s, Alejo Lopez Agree To Minor League Deal

  12-11-2024 16:43 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics have agreed to terms with infielder Alejo Lopez on a minor league contract, Lopez himself announced on Instagram. The former Reds infielder will presumably head to spring training as a non-roster invitee.
  Lopez, 28, has spent parts of three seasons in the big leagues, all coming with Cincinnati. He’s a .265/.309/.329 hitter in 181 major league plate appearances, showing little power but an excellent feel for contact. Lopez has fanned in only 14.9% of those trips to the plate
  
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• Braves Acquire Nick Allen

  12-11-2024 00:48 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Braves have acquired infielder Nick Allen from the Athletics, according to announcements from both clubs. Minor league right-hander Jared Johnson heads the other way. Allen was on the 40-man roster, so Atlanta’s count jumps to 38 while the Athletics’ drops to 34.
  More to come.
  
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• Do We Need To Rethink The Athletics?

  12-11-2024 00:15 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Back in January, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported on the future of the Athletics, suggesting a big jump in payroll was coming over the horizon. However, Rosenthal himself expressed serious doubt that any of it would actually come to pass.
  “According to a source briefed on their plans,” Rosenthal wrote at the time, “the A’s project payrolls in the $130 to $150 million range during the ramp-up period before they move into their new park, then $170 million-plus once th
  
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• Bud Daley Passes Away

  10-11-2024 05:06 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  In news that eluded MLBTR at the time, former All-Star pitcher Bud Daley passed away last month at 92. The news was revealed via obituary from a Riverton, Wyoming funeral home.
  Daley was a Long Beach native who signed with the Indians out of high school. He pitched in the minors over four-plus seasons and debuted as a September call-up in 1955. Daley pitched in a swing role for three years before Cleveland dealt him to the Orioles as part of a three-player package to reacquire Larry Do
  
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• A’s Not Discussing Rotation Move For Mason Miller

  08-11-2024 06:53 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Last offseason, the Athletics moved Mason Miller from the rotation to the closing job. General manager David Forst said at the time that the A’s were open to building the right-hander back up as a starter after one season in relief. That doesn’t seem to be on the table for now.
  “We’re not talking about moving him back into a starting role,” Forst told John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle this week. While that doesn’t preclude having the conversation a
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: Breaking Down The Top 50 Free Agents List

  07-11-2024 20:58 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams and Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss our annual Top 50 Free Agents post. The conversation veered into these specific topics…
  
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• Athletics Re-Sign T.J. McFarland

  07-11-2024 19:05 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s are bringing left-handed reliever T.J. McFarland back ahead of their expected move to West Sacramento next year. The team announced Thursday they’ve agreed to terms with the free agent southpaw on a one-year deal for the 2025 season. McFarland is represented by Octagon.McFarland, 35, spent the 2024 season in the A’s bullpen and was a reliable source of quality innings. He appeared in nearly half the team’s games (79) and pitched to a 3.81 ERA with a below-average
  
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• A’s GM: “We’re Going To Keep [Brent Rooker]”

  05-11-2024 22:50 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Athletics slugger Brent Rooker was one of the most sought-after candidates on the summer trade market, but the A’s were reluctant to move him then and are similarly unwilling to move him now. General manager David Forst candidly told Jon Heyman of the New York Post at today’s GM Meetings (X link): “We’re going to keep [Rooker].”
  Skeptics will crack wise that this only means Rooker is even likelier to be traded, but that’s quite likely not the case. Baseball ex
  
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• A’s Claim Anthony Maldonado, Justin Sterner

  04-11-2024 21:05 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s announced they’ve claimed reliever Anthony Maldonado from the Marlins and rookie righty Justin Sterner from the Rays.
  More to come.
  
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• GM David Forst: A’s Focused On Trades, Upgrading MLB Roster

  02-11-2024 20:53 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  While the Athletics’ rebuild isn’t over, it does appear that the club has moved out of purely a selling phase as the 2024-25 offseason begins (and the team’s temporary tenure in Sacramento begins).  A’s general manager David Forst told The San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea that his front office has already at least touched base with every team except the Dodgers and Yankees, and that “any trade activity we’re discussing is about improving the majo
  
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• Athletics Outright Kyle Muller, Tyler Nevin

  01-11-2024 19:46 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics announced that left-hander Kyle Muller and infielder Tyler Nevin have each been passed through waivers unclaimed and outrighted off the 40-man roster.
  More to come.
  
