The Minnesota Twins completed their sweep of the Oakland Athletics Sunday afternoon, with a 4-2 victory in which the A’s did not get a hit until the eighth inning. The A’s (57-59) have lost five of their last six games and their need for an additional bat is more prevalent than ever.
The A’s lack of a power hitter has been well documented, but that does not ease the frustration of the fans. They see a team with strong starting pitching and bullpen depth, but they're fed up with their team's poor batting.
Oakland always has strong pitching, but year after year the lack ...
When Billy Beane made no moves at the All-Star break to improve the Oakland A's lineup, it was only a matter of time before the overachieving A's squad started to crumble, and now that time has come.
Over the last 10 games the A's have gone 4-6 and went from second place in the American League West division, to third place, with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim now one and a half games ahead of the A's.
In that span, the A's offense has averaged 2.5 runs per game. Looking further at just how miserable the offense has been, the A's ...
The Oakland A's came off a home series against the Texas Rangers where the A's couldn't buy a hit with runners in scoring position. As a team the A's went for 0-30, but somehow were sable to take two games from the Rangers.
With the A's taking two games it seemed like it was going to be a turning point in the season, a step in the right direction so to speak. Winning two games from the Rangers meant there was still a chance at the American League West title and with the A's next series against the Seattle Mariners in ...
For the Oakland A's the team has a ton of talented starting pitchers and one of those pitchers is Gio Gonzalez. The word to describe his season so far has been inconsistent at one point he looked like the ace for the A's and other times he's struggled mightily.
Looking at his numbers before tonights game he's got a record of 10-7, with a 3.51 ERA, has started 23 games, has one complete game, and has struck out 114 while walking 62 hitters.
One of his biggest problems has been walking batters. What's really been noticeable though is the walks tend to ...
Back in March of this year, Oakland A’s speedster Rajai Davis made a pretty bold prediction. He believed he could steal 75 to 80 bases in 2010.
That was a pretty bold prediction considering only seven players (Jose Reyes, Kenny Lofton, Tim Raines, Rickey Henderson, Marquis Grissom, Vince Coleman, and Ron LeFlore) have accomplished that feat in the last 30 years.
Now that we are about two-thirds through the season, I wanted to see how Davis was doing in his prediction.
Going into last night’s action, Davis had swiped 34 bases, which puts him third in the American League.
At his current pace, Davis ...
Gio Gonzalez was a first round draft pick in 2004, so his road to fantasy relevance has been slow to develop. Finally, at 24 years old (he’ll turn 25 in September), he’s achieved it, putting up a solid 2010 season with these stats:
10 Wins141.0 Innings3.51 ERA1.32 WHIP114 Strikeouts (7.3 K/9)62 Walks (4.0 BB/9).287 BABIP
The question is whether Gonzalez is a pitcher worth owning, or whether his success has been an aberration.
The strikeouts are actually lower than you would expect. For his minor league career (676.1 innings), he posted a K/9 of 10.3. That includes a 9.7 K/9 in 184 innings ...
The Oakland A's played the biggest game of the season tonight against the Seattle Mariners. Now, some would say it's way too soon to talk about big game especially since it's only August 9, but with a young team like the A's, any time the team has a chance to make ground on the division-leading Texas Rangers, it's a big game.
What were A's fans treated to tonight? An absolute disgraceful performance offensively. Pitching-wise, Vin Mazzaro pitched extremely well after a shaky first inning. He ended the night going seven innings, giving up three runs, two earned, while striking out five ...
After Daric Barton left Sunday’s game with back spasms, reports began to surface that the Oakland A’s would call up their top power prospect, Chris Carter, to join the team in Seattle.
Carter was acquired by the Athletics in the trade which sent Dan Haren to the Arizona Diamondbacks. He is currently hitting .262, but has 27 home runs and 89 RBI in Triple-A Sacramento.
Oakland, which has hit the second-fewest home runs in baseball and also has the second-worst slugging percentage in the American League, is in desperate need of a power hitter.
The promotion of Carter could provide the Athletics’ offense ...
Slugger supreme Chris Carter is expected to join the Athletics in Seattle for their upcoming road trip. The 6'5", 230-pound Carter is the top position prospect in the A's system and one of most fearsome power sticks in the minor leagues. Carter has connected on 119 long balls since 2007, including 27 in 2010. A first baseman by trade, he's been camped out in left field for the Sacramento River Cats since July 28 in what is likely a portent of what's to come.
Carter, 23, is tearing the cover off the ball right now, making this a most ideal time ...
Trevor Cahill has become the ace of the Oakland A's staff. Brett Anderson had the role at the beginning of the year, but because of injuries, Anderson has conceded the role.
Today, Cahill improved his record to 12-4 today, his ERA is now at 2.56, WHIP .98, and has struck out 76 while walking 41. At 22 years of age, Cahill has blossomed.
When the season started, it didn't look like Cahill was going to have a shot in the rotation. He started the year off rough against Toronto, but has been tremendous since. So much so Cahill is about to tie ...