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• Athletics General Manager David Forst To Return In 2026

  01-10-2025 00:29 via mlbtraderumors.com
  Athletics general manager David Forst will be back in that job next year, he tells Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. His previous contract ran through 2025. It was reported last week that he and the A’s were in discussions to keep him around. It now seems he and the club have worked out a new pact of some sort, though he didn’t provide any specifics.
  Forst was hired as a scout for the A’s back in 2000 and moved up the front office ranks over the years. After the 2022 season, h
  
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• A’s Not Inclined To Move Luis Severino Solely For Salary Relief

  06-12-2025 06:40 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Athletics made Luis Severino the highest-paid player in franchise history last winter. The first season of his three-year, $67MM free agent contract was mixed at best. The veteran righty had a poor first half, allowing a 5.16 ERA over 20 starts. He was at the center of controversy in late June after he bemoaned pitching at Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park in a conversation with The Athletic’s Brendan Kuty.
  Those comments reportedly didn’t sit well with A’s brass.
  
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• Braves Claim Osvaldo Bido, Anthony Molina

  05-12-2025 22:05 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Braves announced that they have claimed right-hander Osvaldo Bido off waivers from the Athletics and fellow righty Anthony Molina off waivers from the Rockies. They had one 40-man spot available and opened another by designating left-hander Josh Walker for assignment.
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• A’s, Wander Suero Agree To Minor League Deal

  26-11-2025 05:21 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Athletics reached agreement with veteran reliever Wander Suero on a minor league contract, per the MLB.com transaction log. He’ll presumably get a non-roster invite to big league Spring Training.
  Suero, 34, pitched in five MLB games with the Braves this past season. He also had a pair of stints on the Mets active roster late in the year but never made it into a game. Suero was hit hard in his limited look with Atlanta, allowing eight runs across 6 1/3 innings. He had a much better
  
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• American League Non-Tenders: 11/21/25

  21-11-2025 23:05 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The deadline to tender a contract to arbitration-eligible players is tonight at 4pm CT this afternoon. Below is a comprehensive list of players on American League teams who have been non-tendered today, which will be updated as more decisions are revealed throughout the day. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected 2026 salaries for all arbitration-eligible players last month. Non-tendered players will immediately enter free agency without needing to pass through waivers and can then be signed by
  
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• Players Avoiding Arbitration: 11/21/25

  21-11-2025 22:50 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players is this afternoon at 4pm CT. Throughout the day, we’ll surely see a handful of arb-eligible players agree to terms with their clubs to avoid a hearing.
  These so-called “pre-tender deals” usually, although not always, involve players who were borderline non-tender candidates. Rather than run the risk of being cut loose, they can look to sign in the lead-up to the deadline. Those salaries often come i
  
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• A’s Agree To Minor League Deals With Ben Bowden, Geoff Hartlieb

  21-11-2025 04:19 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Athletics agreed to minor league contracts with relievers Ben Bowden and Geoff Hartlieb. Matt Eddy of Baseball America noted Bowden’s signing on their latest transaction roundup, while the Hartlieb move is reflected on the MLB.com transaction log.
  Bowden’s deal is a re-signing, as he spent the 2025 season with the A’s. The 31-year-old southpaw made 11 appearances, allowing six runs (five earned) across 10 2/3 frames. He struck out seven and issued five walks befor
  
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• Athletics Unlikely To Trade Hitter For Rotation Upgrade

  20-11-2025 20:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Athletics need pitchers and have hitters but that doesn’t mean they will trade from one area to address another. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that teams are trying to give the A’s controllable starting pitching in exchange for a young hitter but the A’s would prefer not to mess with their lineup and will focus more on adding pitching via free agency.
  The A’s have been rebuilding for a few years now and have had more success on the position player side so far. While man
  
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• A’s Designate JJ Bleday For Assignment

  19-11-2025 01:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Athletics are designating outfielder JJ Bleday for assignment, reports Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. The A’s are adding prospects Braden Nett, Junior Perez and Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang to their 40-man roster to keep them out of the Rule 5 draft.
  The A’s are moving on from their Opening Day center fielder of the past two seasons. They acquired Bleday from the Marlins over the 2022-23 offseason in a one-for-one swap sending A.J. Puk to Miami. It was a change-of-scen
  
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• A’s, Joey Meneses Agree To Minor League Deal

  15-11-2025 18:32 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Athletics are in agreement with first baseman Joey Meneses on a minor league contract, reports Francys Romero. The MAS+ client spent this past season in Triple-A in the Mets organization.
  Meneses is coming off a .265/.322/.447 line with 11 homers at the top minor league level. He put the ball in play but didn’t walk much and posted average batted ball marks. That wasn’t going to be enough to force his way onto the MLB roster behind Pete Alonso and Mark Vientos. He&rsquo
  
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• A’s, Nick Anderson Agree To Minor League Deal

