DARIC BARTON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Oakland A’s: Chris Young Activated From DL, Daric Barton Designated For Assignment
The Athletics made a pair of roster moves Saturday afternoon, activating outfielder Chris Young from the 15-day disabled list and designating first baseman Daric Barton for assignment to make room on the 25-man roster.
Prior to going on the disabled list on May 4 (retroactive to April 30), Young had been batting .172 with 15 RBI in 23 games with the A’s. Ten of his 15 hits are...
Chris Young comes off DL; A’s DFA Daric Barton
The good news: Chris Young is a step closer to returning to the lineup, as the A’s reinstated the outfielder from the DL on Saturday. The bad news (well, for one person): the A’s had to once again designate first baseman Daric Barton for assignment to make room for Young.
In eight games since returning to the A’s on May 8, Barton, what’s new, hit a woeful .143/.217/.286...
Josh Reddick Headed to the DL, Daric Barton to be Recalled From Sacramento
And another one bites the dust…
So goes the story of the A’s early season troubles in the outfield. First Yoenis Céspedes did a 15 day stint on the DL, next up Coco Crisp and Chris Young. Before the A’s could even get either of those two outfielders back, Josh Reddick will now head to the DL for the next 15 days.
A once very crowded outfield is now scrambling to fill the...
A's Acquire Goebbert; Outright Barton
Last Friday the Oakland A's placed two players on waivers: first baseman Daric Barton and left-hander Travis Blackley. On Thursday, the team learned which player they were able to keep in the organization and which one would be heading elsewhere.
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April 04, 2013
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Travis Blackley DFA'd, Hangs out with Fans.
A long, long time ago. I can still remember how the sunshine made me feel inside. I used to play-ay baseball, at a high school in southern California, And two years behind me was this kid Daric Barton.OK, so I'm not much for making song parodies, but at least I speak da troof. The Oakland Athletics DFA'd a Jordan Norberto, Daric Barton and Travis Blackley yesterday from their...
A's designate for assignment Barton, Blackley
The Oakland Athletics have designated for assignment infielder Daric Barton and left-handed pitcher Travis Blackley.
Barton was the longest-tenured player on the A's. The AL West champions needed the roster space Friday after claiming right-hander Danny Otero off waivers from the New York Yankees and righty Josh Stinson off waivers from Milwaukee.
A's manager Bob Melvin...
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March 29, 2013
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Athletics 7, Indians 6(10)
Yoenis Cespedes homered, Daric Barton had a tiebreaking RBI single in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics held off the Cleveland Indians 7-6 on Tuesday.
Eric Sogard doubled home Michael Choice with the tying run in the fifth inning and then scored two outs later on Cespedes' fourth home run of the spring to put the A's up 5-3.
Jose Ramirez had an RBI single in the...
Via AP on Fox
March 26, 2013
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Daric Barton loses bat, accidentally hits cameraman (Video)
Oakland Athletics first baseman Daric Barton lost his bat on a swing and accidentally hit a cameraman during Wednesday's game in Oakland against the Kansas City Royals.
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It happened in the bottom of the seventh inning as Barton swung at a 1-0 pitch and accidentally let go of his bat, which went flying to the right side of home plate...
1B Daric Barton comes off disabled list for A's
The Oakland Athletics have activated Daric Barton from the 15-day disabled list and plan to use him as their regular first baseman if he stays healthy.
Barton went on the DL because of a strained right shoulder that limited him to seven games this spring. He played in four straight games for Triple-A Sacramento, hitting a grand slam Sunday at Las Vegas, and was in the lineup Monday...
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April 09, 2012
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A's agree to terms with Barton, Rosales, Powell
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics have agreed to one-year contracts with infielders Daric Barton and Adam...
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December 13, 2011
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