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All-Star voting underscores phasing-out of A’s platoon
Josh Donaldson and Jed Lowrie (right) are two of the four A’s who rank in the AL All-Star balloting announced Tuesday. You have to dig deep to get to the last A’s position player to make an American...
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Foul or not, A’s now have game plan to attack Scherzer
John Jaso worked Tigers starter Max Scherzer for 22 of the 107 pitches he threw. The A’s didn’t beat Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer Tuesday night. They didn’t beat anybody. What they may have...
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A’s: Jed Lowrie hitting in tough luck; Josh Donaldson not hitting
#A’s Jed Lowrie is just waiting for his luck to turn. Jed Lowrie drove in the A’s only run Tuesday with a sacrifice fly. Beyond that, the Oakland shortstop went hitless in four at-bats and is now...
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A’s: Lowrie’s productivity parallels 2013, except for average
A’s Jed Lowrie’s runs, RBIs and doubles are close to 2013, even if his average is way, way down. This has been a tough stretch for Jed Lowrie. For the longest time his luck at the plate was so bad that...
View ArticleA’s experiencing some of the problems of success
There are problems with success, as the A’s are discovering. Win consistently, and the expectation is that you will continue to do so. Best the best and playing at less than your best level raises...
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Sogard still having trouble playing out of position at short
The transition from second to short for Eric Sogard hasn’t been smooth. The talk since spring training has been about the A’s depth. It’s easy to see why Oakland wanted to get players like Craig Gentry...
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A’s aren’t same as three months ago, but they need to be
Celebrations like this May 27 grand slam from Derek Norris have been hard to come by for the A’s lately The A’s could get Coco Crisp and John Jaso back this weekend and Sean Doolittle back early next...
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A’s find some life and energy after long dry spell
Scott Kazmir saw energy in the A’s Saturday that had been lacking for a while. For five weeks, the A’s were performing a number straight out of Jackson Browne, Running On Empty. They showed up daily at...
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Norris gives up on home runs, but the hits are coming back
Derek Norris’s home run swing is a thing of the past for the time being. A’s catcher Derek Norris was winged by a foul ball Tuesday and needed a few moments to shake it off, but he said afterward he...
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A’s powering down as their season is winding down
Josh Donaldson has struggled along with the rest of the A’s hitters. There are only so many ways to ask the A’s about their frustration level and if their supply of moxie evaporated at the end of July....
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A’s could see all seven of their free agents gone in 2015
Starter Jon Lester is one of seven potential free agents the A’s could see leave this off-season. Now that Madison Bumgarner is going to stop grabbing all the headlines, which should happen any day...
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MLB’s `qualifying offer’ system qualifies as a mess for the A’s
Jon Lester will be pitching elsewhere in 2015 as a free agent, and the A’s won’t be getting any compensation for his departure as a free agent. While the Tigers have made a qualifying offer to their...
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A’s could use Lawrie at second if Headley is in their future
Brett Lawrie could be the A’s third baseman in 2015, or he could be the second baseman. The A’s trade of Josh Donaldson Friday may seem to make little sense when looked at as a solo exercise on the...
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Headley had chance to join A’s; that money will stay in play; Korean...
Eric Sogard is the only remaining member of the 2014 A’s infield still with the team after free agency Jed Lowrie signed Sunday with Houston. In trading Josh Donaldson, Brandon Moss and Jeff Samardzija...
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Astros’ Lowrie not particularly surprised not to be with A’s, but he loved...
Shortstop Jed Lowrie has traded green-and-gold for Astros orange in 2015. Jed Lowrie made no secret last October of his hope that the A’s would keep the core from the 2013-14 A’s together in Oakland....
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Samardzija happy to be with White Sox, but a little disappointed A’s didn’t...
Jeff Samardzija says A’s would have been a force in 2015 if the team had been held together. Jeff Samardzija came back to the Coliseum as a member of the Chicago White Sox Friday, his first visit since...
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A’s bring veteran infielder Jed Lowrie back from Houston
After a year in Houston, Jed Lowrie is back with the A’s. Jed Lowrie, who helped the A’s to consecutive American League playoffs berths in 2013 and 2014, is coming back to the A’s. Oakland sent minor...
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Aging Coliseum strikes again, hole in wall possibly costs Reddick, Hill, A’s...
The decaying Coliseum added another dubious chapter to its legacy Saturday night, costing Josh Reddick an RBI triple, Rich Hill a possible win in his mound return and the A’s very likely a victory....
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