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• Angels Claim Ryan Noda

  01-11-2024 18:59 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Angels announced Friday that they’ve claimed first baseman Ryan Noda off waivers from the Athletics.
  Noda, 28, was a Rule 5 pick out of the Dodgers organization back in 2022 and spent the entire 2023 campaign on the A’s roster. At the time, it looked like a savvy pick. Noda was an on-base machine with the Athletics, hitting .229/.364/.406 and drawing a walk in a whopping 15.6% of his plate appearances. He struck out far, far too often (34.3%) but popped 16 home runs in that rooki
  
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• Braves Claim Royber Salinas

  01-11-2024 18:51 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Braves announced that they have claimed right-hander Royber Salinas off waivers from the Athletics.
  More to come.
  
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• Pirates Claim Tristan Gray

  31-10-2024 23:05 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Infielder Tristan Gray has been claimed off waivers by the Pirates, per an announcement from the Athletics. The A’s also announced that right-hander Austin Adams and infielder Armando Alvarez have been outrighted off the 40-man roster.
  More to come.
  
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• Orioles Acquire Daz Cameron From Athletics

  31-10-2024 20:04 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics have traded outfielder Daz Cameron to the Orioles in exchange for cash considerations, according to announcements from both clubs.
  More to come.
  
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• Quick Hits: Nationals, Merrill, Athletics, Rays

  24-10-2024 06:37 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  As the Padres and Nationals were negotiating the blockbuster Juan Soto trade in advance of the 2022 trade deadline, the Nats were able to obtain such top-tier young talents as C.J. Abrams, James Wood, and MacKenzie Gore as part of the six-player trade package.  One player Washington didn’t land was Jackson Merrill, though Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune writes that the Nationals asked about Merrill as part of the trade talks.
  Though Merrill was the 27th overall pick of the
  
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• Offseason Outlook: Athletics

  18-10-2024 21:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Outside attention on the A's will center on their temporary move to Sacramento. The front office's focus will be on supplementing a burgeoning offensive core. A decent second half offers hope the A's could push close to .500 with a few additions to the pitching staff. With a completely blank payroll slate, they'll need to spend some money.
  Guaranteed ContractsNone2025 financial commitments: $0Total future commitments: $0
  Option DecisionsNoneArbitration-Eligible Players (projections via Matt Swar
  
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• Eight Players Elect Free Agency

  16-10-2024 05:53 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  As the offseason nears, a number of players elect minor league free agency each week. These players are separate from six-year MLB free agents, who’ll reach the open market five days after the conclusion of the World Series. Eligible minor leaguers can begin electing free agency as soon as the regular season wraps up. These players were all outrighted off a team’s 40-man roster during the year and have the requisite service time and/or multiple career outrights necessary to reach fre
  
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• Latest On Giants’ General Manager Search

  08-10-2024 00:55 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Giants are remaking their front office, looking to hire a new general manager and maybe other executives as well. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle has reported some of the latest details today. Notably, the club has asked the Athletics to speak to assistant general manager Billy Owens. Other candidates include Jeremy Shelley, who is already with the Giants as an assistant GM, and old friend Bobby Evans. However, Slusser adds that the club is planning to do a thorough search that
  
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• GM David Forst: Athletics Aim To Raise Payroll, Retain Coaching Staff

  05-10-2024 16:36 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  While the Athletics’ move from Oakland to Sacramento will naturally dominate the headlines this season, general manager David Forst will have his hands full just with the normal trappings of the baseball offseason.  Forst told reporters (including radio broadcaster Jessica Kleinschmidt and the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser) that the team plans to spend more on payroll than it did in 2024, and that the A’s are hopeful of bringing back the entire coaching staff for
  
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• Brent Rooker Undergoes Forearm Surgery, Expected To Be Ready For Spring Training

