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• KHRUSH DAVIS! A no-doubt HR cuts the lead in half! #RootedInOakland https://t.co/OuGJkIp31H

  29-06-2017 02:38 via twitter.com
  
  KHRUSH DAVIS! A no-doubt HR cuts the lead in half! #RootedInOakland https://t.co/OuGJkIp31H
  
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• Journeymen Taking Advantage Of Playing Time With Athletics

  17-05-2024 22:50 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Opportunities in the big leagues can be fleeting. Jackson Holliday of the Orioles came into this year considered the best prospect in all of baseball. Despite being just 20 years old, the Orioles called him up to the majors this year. But after just 10 games, during which he struck out in half of his plate appearances, he was sent back down to the minors.
  Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic recently took an interesting look at the struggles of several young players, including Holliday, but also Colt K
  
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• A’s Rule 5 Pick Mitch Spence Getting Start Tonight

  17-05-2024 21:55 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s are plugging right-hander Mitch Spence into their rotation for at least tonight’s start against the Royals, manager Mark Kotsay announced Friday (X link via Martin Gallegos of MLB.com). It’s not clear whether it’ll be a one-off outing or whether Spence, the top pick in December’s Rule 5 Draft, will be guaranteed multiple starts. Still, given the wide slate of injuries on the Oakland staff — Alex Wood, Paul Blackburn and Joe Boyle are all on the 15-day
  
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• Latest On A’s Stadium Process

  17-05-2024 06:21 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s relocation plan took a couple steps forward this week. On Monday, the Nevada Supreme Court upheld a November 2023 lower court ruling that stopped a petition to put public funding for the stadium up for a vote this year (link via Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times).
  A Nevada teachers union had sought a referendum during this November’s elections on the $380MM earmarked by the county and state for construction of the Vegas stadium. (Voters in Kansas City rejected a public fu
  
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• Ken Waldichuk Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

  16-05-2024 21:50 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  May 16: The A’s announced Thursday that Waldichuk’s surgery repaired his flexor tendon and also reconstructed his left ulnar collateral ligament (in other words, Tommy John surgery). As we’ve seen with increasing frequency in recent months, Waldichuk opted for a hybrid Tommy John/internal brace procedure in hopes of prolonging the lifespan of his new elbow ligament. He’ll miss the remainder of the 2024 season and likely be sidelined for the bulk of the first half of the 2
  
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• Astros Trade Brandon Bielak To Athletics

  16-05-2024 18:22 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Astros traded right-hander Brandon Bielak to the Athletics in exchange for cash, per a team announcement. Houston designated him for assignment last week. The A’s designated left-hander Easton Lucas for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster.
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• Athletics Place Alex Wood On 15-Day Injured List; Transfer Darell Hernaiz To 60-Day IL

  15-05-2024 22:05 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics announced several transactions today, with right-hander Aaron Brooks selected to the roster, a move that was reported on Monday. They also recalled left-hander Hogan Harris from Triple-A Las Vegas. To open spots on the active roster for those two, left-hander Brady Basso was optioned to Vegas and fellow lefty Alex Wood was placed on the 15-day injured list with left rotator cuff tendonitis, retroactive to May 13. To open a 40-man spot for Brooks, infielder Darell Hernaiz was transf
  
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• Athletics Promote Brady Basso For MLB Debut

  14-05-2024 22:11 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics announced a few roster moves today, with left-hander Easton Lucas and outfielder Lawrence Butler optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas. To fill those roster spots, infielder Zack Gelof was reinstated from the 10-day injured list while lefty Brady Basso was recalled from Vegas. Basso will be making his MLB debut as soon as he gets into a game.
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• Ken Waldichuk To Undergo Elbow Surgery; A’s To Select Aaron Brooks

  14-05-2024 00:23 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk is slated for elbow surgery on Wednesday, per Martín Gallegos of MLB.com on X, though the club is not providing any details until after the procedure. Additionally, the club is going to select right-hander Aaron Brooks to start Wednesday’s contest, per Gallegos on X.
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• Athletics Place Paul Blackburn On Injured List

  13-05-2024 21:12 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics announced that right-hander Paul Blackburn has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 11, with a stress reaction of the fifth metatarsal of his right foot. Left-hander Easton Lucas was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move.
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• Khris Davis Announces Retirement