  13-11-2025 03:04 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Athletics are in agreement with reliever Nick Anderson on a minor league contract with an invite to big league camp, reports Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The Gaeta Sports Management client would be paid at a $1MM rate if he cracks the MLB roster.
  Anderson made 12 appearances with the Rockies this past season. He allowed 10 runs over 14 2/3 innings, striking out 10 while issuing a pair of free passes. The 35-year-old righty pitched in Triple-A with the Cardinals, Rox and Mariners. He combi
  
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• Nick Kurtz Wins American League Rookie Of The Year, Earns Full Year Of Service Time

  11-11-2025 01:26 via mlbtraderumors.com
  Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz has been named the 2025 American League Rookie of the Year, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced. His teammate Jacob Wilson finished second and Roman Anthony of the Red Sox finished third in the voting. Kurtz will be retroactively awarded a full year of service time by finishing in the top two of the voting. The full voting results can be found here.
  Kurtz was the fourth overall pick of the 2024 draft and came into 2025 as one of the top prospe
  
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• Athletics, Austin Wynns Avoid Arbitration

  07-11-2025 05:42 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Athletics have agreed to a one-year, $1.1MM deal with catcher Austin Wynns, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. The team has yet to officially announce the move. Wynns is represented by Ball Players Agency.
  Matt Swartz’s arbitration projections had Wynns receiving $1.8MM. While he fell short of that mark, his deal includes some incentives, notes Murray.
  The Athletics acquired Wynns in June after the Reds designated him for assignment. They were in need of catching depth after Shea Lange
  
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• Athletics Hire Ryan Christenson As First Base Coach

  06-11-2025 03:30 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Athletics announced they have brought back Ryan Christenson to serve as first base coach. Bobby Crosby will shift from first base to third base next season, bumping Eric Martins from the role. The rest of manager Mark Kotsay’s staff will be back for 2026.
  Christenson has spent a large portion of his baseball career in the A’s organization, both as a player and a coach. He debuted with the team in 1998 and would appear in parts of four seasons with the club. Christenson got his co
  
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• Rangers Claim Willie MacIver, Michel Otañez

  05-11-2025 21:06 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Rangers announced that they have claimed catcher Willie MacIver and right-hander Michel Otañez from the Athletics. Additionally, Texas has outrighted outfielders Dustin Harris and Billy McKinney. Both outfielders have elected free agency.
  More to come.
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: Offseason Preview Megapod: Top Trade Candidates

  05-11-2025 17:28 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 and Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The 2025 World Series between the Dodgers and Blue Jays (1:55)
  The Cubs letting Shota Imanaga becomi
  
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• A’s Could Pursue Relievers With Closing Experience

  31-10-2025 05:08 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The A’s go into the offseason prioritizing starting pitching and help at one or both of second and third base. They might also be in the market for a late-game reliever. Martín Gallegos of MLB.com writes that the A’s are likely to target a pitcher who has closing experience.
  Manager Mark Kotsay used a committee approach in the ninth inning after the A’s traded Mason Miller at the deadline. Hogan Harris, Sean Newcomb, Michael Kelly and Tyler Ferguson e
  
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• A’s Could Explore Second/Third Base Markets

  22-10-2025 06:37 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The A’s have around two-thirds of their starting lineup in place going into the offseason. While starting pitching should be the primary focus, they have some questions on the infield that may need to be addressed externally.
  Second baseman Zack Gelof underwent surgery after dislocating his left shoulder with two weeks remaining in the regular season. Meanwhile, the team announced last week that third baseman Brett Harris underwent surgery to repair the UCL in his left thumb (lin
  
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• 10 Players Elect Free Agency

  07-10-2025 06:41 via mlbtraderumors.com
  Now that the season is over, we’ll start seeing several players choose to become minor league free agents.  Major League free agents (i.e. players with six-plus years of big league service time) will hit the open market five days after the end of the World Series, but eligible minor leaguers can already start electing free agency.
  To qualify, these players must have been all outrighted off their team’s 40-man rosters during the 2025 season without being added back.  These p
  
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• Lawrence Butler Undergoes Patellar Tendon Surgery

  04-10-2025 06:23 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The A’s announced that Lawrence Butler underwent surgery to repair the patellar tendon in his right knee. The outfielder also received a platelet-rich plasma injection to address patellar tendonitis in his opposite knee. The club didn’t announce a specific recovery timeline but said that Butler will rehab during the offseason in preparation for Spring Training.
  Butler is coming off a middling season. He hit .234/.306/.404 while striking out at a 28.4% rate across 630 plate appea
  
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• Athletics, General Manager David Forst Discussing New Contract

  25-09-2025 19:26 via mlbtraderumors.com
  Athletics general manager David Forst has overseen baseball operations for the club since the 2022-23 offseason, when longtime GM Billy Beane moved into an advisory role. Details surrounding Forst’s contract never went public, but Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that Forst’s current deal is expiring at the end of the season. Forst and owner John Fisher have been discussing his future, Rosenthal adds. It’s not clear whether an agreement is close, but at the very least, tal
  
