Last season, Josh Donaldson surprised people. He was no doubt the most valuable hitter on the Oakland Athletics and, if it weren't for Miguel Cabrera, could have contended for the most valuable player of the entire American League.
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Jim Johnson has had his troubles so far this season. In a still very young career with the Oakland Athletics, Jim Johnson has been booed off the field on multiple occasions, and A's fans have already started to despise him, and not without reason.
I do not think anyone foresaw the incredible season that Josh Donaldson had last season. He put up an MVP caliber season and, if it were not for Miguel Cabrera, could have seriously been in the discussion for that prestigious award.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Golden State Warriors have eight games left in the regular season. The Portland Trail Blazers have seven games left. The Warriors are two games back, sitting in sixth place with a playoff matchup against the Los Angeles Clippe
The Oakland Raiders had money to spend in free agency and they've been spending it, although they did lose a couple of key performers along the way.
Oakland Athletics starting pitching has not gotten off to a great start in spring training. Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin have been among the struggling starters.
Who has turned heads early in the spring for the Oakland Athletics?
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Spring training is approaching, but it can't come soon enough for the Oakland Athletics, coming of another (yes, another) devastating postseason loss ...
Stephen Curry will be representing the Golden State Warriors in the 2014 NBA All-Star game. Curry is having a spectacular season, averaging 24.5 points per game to go along with 9.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game. He has lead the Warriors
Who fits best for the Oakland Raiders with the fifth overall pick in May's NFL Draft?
The Oakland Athletics are one player away from making themselves World Series contenders (although not facing the Tigers might help). That player is Michael Young.
The Oakland Athletics have had an active off-season thus far. However, most high profile additions have been pitchers, so next season's batting order might not look too different from last year's.
The Oakland Athletics move on quickly. Grant Balfour is a prime example. The Athletics knew that Balfour would want more money than they would be willing to give him, so they quickly found a replacement, Jim Johnson.
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brett Anderson has drawn interest from teams around MLB, with the Rockies, Mariners and Indians as potential suitors.
The Oakland Athetics have emerged as unexpected suitors for Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz. Cruz has been a very consistent batter, never hitting less than 20 home runs and 76 runs batted in over the past five seasons. He missed 50 games last season
The lack of offensive consistency hurt the Oakland Athletics in the postseason and adding offense should be an offseason priority for the A's.
Last season, the Oakland Athletics had everything in place, except consistent hitting options. Only Jed Lowrie and Josh Donaldson could be relied upon to produce game in and game out.
The Oakland Athletics do not have too many offseason decisions to make. Yet, the few choices they make could determine whether they return to the playoffs.Perhaps the biggest offseason questions surround Bartolo Colon's future.
While much attention is focused on the MLB playoffs, the NBA is sneaking up on us. Despite its typical offseason lethargy, the Western Conference has been a bit shaken up this offseason.