  13-05-2024 00:30 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Former Athletics slugger Khris Davis hasn’t played any pro baseball since 2022, and Davis confirmed in an interview with USA Today’s Bob Nightengale that he has retired from playing at age 36.  Davis does have some interest in returning to the game as a coach, but for now is focusing on his new pursuit as an auto mechanic.
  The Brewers drafted Davis in the seventh round of the 2009 draft, and after making his MLB debut in 2013, hit .250/.315/.494 with 60 homers over 1142 plate ap
  
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• Astros Claim Alex Speas, Designate Corey Julks

  10-05-2024 21:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Astros have claimed right-hander Alex Speas off waivers from the Athletics, per an announcement from the A’s. Oakland had designated him for assignment earlier this week. The Astros opened a roster spot by designating outfielder Corey Julks for assignment, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Speas has been optioned to Triple-A already.
  Speas, 26, is capable of getting into triple-digit territory with his fastball. However, as if often the case for pitchers with that kind of power, contr
  
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• Mason Miller Drawing Trade Attention

  10-05-2024 05:57 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s are receiving early trade calls on closer Mason Miller, writes Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. While the team is at least broadly open to discussions, Rosenthal reports that no one has come close to what is understandably a huge ask.
  Miller has been one of the league’s breakout players in 2024. It certainly didn’t come out of nowhere — he has been widely regarded as a Top 100 prospect in each of the last two years — but the second-year righty is already one o
  
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• Athletics Outright Lázaro Armenteros

  10-05-2024 00:25 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Outfielder Lázaro Armenteros has cleared waivers and been sent outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, reports Francys Romero on X. The outfielder was designated for assignment by the Athletics earlier this week.
  Armenteros is now on the cusp of his 25th birthday, which will arrive on May 22. Once a high-profile prospect out of Cuba, he signed with the A’s in 2016, earning a $3MM bonus at that time. Baseball America ranked him as one of the club’s top 30 prospects in five straight yea
  
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• Athletics Announce Several Roster Moves

  08-05-2024 18:23 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s on Wednesday announced announced that they’ve recalled catcher/first baseman Tyler Soderstrom from Triple-A Las Vegas and also recalled righty Osvaldo Bido to serve as the 27th man for today’s doubleheader. Oakland also selected the contract of lefty Easton Lucas. Meanwhile, infielder Darell Hernaiz was placed on the 10-day IL with a left ankle injury, lefty Hogan Harris was optioned to Las Vegas, and minor league righty Alex Speas was designated for assignment to open
  
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• A’s Select Tyler Ferguson, Designate Lazaro Armenteros For Assignment

  07-05-2024 18:05 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s announced they’ve selected right-hander Tyler Ferguson onto the major league roster. Reliever Dany Jiménez was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. To open a spot on the 40-man roster for Ferguson, Oakland designated outfielder Lazaro Armenteros for assignment.
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• A’s Place Joe Boyle On Injured List

  07-05-2024 00:50 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s announced they’ve placed starter Joe Boyle on the 15-day injured list due to a lower back strain. Left-hander Hogan Harris was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move.
  Boyle, 24, won a spot in the season-opening rotation. The Notre Dame product has had a rough beginning to the 2024 campaign, however. He has only tallied 27 2/3 innings over seven starts. That’s in part because of yesterday’s injury, but it also reflects an inordinate numb
  
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• A’s Sign Seth Elledge To Minor League Deal

  05-05-2024 16:22 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Right-hander Seth Elledge and the Athletics have agreed on a minor league deal, according to the transactions tracker on Elledge’s MLB.com profile page.
  Elledge, 28 later this month, was a fourth-round pick by the Mariners in the 2017 draft and made his major league debut with the Cardinals during the shortened 2020 season. As a member of the St. Louis bullpen, Elledge posted a 4.63 ERA in 11 2/3 innings of work in both the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He sports a solid 24% strikeout rate at the
  
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• Athletics Select Brett Harris

  03-05-2024 23:15 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics announced that they have activated infielder J.D. Davis and selected infielder Brett Harris. They had already cleared one active roster spot by optioning first baseman Ryan Noda after Wednesday’s game and also optioned shortstop Nick Allen today. To open a 40-man spot for Harris, right-hander Freddy Tarnok was transferred to the 60-day injured list. Robert Murray of FanSided reported on the promotion of Harris prior to the official announcement.
  Harris, 26 in June,
  
