http://mlb.mlb.com OAK Homepage News Thu, 20 Mar 2014 01:32:12 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140319&content_id=69642002&notebook_id=69657736&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:52:36 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140319&content_id=69642002&notebook_id=69657736&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Since being acquired by the A's, the versatile Jake Elmore is 12-for-39 (.308) with a .400 on-base percentage in 18 spring games and has also sported a slick glove at third base and the middle-infield positions. Jane Lee 3/19/2014 7:52 P.M. 1395273155 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-spring-offensive-outburst-to-erase-early-deficit?ymd=20140319&content_id=69650362&vkey=news_oak Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:20:58 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-spring-offensive-outburst-to-erase-early-deficit?ymd=20140319&content_id=69650362&vkey=news_oak The A's used an outburst of offense to force an early exit from Cleveland right-hander Carlos Carrasco in a 13-3 victory over the Indians at Goodyear Ballpark on Wednesday. Jordan Bastian 3/19/2014 6:22 P.M. 1395267723 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140319&content_id=69642002&notebook_id=69642004&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:37:50 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140319&content_id=69642002&notebook_id=69642004&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Ryan Cook felt great after throwing 21 pitches to hitters on Wednesday, and the A's right-hander is finally nearing non-simulated game action. Jane Lee 3/19/2014 4:37 P.M. 1395261470 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140318&content_id=69587718&notebook_id=69589436&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:19:25 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140318&content_id=69587718&notebook_id=69589436&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Oakland's rotation is firmly set, barring another ill-fated injury, but the club still has several bullpen decisions to make in advance of Opening Day. Jane Lee 3/18/2014 8:19 P.M. 1395188364 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140318&content_id=69587718&notebook_id=69589362&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:19:21 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140318&content_id=69587718&notebook_id=69589362&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Lefty Scott Kazmir, scratched from his Monday start with minor triceps tightness, will be back on the mound in a game on Saturday. This allows the A's to essentially skip him one turn and give him additional rest. In between, he'll throw a bullpen. Jane Lee 3/18/2014 8:19 P.M. 1395188361 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140318&content_id=69587718&notebook_id=69588116&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:07:31 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140318&content_id=69587718&notebook_id=69588116&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Jesse Chavez has already earned a rotation spot. Just don't tell him that. "All I've told him is what I expect out of him," said manager Bob Melvin, "but he's not taking anything for granted, and that's good." Jane Lee 3/18/2014 8:07 P.M. 1395187651 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-nine-run-first-sets-tone-in-spring-rout?ymd=20140318&content_id=69582562&vkey=news_oak Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:32:39 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-nine-run-first-sets-tone-in-spring-rout?ymd=20140318&content_id=69582562&vkey=news_oak The A's hammered Jose Quintana for nine runs in the first inning before the White Sox left-hander retired a batter, and Oakland romped to a 16-6 win at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday afternoon. A's starter Jesse Chavez gave up two runs -- both on solo homers -- in 4 2/3 innings. Joey Nowak 3/18/2014 6:26 P.M. 1395181589 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-michael-taylor-upbeat-relaxed-despite-uncertain-future?ymd=20140318&content_id=69578330&vkey=news_oak Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:12:42 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-michael-taylor-upbeat-relaxed-despite-uncertain-future?ymd=20140318&content_id=69578330&vkey=news_oak Michael Taylor is a naturally upbeat, outgoing guy. That much is obvious to any new player in the A's clubhouse this spring. But for those who were a part of Taylor's previous four big league camps, or his brief stints on the 25-man roster, Taylor seems like a different guy. Chris Gabel 3/18/2014 5:46 P.M. 1395179164 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/athletics-pitcher-jarrod-parker-prepared-for-mental-battle-of-recovery?ymd=20140318&content_id=69565468&vkey=news_oak Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:46:56 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/athletics-pitcher-jarrod-parker-prepared-for-mental-battle-of-recovery?ymd=20140318&content_id=69565468&vkey=news_oak Jarrod Parker can barely keep up with the text messages he's received since hearing on Monday that he needs a second Tommy John surgery. This is the type of support that Parker will rely on to carry him through yet another grueling, yearlong rehab process, the type of journey that can often be so unkind to an athlete's mental state. Jane Lee 3/18/2014 3:31 P.M. 1395171081 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/depth-of-oakland-as-organization-to-be-tested-again-in-2014?ymd=20140317&content_id=69527966&vkey=news_oak Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:09:11 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/depth-of-oakland-as-organization-to-be-tested-again-in-2014?ymd=20140317&content_id=69527966&vkey=news_oak The Oakland Athletics have had the kind of pitching depth over the last two seasons that allowed them to win consecutive division titles. Now, with injuries to Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin, they