The answer to the question of who will be the Oakland A's starting catcher in 2012 is obvious, but the race for the job of backing up Kurt Suzuki is wide-open. We take a look at the A's spring training battle for that back-up catcher spot inside.
Via AP on Fox
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February 07, 2012
Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff says the team has agreed to extend the contracts of general manager Billy Beane and team President Michael Crowley through the 2019 season.
Wolff, confirming comments first made on Bloomberg News, wrote in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday that he is counting on Beane's leadership and innovation to lead the club in a new stadium in...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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February 08, 2012
Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff has agreed to extend the contracts of general manager Billy Beane and team president Michael Crowley through the 2019 season. The deals are in the process of being finalized, Wolff confirmed to the Associated Press.Beane has been the team's general manager since 1997. Oakland finished 74-88 last year, the fifth losing season in a row.The 49-year...
Via Rant Sports
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February 07, 2012
Can someone please explain to me what Billy Beane has done to deserve such a lengthy extension? I’m sorry, but Billy Beane has NEVER won a thing, and is consistently rebuilding. Does he really get a pass because of money ball? That’s just insane. It’s about results, and every other GM that hasn’t won in forever would have fired years ago.
It’s been announced...
Via Cub Reporter
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February 06, 2012
The Cubs claimed infielder Adrian Cardenas off waivers today from the Oakland A's, where he was outrighted to make room for Johnny Gomes. To make room on the 40-man, the Cubs DFA'd Blake DeWitt. Before we get to Cardenas, if I'm reading this correctly, the Cubs most likely cost themselves up to $1.1M? I believe they're on the hook for DeWitt's salary, when they...
Via Fox Sports
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February 08, 2012
Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff says Major League Baseball's indecision over whether his club can move to San Jose has been ''excruciating'' but that he believes the process is finally nearing an end.
Just not as quickly as he'd like.
Taking questions at the downtown Rotary Club of San Jose, Wolff said Wednesday that the uncertainty about the possible...
Via Baseball Prospectus
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February 08, 2012
Say this for Athletics owner Lew Wolff: The man is loyal to his staff. Wolff told Bloomberg Television on Tuesday that he intends to keep general manager Billy Beane and president Michael Crowley with the organization through at least the 2019 season, or roughly five years after the projected move to San Jose.
Beane has come under fire in recent years for the A’s seemingly...
Via Inside Bay Area
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February 08, 2012
Team president Crowley will also sign new deal
Via mlb.com
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February 07, 2012
The Oakland Athletics will extend the contract of general manager Billy Beane through the 2019 season, club owner Lew Wolff said Tuesday in an interview with Bloomberg Television.
Via SI.com
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February 08, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff says Major League Baseball's indecision over whether his club can move to San Jose has been "excruciating" but that he believes the process is finally nearing an end.
Via CBSSports.com
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February 08, 2012
Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff says Major League Baseball's indecision over whether his club can move to San Jose has been 'excruciating' but that he believes the process is finally nearing an end.
Via SFgate
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February 09, 2012
For more than four years, Rich Harden pitched with a torn right shoulder capsule. That's the same injury that has put Johan Santana's career on hold, and that caused Dallas Braden to get surgery last summer. In Harden's...
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