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• Athletics To Select Brett Harris

  03-05-2024 22:28 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Athletics are going to call up infield prospect Brett Harris, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. The youngster isn’t yet on the club’s 40-man roster, so they will need to find a way to open a spot for him.
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• A’s Option Ryan Noda

  02-05-2024 03:53 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s optioned first baseman Ryan Noda to Triple-A Las Vegas following today’s win over the Pirates. Oakland hasn’t announced a corresponding move, but MLB.com’s Martín Gallegos tweets that they could reinstate third baseman J.D. Davis from the 10-day injured list before Friday’s series opener against the Marlins.
  It’s a quick turn of events for the A’s Opening Day first baseman. The second pick in the 2022 Rule 5 draft, Noda not only
  
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• Latest On A’s Stadium Plan

  30-04-2024 06:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The A’s have retained an investment banking firm in an effort to procure $500MM in private funding towards the construction of their Las Vegas ballpark, reports Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times. The A’s are prepared to offer minority ownership shares in the franchise to potential investors as they put together financing for their estimated $1.5 billion stadium.
  Last summer, Nevada lawmakers approved $380MM in public funding — taking the form of state tax credits, coun
  
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• The A’s Overpowering Closer

  26-04-2024 06:28 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  In what’ll be another rough season for the A’s, the front office is looking for young players to establish themselves as key long-term pieces. In the first few weeks, no one has shown more promise in that regard than Mason Miller.
  Miller was a third-round pick in 2021. His stuff had taken a major step forward during his final collegiate season. As The Athletic’s Stephen Nesbitt wrote last week, Miller had a hard time keeping on weight and maintaining his strength until he was d
  
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• Zack Gelof Placed On IL With Oblique Strain

  25-04-2024 20:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  April 25: The A’s have now made it official, placing Gelof on the IL and recalling Hernaiz as the corresponding move.
  April 24: A’s second baseman Zack Gelof has been diagnosed with a left oblique strain, tweets Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. The second-year infielder is likely headed to the 10-day injured list.
  Oakland hasn’t provided a specific timetable for Gelof’s return, nor have they announced the variety of the strain. Even Grade 1 strains (the lowest severity)
  
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• Zack Gelof Likely Headed To IL With Oblique Strain

  25-04-2024 04:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  A’s second baseman Zack Gelof has been diagnosed with a left oblique strain, tweets Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. The second-year infielder is likely headed to the 10-day injured list.
  Oakland hasn’t provided a specific timetable for Gelof’s return, nor have they announced the variety of the strain. Even Grade 1 strains (the lowest severity) usually require multiple weeks to recover. The A’s will be hoping for a relatively quick return for one of their most talented
  
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• 2023 Rule 5 Update: April Edition

  18-04-2024 02:06 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  We’re three weeks into the 2024 season, and this year’s crop of Rule 5 picks has had an atypical amount of staying power. That’s perhaps in part due to the fact that only ten players were selected in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft, but as of this writing, only one Rule 5 selection has been returned to his original organization.
  For those unfamiliar, in order to be eligible for the Rule 5 Draft, a player must not be on his team’s 40-man roster and must have played in either parts o
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: Free Agent Power Rankings, Ohtani’s Stolen Money And The A’s Moving To Sacramento

  17-04-2024 16:32 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…MLBTR’s 2024-25 Free Agent Power Rankings (1:30)
  Gerrit Cole didn’t crack the rankings due to his specific
  
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• Ken Holtzman, Who Pitched Two No-Hitters for the Cubs, Is Dead at 78

  17-04-2024 05:51 via nytimes.com
  
  He was part of the Oakland A’s dynasty in the ’70s. He was also the winningest Jewish pitcher in Major League Baseball, surpassing Sandy Koufax.
  
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• Ken Holtzman, Who Pitched Two No-Hitters, Is Dead at 78

  17-04-2024 01:03 via nytimes.com
  
  A left-hander, he was part of the Oakland A’s dynasty in the ’70s. He was also the winningest Jewish pitcher in Major League Baseball, with more victories than Sandy Koufax.
  
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• Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame Cardinals Manager, Dies at 92

  16-04-2024 18:24 via nytimes.com
  
  He won three pennants and a World Series as the St. Louis skipper, promoting what was called “Whiteyball,” combining speed, defense and pitching.
  
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