  05-10-2024 05:05 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  A’s general manager David Forst announced on Friday that star designated hitter Brent Rooker underwent extensor repair surgery on his right elbow/forearm (X link via Martín Gallegos of MLB.com). Rooker, who had a partial tear in the tendon, is expected to be fully recovered by the start of Spring Training.
  Forst indicated that the slugger was playing through elbow discomfort throughout the year. That makes Rooker’s monster season even more impressive. He blasted 39 home r
  
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• 11 Players Elect Free Agency

  03-10-2024 23:17 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  As the offseason nears, a number of players elect minor league free agency each week. These players are separate from six-year MLB free agents, who’ll reach the open market five days after the conclusion of the World Series. Eligible minor leaguers can begin electing free agency as soon as the regular season wraps up. These players were all outrighted off a team’s 40-man roster during the year and have the requisite service time and/or multiple career outrights necessary to reach fre
  
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• 34 Players Elect Free Agency

  02-10-2024 04:55 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  As the offseason nears, a number of players elect minor league free agency each week. These players are separate from six-year MLB free agents, who’ll reach the open market five days after the conclusion of the World Series. Eligible minor leaguers can begin electing free agency as soon as the regular season wraps up. These players were all outrighted off a team’s 40-man roster during the year and have the requisite service time and/or multiple career outrights necessary to reach fre
  
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• Trump Insults Harris’s Mental Fitness, Adding to Questions About His Own

  01-10-2024 18:18 via nytimes.com
  
  Readers condemn the former president’s attacks and cite examples of hisincoherence and unfitness. Also: Jimmy Carter at 100; Christian women; the Oakland A’s.
  
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• Last Dive Bar and Other A’s Fan Groups Mourn Move from Oakland

  26-09-2024 11:05 via nytimes.com
  
  Fan groups that once partnered with Oakland’s ownership turned into its most vocal critics. With nothing left to fight, they will stage a funeral of sorts.
  
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• What Does Baseball Lose When the A’s Leave Oakland?

  26-09-2024 11:04 via nytimes.com
  
  A team’s plan to build a palace in Las Vegas highlights a cultural shift in the American sports experience, driven by a single factor: money.
  
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• A’s Outright Brandon Bielak

  25-09-2024 17:50 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Sept. 25: Bielak went unclaimed on waivers and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, per the MLB.com transaction log. He’ll almost certainly become a free agent one way or another. He can reject the assignment right now or become a minor league free agent at season’s end, as is his right as a player with three-plus years of MLB service who was removed from a 40-man roster.
  Sept. 22: The A’s announced this afternoon that they’ve designated right-hander Brandon
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: Final Days In Oakland, The Surging Tigers, And If The Nats Will Pursue Soto

  25-09-2024 17:06 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The final games in Oakland for the Athletics (2:25)
  The Tigers have climbed back into the postseason race and have prom
  
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• Esteury Ruiz Undergoes Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

  25-09-2024 03:51 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  A’s speedster Esteury Ruiz underwent arthroscopic surgery to fix the patellar tendon in his right knee this afternoon. The team announced that Ruiz “will complete post-surgical rehabilitation in the offseason to prepare for 2025 Spring Training,” suggesting this shouldn’t impact his availability next season.
  This was essentially a lost season for the 25-year-old outfielder. The A’s demoted Ruiz to Triple-A a few days into the season. While they recalled him a couple
  
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• A’s Designate Brandon Bielak For Assignment

  22-09-2024 18:53 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s announced this afternoon that they’ve designated right-hander Brandon Bielak for assignment. Right-hander Joe Boyle was recalled to the big league roster in a corresponding move, and Oakland’s 40-man roster now stands at 39.
  It’s the second time this year Bielak has been DFA’d by the A’s. He was first removed from the club’s 40-man roster shortly after the club acquired him in a cash deal with the Astros back in May, and the righty was promptly o
  
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• Athletics Outright Jack O’Loughlin

  14-09-2024 22:55 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s announced yesterday that they’ve assigned left-hander Jack O’Loughlin outright to Triple-A. O’Loughlin was designated for assignment by the club earlier this week to make room for the addition of Kyle Muller to the 40-man roster.
  O’Loughlin, 24, is a native of Adelaide, Australia who signed with the Tigers as an amateur back in 2018. O’Loughlin made it to Triple-A with Detroit and went on to pitch for his home country in the World Baseball Classic befo
  
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• A’s Designate Jack O’Loughlin For Assignment

  11-09-2024 22:23 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s placed righty Ross Stripling on the 15-day injured list with a lower back strain and selected the contract of lefty Kyle Muller from Triple-A Las Vegas in his place, the team announced. In a corresponding move, left-hander Jack O’Loughlin was designated for assignment.
  More to come.
  
