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Articles Written by: MYCHAEL URBAN
OAKLAND -- In the midst of a full-blown rebuilding of their big league club, the A's are going young more than ever before.
The franchise has always prided itself on procuring and developing top-tier young talent, and the 2009 season brought with it ...
From MYCHAEL URBAN,
MLB.com,
4 Dec 2009
Power on the corners: The A's had a pronounced lack of pop in 2009, so they're surely on the lookout for hitters capable of regularly driving the ball out of the spacious confines of Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Ideally, such hitters would be able ...
From MYCHAEL URBAN,
MLB.com,
4 Dec 2009
OAKLAND -- A wheeler/dealer by nature, Billy Beane has made his fair share of news at the Winter Meetings since taking over as the A's general manager shortly after the 1997 season.
Whether pulling off a four-team trade, as was the case in his "Holy ...
From MYCHAEL URBAN,
MLB.com,
2 Dec 2009
A's players and Stomper will again ride in the San Jose Holiday Parade on Sunday. (Oakland A's)
OAKLAND -- Being in demand is old hat for A's reliever Brad Ziegler, whose offseason calendar was filled with public appearances on the heels of his record- ...
From MYCHAEL URBAN,
MLB.com,
1 Dec 2009
OAKLAND -- The A's on Tuesday offered arbitration to free-agent right-hander Justin Duchscherer, a formality that ensures the team will receive a compensatory pick in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft should Duchscherer sign with another ...
From MYCHAEL URBAN,
MLB.com,
1 Dec 2009
I say the A's need at least one veteran starting pitcher, and I have a feeling Justin Duchscherer will be out of their price range. What's Mark Mulder's status these days? Is he healthy yet?
--Gary J., Concord, Calif.
I spoke with Mark the Monday ...
From MYCHAEL URBAN,
MLB.com,
30 Nov 2009
OAKLAND -- When someone asks A's left-hander Dallas Braden what he did to give back to his community this Thanksgiving, he can say "I donated a ton of food."
Some might hear that and take it figuratively.
Not satisfied with the roughly 850 pounds of ...
From MYCHAEL URBAN,
MLB.com,
29 Nov 2009
Rajai Davis visited with more than 200 students at Laurel Elementary School in 2009. (Oakland A's)
OAKLAND -- Although they generated a modicum of excitement about their future by putting together a solid second half to the 2009 season, the A's ...
From MYCHAEL URBAN,
MLB.com,
25 Nov 2009
OAKLAND -- In a season marked by wild inconsistency from points all over their roster, the A's got remarkably steady work from the two workhorses in their bullpen.
Oakland closer Andrew Bailey was named the American League's 2009 Rookie of the Year ...
From MYCHAEL URBAN,
MLB.com,
25 Nov 2009
"Our long-term goal is to create a team with continuity," GM Billy Beane said. (AP)
OAKLAND -- The 15-day window in which teams hold exclusive negotiating rights with their own free agents closes at 9 p.m. PT on Thursday, at which point the A's will ...
From MYCHAEL URBAN,
MLB.com,
19 Nov 2009
