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RP Lenny DiNardo: Gets The Call

Melissa Lockard — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:02:44 GMT

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A's Prospect Dilemma: Henry Rodriguez

Melissa Lockard — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:10:00 GMT

Henry Rodriguez’s outing on Thursday night was all too typical for the talented right-hander this season. Rodriguez’s outing lasted five scoreless innings with six strike-outs. However, Rodriguez also walked seven batters. This has been an ongoing problem for Rodriguez and it has some wondering whether his future will be in the bullpen rather than the starting rotation. We examine the dilemma.

Joe Blanton Trade: Scouting Reports

Staff — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:54:00 GMT

On Thursday, the Oakland A's pulled the trigger on a deal that sent right-hander Joe Blanton to the Philadelphia Phillies for three prospects. Scout.com's Philly Baseball News has been scouting all three prospects since they became professional players. Get the scoop inside on all three prospects.

Blanton Dealt To Phillies For Trio

Melissa Lockard — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:25:00 GMT

For the second time in little more than a week, the Oakland A’s have made a major move involving a member of their league-best starting rotation. Last week, Oakland dealt right-hander Rich Harden to the Chicago Cubs. On Wednesday, the A’s traded veteran workhorse Joe Blanton to the Philadelphia Phillies for three prospects, including top infield prospect Adrian Cardenas.

Oakland A's Prospect Q&A: Mike Massaro, OF

Melissa Lockard — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:49:00 GMT

After two seasons with the Low-A Kane County Cougars, Mike Massaro has been a man on the move this season. He has appeared in games at three different levels for the Oakland A’s in 2008, seeing time in Double-A Midland, Triple-A Sacramento and now High-A Stockton. Massaro has hit well at all three levels and is enjoying the experience of learning the game from competing at all three levels.

Stars & Stripes: Anderson, Cahill To Beijing

Melissa Lockard — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:00:00 GMT

On Wednesday, USA Baseball announced the final Olympic roster for Team USA and two of the Oakland A's top pitching prospects made the final cut. Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson will be looking to bring home the gold for the US.

Mazzaro's Magnificent Season Continues

Melissa Lockard — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:45:00 GMT

Vince Mazzaro doesn’t care how they come, he just likes to get outs. Some games, he uses his low- to mid-90s fastball to chalk up double-digit strikeouts, like he did on Tuesday night. Other games, he relies on hitters to pound his sinker into the dirt, racking up ground-out after ground-out. Both ways have worked for Mazzaro this season, who leads all Double-A starters with a sparkling 2.11 ERA.

New Faces Fueling Stockton Offense

Melissa Lockard — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:54:00 GMT

After a strong first half, the Stockton Ports lost a number of players to promotion and the Ports struggled at the start of the second half. Their roster received a boost last week with the addition of two supplemental picks from last year’s draft. Now Stockton is playing better, having won four in a row, and newcomers Corey Brown and Josh Donaldson are playing a big role in the team’s resurgence.

1B Chris Carter: Streaking

Melissa Lockard — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:29:14 GMT

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P Gio Gonzalez: On A Roll

Melissa Lockard — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:19:24 GMT

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Oakland A's MLN: A's Future On Display

Melissa Lockard — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:55:00 GMT

Some of the game's brightest young prospects were on display in New York this weekend at MLB All-Star Futures Game. Four Oakland A's prospects took part in the game, each leaving his own mark on the 3-0 World Team victory. Meanwhile, the Rich Harden trade is already netting results for the A's minor league system, while a few A's draft picks are off to fast starts.

P Jason Windsor: Starts Tonight For Midland

Melissa Lockard — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:45:30 GMT

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Stockton Photo Gallery: Ports Crush Giants

Staff — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:40:00 GMT

STOCKTON, CA - The Stockton Ports brought out the big lumber on Sunday night at Banner Island Ballpark. The Ports roughed up rival San Jose for 18 runs on 14 hits in Stockton's 18-7 demolition of the Giants. Stockton batters collected three homeruns, including two grand-slams, in the rout. We have photos from the game inside...

By The Numbers: The Rich Harden Trade

Nathaniel Stoltz — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:59:00 GMT

The Rich Harden trade had a lot of Oakland A's fans scratching their heads. Nathaniel Stoltz looks deep into the stats involving the players in the trade to see whether the A's were winners or losers in the deal.

OF Matt Murton: To Oakland; Bankston To Sac.

Melissa Lockard — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:46:25 GMT

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Donaldson Excited To Be With Oakland

Steve Holley — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:39:00 GMT

The news came as a shock to Josh Donaldson, but the first trade of a player's career is usually a seismic event. A first-round supplemental draft pick by the Chicago Cubs from Auburn University in 2007, Donaldson was dealt to the Oakland A’s on Tuesday as part of a six-player trade that netted the Cubs pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin.

1B Sean Doolittle: To Midland; C. Brown To Stockton

Melissa Lockard — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:08:32 GMT

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A's Exec Farhan Zaidi On The A's/Cubs Swap

Melissa Lockard — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:24:00 GMT

A day after the Oakland A's made a big swap with the Chicago Cubs, dealing away Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin for a package of four young players, we caught-up with Oakland A's Manager of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi to discuss the deal. He tells us how the deal came together, what the A's like about the four players they got and whether he thinks the team can still compete for the playoffs.

By The Numbers: 6 Top A's Pitching Prospects

Nathaniel Stoltz — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:10:00 GMT

Even before adding Sean Gallagher, the Oakland A's boasted one of the largest collections of young pitching talent of any organization in baseball. In the latest edition of "By the Numbers," Nathaniel Stoltz takes a closer statistical look at six of the A's top pitching prospects to see how their numbers translate into projections for the future.

SP Rich Harden: Hendry on Trade

Combined Reports — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:55:11 GMT

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