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• Athletics Select Brandon Bielak

  08-09-2024 18:53 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s announced this morning that they’ve selected the contract of right-hander Brandon Bielak. Lefty Brady Basso was optioned to Triple-A to make room for Bielak on the club’s active roster, and the 40-man roster now stands at 40.
  More to come…
  
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• Judge Dismisses Legal Challenge To A’s Stadium Funding

  07-09-2024 03:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  A Nevada judge has dismissed a legal challenge that was attempting to overturn a law that approved $380MM in public funding, per reporting from Tabitha Mueller and Howard Stutz of The Nevada Independent.
  Back in February, it was reported that a political action committee backed by the Nevada State Education Association’s Strong Public Schools had filed suit against the state of Nevada and governor Joe Lombardo.
  The suit was attempting to stop the stadium funding on the grounds that the law
  
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• The A’s Position Player Core Is Emerging

  05-09-2024 00:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A's have quietly been one of the better teams in the American League for the past two months. As USA Today's Bob Nightengale observed last night (on X), only the Astros have a better record among AL clubs since the start of July. Oakland was above .500 in both July and August; last night's walk-off win over Seattle has pushed them to 31-22 since July began. They've outscored opponents by 37 runs in that time.
  Their second-half success doesn't have much impact this year. The A's had a dreadfu
  
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• Athletics Claim CJ Alexander

  04-09-2024 23:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics announced that they have claimed infielder CJ Alexander off waivers from the Royals and assigned him to Triple-A Las Vegas. Alexander was listed as released on the MLB.com transactions logs but it appears he was still on waivers. Outfielder Esteury Ruiz has been transferred to the 60-day injured list to open a 40-man spot.
  More to come.
  
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• Elvis Andrus To Retire

  04-09-2024 21:25 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  September 4: Now things will be more official shortly. Per another piece from Grant, Andrus will officially retire on Friday, September 6. He will throw out the first pitch prior to that day’s game against the Angels.
  August 27: Elvis Andrus has been a free agent since the Diamondbacks released him at the end of Spring Training. While the longtime shortstop has not made any official retirement announcement, it seems he’s prepared to start a new chapter.
  Andrus spoke with Evan Grant o
  
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• Athletics Claim Janson Junk

  31-08-2024 19:54 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics announced that right-hander Janson Junk has been claimed off waivers from the Astros.  Outfielder Miguel Andujar was moved to the 60-day injured list to create roster space, as Andujar’s season is already over due to a core surgery.
  More to come…
  
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• Miguel Andujar Undergoes Season-Ending Core Surgery

  29-08-2024 05:37 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  A’s left fielder Miguel Andujar is undergoing surgery to address a core injury, manager Mark Kotsay announced this afternoon (X link via Martín Gallegos of MLB.com). Oakland placed him on the 10-day injured list when they recalled infielder Nick Allen today; the A’s can move Andujar to the 60-day IL whenever they need a 40-man roster spot.
  Oakland brought in Andujar via waivers from the Pirates last offseason. They agreed to a $1.7MM salary to avoid arbitration. A me
  
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• Athletics Outright Abraham Toro

  28-08-2024 20:13 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Aug. 28: Toro went unclaimed on waivers and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, the A’s announced.
  Aug. 27: The Athletics announced that they have reinstated infielder Jacob Wilson from the 10-day injured list and recalled infielder Armando Alvarez. They had optioned infielder Darell Hernaiz after last night’s game, opening one roster spot. They opened another by designating infielder Abraham Toro for assignment.
  Toro, 27, was acquire from the Brewers in November, just
  
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