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• Zack Gelof To Undergo Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery

  20-09-2025 23:12 via mlbtraderumors.com
  SEPTEMBER 20, 4:12pm: Martin Gallegos of MLB.com writes that Gelof will head to Los Angeles to undergo shoulder surgery next week, and that he “should” have enough time this offseason to recover and return for Spring Training in 2026.
  SEPTEMBER 20, 2:41pm: As expected, the A’s placed Gelof on the 10-day injured list today.  Left-hander Sean Newcomb was also placed on the 15-day IL due to left elbow inflammation, so Newcomb’s 2025 season will also come to an
  
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• A’s Notes: Estes, Lopez, Harris, Newcomb

  19-09-2025 06:58 via mlbtraderumors.com
  A’s right-hander Joey Estes has undergone surgery to address a herniated disc in his lower back, according to the MLB.com injury tracker. That obviously ends his season a month after he landed on the 15-day injured list. Estes had just been recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas a few days before suffering the injury. He tossed four scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Mariners on August 24.
  That’ll go down as Estes’ only MLB appearance since April. The 23-year-old o
  
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• Athletics Select Scott McGough

  01-09-2025 18:15 via mlbtraderumors.com
  With rosters expanding from 26 to 28 today, the Athletics made a number of moves. They activated right-hander Luis Severino from the 15-day injured list, recalled infielder/outfielder Max Schuemann and selected right-hander Scott McGough. Right-hander Eduarniel Núñez was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to open up an extra active roster spot. Left-hander Ben Bowden has been transferred to the 60-day injured list to open a 40-man spot for McGough.
  McGough, 35, signed a minor league de
  
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• A’s Release Luis Urias

  29-08-2025 04:49 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Athletics released infielder Luis Urías, according to the MLB.com transaction log. He’d been designated for assignment on Monday. Urías has sufficient service time to refuse a minor league assignment while collecting what remains of his $1.1MM salary, so a release was inevitable. The A’s preferred to give playing time to controllable infielders Zack Gelof, Darell Hernaiz and Brett Harris for the stretch run.
  The 28-year-old Urías can now set ou
  
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• Athletics Select Mason Barnett

  26-08-2025 23:40 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Athletics announced that left-hander Jacob Lopez has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a flexor strain in his left elbow, a move that was reported yesterday. Right-hander Mason Barnett has been selected in a corresponding move. The 40-man roster had a vacancy due to Luis Urías being designated for assignment earlier this week.
  Barnett, 24, gets the call to the big leagues for the first time. A third-round pick of the Royals in 2022, he was one of three players who came to
  
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• A’s To Place Jacob Lopez On Injured List With Flexor Strain

  26-08-2025 03:50 via mlbtraderumors.com
  A’s starter Jacob Lopez has been shut down after sustaining a Grade 1 flexor strain, manager Mark Kotsay tells reporters (including Martín Gallegos of MLB.com). He’ll go on the 15-day injured list tomorrow. Kotsay said the A’s still hope Lopez can make it back this season, likely as a reliever in the final few days.
  Lopez has quietly been one of the American League’s best rookie pitchers. Acquired from the Rays alongside Jeffrey Springs in a deal sending&
  
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• Athletics Designate Luis Urías For Assignment

  25-08-2025 23:35 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Athletics announced today that second baseman Zack Gelof has been recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas. Fellow infielder Luis Urías has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move.
  Urías, 28, signed with the A’s in the offseason. The one-year deal guaranteed him $1.1MM, with some bonuses based on plate appearances also in the deal. There was a time where it looked like that deal was going to work out quite well for the A’s. Urías hit .245/.345/.490 t
  
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• A’s Activate Jacob Wilson From Injured List

  23-08-2025 03:24 via mlbtraderumors.com
  Jacob Wilson returns to action nearly a month after suffering a forearm fracture. The A’s activated the rookie shortstop from the 10-day injured list. He’s hitting fifth against Seattle starter Bryan Woo. The A’s optioned Max Schuemann to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. They also made a couple changes on the pitching staff. Eduarniel Núñez and Joey Estes are up from Triple-A as Ben Bowden (lat strain) and Jack Perkins (shoulder stra
  
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• Athletics Release Gio Urshela

  18-08-2025 20:10 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The A’s have released veteran infielder Gio Urshela, whom they designated for assignment on Friday, per the transaction log at MLB.com. He’ll be able to sign with any team once he clears release waivers.
  Urshela, 33, signed a one-year, $2.15MM contract in free agency this past offseason. He missed close to a month earlier this season due to a hamstring strain and struggled at the plate both before and after that IL stint. He batted .238/.287/.326 with no home runs, 14 doubles and a t
  
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