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A's Top-10 Prospect Rankings In Review

Melissa Lockard — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:17:00 GMT

Starting next week, we will begin our annual ranking of the Oakland A’s top-50 prospects. This ranking will come along with scouting reports on each player. Before we begin the rankings, we thought it would be educational to look back at our past lists. Inside, find out who we ranked among the A’s top-10 prospects in our pre-season lists from '06-'09 and how those players have developed.

Huge Game For Brown

Melissa Lockard — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:53:22 GMT

Hot News for CF Corey Brown

Oakland A's MLN: Henry, Casilla Debut

Melissa Lockard — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

With the winter season reaching November, more and more players with big league experience are debuting in their respective leagues. Two Oakland A's relievers made their debut recently. We have those details, as well as other action around the winter leagues, inside...

Outfielder Latest To Be Outrighted

Melissa Lockard — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:13:17 GMT

Hot News for OF Chris Denorfia

Oakland A's MLN: Rule 5 Preview

Melissa Lockard — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:23:00 GMT

Over the past few weeks, the Oakland A’s have made a number of adjustments to their 40-man roster, designating players for assignment to make room for prospects who have to be added to the team’s 40-man roster to be protected from this December’s Rule 5 draft. In advance of this activity, we preview the players who could be protected from the Rule 5 draft in the upcoming weeks.

OaklandClubhouse Live Chat

OaklandClubhouse.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:08:00 GMT

The 2009 Major League baseball season might be over, but the off-season is just ramping up. On Friday, November 6th we hosted a live chat to discuss the Oakland A's and their minor league system. Click inside for the transcript.

Carter Captures Another Award

OaklandClubhouse.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:10:30 GMT

Hot News for 1B Chris Carter

Weeks Putting Together A Fast Finish To '09

Melissa Lockard — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:09:00 GMT

Baseball is fun again for Jemile Weeks, who battled through injuries and inconsistencies this season to put together a strong finish to his first full professional season. Recently named to the Arizona Fall League’s Rising Stars Showcase, Weeks is playing well against elite competition. We caught-up with Weeks to get his thoughts on the league, his 2009 season, working with a legend & more...

Oakland A's MLN: Winter And Fall League Notes

Staff Reports — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT

We have news on Oakland A's prospects participating in winter and fall league ball and more inside...

Weeks Takes Home AFL Hardware

Melissa Lockard — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:22:21 GMT

Hot News for 2B Jemile Weeks

Oakland A's Front Office Q&A: Billy Owens

Melissa Lockard — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:39:00 GMT

The off-season for all but two teams in baseball is fully in swing and Billy Owens and the rest of the Oakland A’s front office are busy assessing the 2009 season and putting together plans for 2010. We caught-up with Owens, the A’s Director of Player Personnel, in Arizona just after the conclusion of an Arizona Fall League game to get his thoughts on a variety of topics.

Oakland A's History: AFL Alumni

Melissa Lockard — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:47:00 GMT

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.

Oakland A's MLN: Instructs Awards

Melissa Lockard — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:53:00 GMT

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...

2009 A's MiLB Player & Pitcher Of The Year

Staff — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:35:00 GMT

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

Oakland A's MLN: Power Ball

Melissa Lockard — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:01:00 GMT

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...

2009 A's In Review: Rookies

Melissa Lockard — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:21:00 GMT

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

Melissa Lockard — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:21:24 GMT

Hot News for RP Steve Sharpe

Oakland A's 2009 Minor League Free Agents

Melissa Lockard — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:39:00 GMT

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

Melissa Lockard — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:27:00 GMT

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.

Mgr. Bob Geren: A's MLB Coaches To Return In '10

Oakland A's — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:49:35 GMT

Hot News for Mgr. Bob Geren