Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images A huge commitment to a key piece of the team In a bit of stunning late night news, our A’s have made a major move, locking up Designated Hitter Brent Rooker to a massive five-year extension, per Ken Rosenthal: Designated hitter/outfielder Brent Rooker in agreement with A’s on five-year, $60M extension, source tells @TheAthletic. Vesting … [Read more...] about Athletics reportedly sign Brent Rooker to 5-year extension
Elephant Rumblings: Jordan Montgomery a “good fit” for A’s
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images MLB news roundup Happy Monday, Athletics Nation! The A’s have improved their starting rotation depth this offseason with the additions of Luis Severino and Jeffrey Springs to the top of a rotation currently projected to include Severino, Springs, JP Sears, Joey Estes, and Mitch Spence. But the A’s purportedly have a bit more payroll … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: Jordan Montgomery a “good fit” for A’s
Athletics 2024 Season in Review: Zack Gelof
Zack Gelof was the A’s starting second baseman throughout the 2024 season and will return for his third year in 2025. | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Infielder poised for a breakout season Athletics 2024 Season in Review: Zack Gelof Zack Gelof is the 25-year-old starting second baseman for the Oakland Athletics heading into his third season with the big … [Read more...] about Athletics 2024 Season in Review: Zack Gelof
Spring Training Anyone?
Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Spring training is like nothing else. It is simultaneously magical, meaningless, exciting, quiet, new and familiar — that is if you have gone for 10 or so years in a row as I did prior to the pandemic. Spring Training & Me In 2020 I was supposed to fly to Phoenix on March 13th and luckily made the decision not to board the plane or … [Read more...] about Spring Training Anyone?
Elephant Rumblings: A’s farm ranked in top quartile
Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images MLB news roundup Happy Friday, Athletics Nation! Despite having spent the last three seasons in rebuild mode, the A’s farm system has been stuck in the bottom half of prominent ranking systems. MLB Pipeline ranked the A’s farm 22nd in their 2024 midseason report, and Fangraphs deemed the A’s system 25th best in … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: A’s farm ranked in top quartile