will once again rely on others to step up. Mike Bauman 3/17/2014 9:09 P.M. 1395104947 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/joe-savery-subs-for-injured-scott-kazmir-in-as-win-over-cubs?ymd=20140317&content_id=69503882&vkey=news_oak Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:48:09 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/joe-savery-subs-for-injured-scott-kazmir-in-as-win-over-cubs?ymd=20140317&content_id=69503882&vkey=news_oak Left-hander Joe Savery replaced an injured Scott Kazmir and struck out five over two innings as the A's picked up a 6-2 win over the Cubs on Monday in Phoenix. Nick Punto had two RBIs to lead the offense. Jane Lee 3/17/2014 6:48 P.M. 1395096487 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140317&content_id=69506186&notebook_id=69506190&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:55:52 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140317&content_id=69506186&notebook_id=69506190&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Nearly a month after sustaining a lower back strain, A's outfielder Craig Gentry was finally cleared for all baseball activity Monday morning. Still, the club is unsure whether it will have him for Opening Day in two weeks. Jane Lee 3/17/2014 4:55 P.M. 1395089749 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-scott-kazmir-scratched-from-spring-start-with-triceps-stiffness?ymd=20140317&content_id=69509542&vkey=news_oak Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:36:41 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-scott-kazmir-scratched-from-spring-start-with-triceps-stiffness?ymd=20140317&content_id=69509542&vkey=news_oak A's left-hander Scott Kazmir was scratched from his Cactus League start on Monday with left triceps stiffness, but he is expected to return to the mound in a couple of days. Jane Lee 3/17/2014 4:17 P.M. 1395087460 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-starting-pitcher-jarrod-parker-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery?ymd=20140317&content_id=69506900&vkey=news_oak Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:18:01 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-starting-pitcher-jarrod-parker-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery?ymd=20140317&content_id=69506900&vkey=news_oak Right-hander Jarrod Parker, who was the favorite to be the A's Opening Day starter entering Spring Training, will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the season, the club announced Monday. Jane Lee 3/17/2014 3:34 P.M. 1395084874 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/oakland-as-respond-to-recent-column-in-san-francisco-examiner?ymd=20140317&content_id=69506510&vkey=news_oak Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:24:50 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/oakland-as-respond-to-recent-column-in-san-francisco-examiner?ymd=20140317&content_id=69506510&vkey=news_oak The A's responded Monday to a March 11 column in the San Francisco Examiner about A's owner and managing partner Lew Wolff that was titled, "A's owner Wolff standing in the way of a new stadium." The team said that the column included "numerous and unresourced inaccuracies that need to be clarified." 3/17/2014 3:24 P.M. 1395084290 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/tracy-ringolsby-oakland-as-one-of-many-clubs-with-pitching-woes?ymd=20140316&content_id=69481044&vkey=news_oak Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:53:43 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/tracy-ringolsby-oakland-as-one-of-many-clubs-with-pitching-woes?ymd=20140316&content_id=69481044&vkey=news_oak The A's season-opening series against the Indians is just two weeks away, and their rotation depth has been challenged due to injuries. And Oakland isn't the only club being hit with key injuries. Tracy Ringolsby 3/16/2014 8:49 P.M. 1395017343 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140316&content_id=69467918&notebook_id=69479598&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:34:25 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140316&content_id=69467918&notebook_id=69479598&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Yoenis Cespedes entered camp with a shorter, compact swing, and he was hoping for more contact after an inconsistent 2013 season. So far it's yielded very little, though. Jane Lee 3/16/2014 8:34 P.M. 1395016465 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/sonny-gray-chased-in-fourth-during-as-loss-to-reds?ymd=20140316&content_id=69464298&vkey=news_oak Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:19:43 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/sonny-gray-chased-in-fourth-during-as-loss-to-reds?ymd=20140316&content_id=69464298&vkey=news_oak Sonny Gray allowed five runs (three earned) over three-plus innings during the A's 7-6 loss to the Reds on Sunday at Goodyear Ballpark. Mark Sheldon 3/16/2014 7:19 P.M. 1395011981 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/oakland-as-send-prospect-addison-russell-to-minor-league-camp?ymd=20140316&content_id=69464822&vkey=news_oak Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:34:32 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/oakland-as-send-prospect-addison-russell-to-minor-league-camp?ymd=20140316&content_id=69464822&vkey=news_oak The A's were hoping to show off their top prospect in a big league park during the annual Bay Bridge series next week. Instead, an injured Addison Russell was sent down to Minor League camp on Sunday. Jane Lee 3/16/2014 5:10 P.M. 1395004211 http://mlb.mlb.com/es/news/article/oak/stephen-vogt-as-hammer-giants-matt-cain-for-seven-runs?ymd=20140315&content_id=69416164&vkey=news_oak_es&fext=.jsp Sat, 15 Mar 2014 21:02:37 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/es/news/article/oak/stephen-vogt-as-hammer-giants-matt-cain-for-seven-runs?ymd=20140315&content_id=69416164&vkey=news_oak_es&fext=.jsp A split-squad A's club plated seven runs off San Francisco's Matt Cain on Saturday afternoon, forcing the right-hander