Henderson working with A’s prospect
Rickey Henderson recently spent three days at Oakland's Minor League complex working with Jemile Weeks, whom the A's selected in the first round in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.
Archive for October, 2009
Oakland A’s History: AFL Alumni
Since its founding in 1992, the Arizona Fall League has developed a reputation for being a breeding ground for future major leaguers. But do players participating in the AFL really end up in the majors? Inside, we take a look at the 109 players the Oakland A’s have sent to the AFL to see whether those players have generally wound-up with big league careers or not.
Desme strikes again, homers twice
Grant Desme homered for the 10th time in 10 games to lead the Phoenix Desert Dogs past the Peoria Javelinas, 11-6, on Wednesday afternoon.
Ascending A’s: ‘Jaw-dropping’ Desme
This is the debut of "Ascending A's," a regular offseason feature on various top prospects in the organization, beginning with Grant Desme.
Oakland A’s MLN: Instructs Awards
The Oakland A's Instructional League season concluded earlier this month. Before the end of camp, the A's handed out awards for the top participating players and some of the youngest players took home the awards. We have those details, plus information on why Chris Carter has been missing from Mexican League boxscores, an AFL update and more inside...
Inbox: Do the A’s need more power arms?
Do the A's need more powers arms in their bullpen? Beat reporter Mychael Urban tackles this and other fan questions in the latest installment of the A's Inbox.
2009 A’s MiLB Player & Pitcher Of The Year
With three of four Oakland A’s full-season minor league affiliates making the post-season, it isn’t a surprise that there were some impressive individual performances among A’s minor leaguers. With so many good choices for our annual Player and Pitcher of the Year awards, we decided to open up the voting to our readers. Click inside to find out who was given the awards by our staff and our readers
Making the grade: Defense
Making the Grade is a four-part series analyzing the performances of various units of the 2009 Oakland A's. Today: Defense.
Making the grade: Offense
Making the Grade is a four-part series analyzing the performances of various units of the 2009 Oakland A's. Today: Offense.
Oakland A’s MLN: Power Ball
The Oakland A's system hasn't exactly been known for producing power hitters in recent years, but that has been changing over the past couple of seasons. A few of those power-hitting prospects are putting their strength on display in fall and winter league action...
Inbox: What’s the latest on Duchscherer?
Beat reporter Mychael Urban tackles fan questions in the latest installment of the A's Inbox.
2009 A’s In Review: Rookies
The Oakland A’s spent last off-season adding veteran players, but they wound-up with a rookie-filled roster for much of the season. Seventeen rookies appeared in games for the A’s this season. We analyze the seasons of all 17 rookies and assess what their future might hold in 2010.
A Strong Start In Venezuela For Sharpe
Hot News for RP Steve Sharpe
A’s Simmons making up for lost time
A's prospect James Simmons tossed three scoreless innings as Phoenix used a pair of five-run outbursts to hand Surprise its first loss, 11-2.
Making the grade: Relief corps
The A's expected their bullpen to be strong in 2009, and it was. The final makeup of it, however, was considerably different than what they'd envisioned.
Oakland A’s 2009 Minor League Free Agents
Friday marks the start of the minor league free agency period. Players who have been playing baseball professionally for six years or who were playing under one-year minor league contracts are eligible to file for free agency. We have the official list of the Oakland A’s minor league free agents inside…
Oakland A’s MLN: AFL Gets Underway
The Arizona Fall League is officially underway, with two games already in the books. We update the progress on the A's prospects playing in the league, as well as A's prospects participating in winter ball around the world.
Making the grade: Starting pitching
Though unannounced, it was clear heading into the 2009 season that Phase I of the rebuilding project, to which A's general manager Billy Beane has publicly committed, focused on pitching.
A’s bring back all six coaches for 2010
All six of the A's coaches will return for their same roles in 2010, the team announced Tuesday.
Mgr. Bob Geren: A’s MLB Coaches To Return In ‘10
Hot News for Mgr. Bob Geren
