Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images MLB news roundup Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation! As Spring Training continues to draw nearer, projections for the season ahead continue to accumulate. The A’s are a young team in rebuild mode, so expectations for success in 2025 vary widely—or to put it another way, it is hard to know what to expect from a young team in a new … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: Bido, Butler named breakout candidates
The Dog Days Of Winter: A Twisted Tail (Tale)…
In case you missed it, on January 9th I came into the kitchen to find my beloved Billy, 13.5 year old terrier, doing a rather poor job of being alive. This is the exciting sequel, a journey that took more twists and turns than expected. Rickey Hounderson We always knew there would be a “next dog” and so instead of just grieving and moping over the unexpected loss of Billy, that … [Read more...] about The Dog Days Of Winter: A Twisted Tail (Tale)…
Athletics Community Prospect List: Max Muncy grabs #5 in potential breakout year
Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Beating out the older Mason Barnett by seven votes, longtime Athletics prospect Max Muncy enters 2025 as Athletics Nation’s fifth-best prospect. Still just 22 years old, A’s fans have watched him mature from a raw-skills teenager with a trivia-worthy name into a blossoming impact talent with plenty of room to … [Read more...] about Athletics Community Prospect List: Max Muncy grabs #5 in potential breakout year
Elephant Rumblings: New chants, number changes, and 25 days until baseball
Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images MLB news roundup Welcome to Tuesday Athletics Nation! The long winter is slowly coming to a close. While most of the country continues to suffer from freezing temperatures, the baseball season is ready to start warming up with pitchers and catchers reporting in a mere 15 days and the first full-squad workout just … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: New chants, number changes, and 25 days until baseball
Elephant Rumblings: Wilson, Kurtz make Pipeline Top 100
Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images MLB news roundup Happy Monday, Athletics Nation! Last week, Baseball America updated their rankings to include three Athletics on the site’s Top 100 prospects list: shortstop Jacob Wilson (38), first baseman Nick Kurtz (34), and outfielder Colby Thomas (86). MLB Pipeline also released their rankings, which hold … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: Wilson, Kurtz make Pipeline Top 100