out of the game after just 2 2/3 innings in an 8-1 Oakland victory at Scottsdale Stadium. Jane Lee 3/15/2014 9:02 P.M. 1394931752 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140315&content_id=69382680&notebook_id=69418294&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:49:36 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140315&content_id=69382680&notebook_id=69418294&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Tommy Milone put together his best performance of the spring on Saturday, and it couldn't have come at a better time. Jane Lee 3/15/2014 8:49 P.M. 1394930975 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/brandon-moss-two-homer-day-paces-as-onslaught?ymd=20140315&content_id=69382142&vkey=news_oak Sat, 15 Mar 2014 19:55:43 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/brandon-moss-two-homer-day-paces-as-onslaught?ymd=20140315&content_id=69382142&vkey=news_oak Back-to-back home runs by Brandon Moss and Josh Reddick helped the Athletics jump to a 13-6 lead after five innings, but the Rangers rallied for a 16-15 victory over an A's split squad on Saturday. T.R. Sullivan 3/15/2014 7:55 P.M. 1394927739 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140315&content_id=69382680&notebook_id=69393846&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:55:55 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140315&content_id=69382680&notebook_id=69393846&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Craig Gentry was still missing from action when his former Rangers club paid a visit to Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Saturday. The new A's outfielder has yet to make his Cactus League debut because of a lower back strain he suffered on the first day of workouts, but that time could finally come next week it seems. Jane Lee 3/15/2014 4:55 P.M. 1394916953 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140315&content_id=69382680&notebook_id=69393844&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:55:53 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140315&content_id=69382680&notebook_id=69393844&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak The fifth season of Oakland's "Green Collar Baseball" marketing campaign was revealed on Saturday, with plenty of laughs to go around yet again. Jane Lee 3/15/2014 4:55 P.M. 1394916951 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-aj-griffin-sidelined-for-three-weeks-with-flexor-muscle-strain?ymd=20140315&content_id=69388920&vkey=news_oak Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:14:09 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-aj-griffin-sidelined-for-three-weeks-with-flexor-muscle-strain?ymd=20140315&content_id=69388920&vkey=news_oak A.J. Griffin has been shut down for three weeks because of a muscle strain in his pitching arm, and the A's are confident that rest and rehab should be enough to cure the ailing right-hander, after an MRI revealed no structural damage to his elbow. Jane Lee 3/15/2014 4:14 P.M. 1394914447 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-josh-donaldson-wont-rest-on-breakout-2013-season?ymd=20140314&content_id=69366724&vkey=news_oak Fri, 14 Mar 2014 23:20:27 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-josh-donaldson-wont-rest-on-breakout-2013-season?ymd=20140314&content_id=69366724&vkey=news_oak Josh Donaldson was a revelation in 2013. His advanced offensive numbers were second at his particular position only to some guy named Miguel Cabrera. Between that performance at the plate and his defense and baserunning skills, Donaldson was an indispensable piece on an American League West-winning A's club known for mixing and matching in the lineup. Anthony Castrovince 3/14/2014 11:20 P.M. 1394853626 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140314&content_id=69330630&notebook_id=69362610&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Fri, 14 Mar 2014 21:51:27 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140314&content_id=69330630&notebook_id=69362610&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Arnold Leon entered Spring Training with no shot of making the A's Opening Day roster. But the 25-year-old Leon has made an impression and if he continues to pitch as he has, a chance to make to the 25-man roster could be sooner rather than later. Chris Gabel 3/14/2014 9:52 P.M. 1394848336 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140314&content_id=69330630&notebook_id=69362660&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Fri, 14 Mar 2014 21:51:26 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140314&content_id=69330630&notebook_id=69362660&vkey=notebook_oak&c_id=oak Eric O'Flaherty felt good after Tuesday's bullpen session, his first since undergoing Tommy John surgery in May, and is expected to throw another on Saturday. Chris Gabel 3/14/2014 9:52 P.M. 1394848335 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-derek-norris-strong-spring-continues-with-three-run-homer?ymd=20140314&content_id=69332090&vkey=news_oak Fri, 14 Mar 2014 20:37:33 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-derek-norris-strong-spring-continues-with-three-run-homer?ymd=20140314&content_id=69332090&vkey=news_oak Catcher Derek Norris' three-run homer gave Oakland an early lead but the Royals rallied and the teams settled for a 9-9 Cactus League tie on Friday at Surprise Stadium. Dick Kaegel 3/14/2014 8:37 P.M. 1394843850 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-jarrod-parker-aj-griffin-may-not-be-ready-for-season?ymd=20140314&content_id=69330642&vkey=news_oak Fri, 14 Mar 2014 21:46:17 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/oak/as-jarrod-parker-aj-griffin-may-not-be-ready-for-season?ymd=20140314&content_id=69330642&vkey=news_oak The A's pitching depth is about to be tested. Jarrod Parker will see Dr. James Andrews on Monday with soreness and tightness in his pitching forearm, and fellow right-hander A.J. Griffin had a MRI on his pitching elbow Friday and was evaluated by team doctor Douglas Freedberg Chris Gabel 3/14/2014 4:12 P.M. 1394827973