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Five prospects to watch out for in the 2020 MLB season

January 24, 2020 Sam Cox 0

Each Major League Baseball season brings a new group of prospects ready to explode onto the big league scene. Sometimes service time nonsense deprives us of a few weeks, sometimes new contracts mean they are with us from Opening Day onwards.

The A’s are the better team, but the Rays are built for a Wildcard win

October 1, 2019 Teodor Tsenov 0

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics will get the American League side of the 2019 MLB postseason underway in just two days as for a second consecutive year a team with 95+ wins will find itself out of contention just one game in. That’s the beauty of the Wildcard games.

End of MLB regular season: Playoff race, permutations, predictions

September 27, 2019 Teodor Tsenov 0

Sadly, the time has come to face the ending moments of a very competitive 2019 season in Major League Baseball. But while much of the playoff picture has already been determined, a few crucial battles are yet to conclude.

Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians in a chase for the two american league wildcard spots

September 25, 2019 Joe Cox 0

The Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians will battle it out for the last remaining playoff spots over the final week of the season. The american league wildcard race is now the final competitive contest of the regular season.

Evaluating the chances of American League Wildcard contenders

August 22, 2019 Teodor Tsenov 0

We’re getting the most competitive AL wildcard race since 2017 but what most fans are interested in remains which teams will eventually end up playing in the play-in game on October 2nd. And what better time to evaluate the teams’ chances than when September is right round the corner?

Oakland Athletics always find a way to be competitive, and that shouldn’t be taken for granted

August 11, 2019 Sam Cox 0

They continue to overperform, and while they’re not the only team who punch above their financial weight, it shouldn’t be taken for granted.

Tanner Roark trade sets Oakland Athletics up to return to playoffs

July 31, 2019 Sam Cox 0

Starting pitcher Tanner Roark has been traded from the Cincinnati Reds to the Oakland Athletics, as reported by The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal.

Eric Sogard should be a trade target for the Oakland Athletics

July 28, 2019 Sam Cox 0

Toronto Blue Jays versatility man Eric Sogard should be a target for the Oakland Athletics.

Pitching injuries make second wildcard the ceiling for Oakland Athletics

March 4, 2019 Sam Cox 0

Oakland Athletics won 97 games in 2018 and are looking to get somewhere near that mark again in 2019. There's a lot of uncertainty in the Bay.

Three teams that make perfect sense for former Astro Marwin Gonzalez

February 6, 2019 Sam Cox 0

Swiss-army knife Marwin Gonzalez is one of several big-name, unsigned free agents. The former Houston Astro could fit on almost any Major League roster, but interest has been relatively limited thus far.

Tug of war over Kyler Murray should be the catalyst for major changes across baseball

January 14, 2019 Sam Cox 0

The Oakland Athletics are willing to do whatever it takes to get Kyler Murray to play baseball. Murray won the Heisman Trophy and is considering declaring for the NFL Draft.

Red-hot Athletics can still win the West, even with Houston getting healthy

August 22, 2018 Greg Forbes 0

Which team will come out on top?

Decade-by-Decade – 1900s: World Series creation and masterful pitching

June 22, 2018 Thomas Frost 0

For many years there was a monopolistic National League but come the turn of the century a new league was formed: The American League. The AL was originally called the Western League but was changed to the AL in 1900 and was officially founded as a major league in January 1901.

Youth and experience makes Oakland baseball’s funnest team

May 25, 2018 Sam Cox 0

Expectations for the Oakland Athletics were low before this season. The strength of the American League West, their inexperienced, unproven roster and 87 losses in 2017 all pointed towards an arduous campaign.

MLB Awards: Week Three

April 23, 2018 Sam Cox 0

The time has flown by, but it really is nearly a month since the Major League Baseball season started. Our weekly awards are onto their third edition, as we highlight the best, worst and perhaps most shocking events over the last seven days of America’s Pastime.… Read more