A’s trade for bullpen depth, get Mujica from Red Sox
The A’s, desperate for some pitching help, made a deal with the Red Sox Saturday night that brings right-hander Edward Mujica and cash in exchange for a player to be named later, or cash. Boston put...
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The news on Parker isn’t good: medial epicondyle fracture
Jarrod Parker has suffered a medial epicondyle fracture and there’s no telling when he might be pitching again. The A’s Jarrod Parker has suffered a fracture of the right medial epicondyle, one of the...
View ArticleDoes fracture mean Parker’s best route back is in relief? Trainer: A’s need...
There is no way for the A’s to do anything but wince at the news that starting pitcher Jarrod Parker suffered a fractured medial epicondyle when he felt his elbow explode while delivering a pitch in...
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Doolittle, Melvin reaching out to Parker after surgery and get slightly...
Jarrod Parker has suffered a medial epicondyle fracture and there’s no telling when he might be pitching again. Sean Doolittle and Bob Melvin both have spent plenty of time in the last 49 hours on the...
View ArticleNolin’s role could expand quickly with A’s pitching issues
Just a week ago, it seemed like Sean Nolin would have to wait in line to join the A’s starting rotation after he got healthy. With the news that Jarrod Parker has been shut down after suffering a...
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Parker will see orthopedic specialist Andrews Monday; Doolittle will start...
Jarrod Parker will meet with Dr. James Andrews Monday to determine the extent of his medial epicondyle fracture. Jarrod Parker will visit with orthopedist Dr. James Andrews on Monday as he attempts to...
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Beane not ready to do whole sale reworking of roster
Billy Beane says the A’s need to stay the course for now. The A’s have gone down the rabbit hole since the last time Billy Beane addressed Oakland’s poor start to the season. Much has changed on the...
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A’s get good news on Jarrod Parker; no third Tommy John
Jarrod Parker will not need a third Tommy John surgery after his fractured elbow was treated by Dr. James Andrews Tuesday. The surgery on starting pitcher Jarrod Parker’s right elbow went about as well...
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Parker to have elbow immobilized for next 4-6 weeks; Crisp return to lineup...
Jarrod Parker will have his elbow movement restricted for the next 4-6 weeks as he recovers from surgery. Starter Jarrod Parker’s elbow surgery went well Tuesday, and now comes the difficult part –...
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Parker on the mend, but he won’t be pitching again in 2015
Jarrod Parker is back with the A’s about three weeks after having surgery on his right elbow that will keep him out the rest of the season. Disabled starter Jarrod Parker won’t be pitching for the A’s...
View ArticleA’s picture says it all in this season of turnover and angst
From the picture’s-worth-a-thousand-words file: The A’s took their team photo before Tuesday’s game, and the final picture was a green, gold and white encapsulation of the season. Who was there: There...
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Davis’s season over with lip hip surgery due Thursday
Ike Davis will undergo surgery on a torn labrum in his left hip Thursday and won’t be playing again this season for the A’s. A’s first baseman Ike Davis’s season is over thanks to a labrum tear in his...
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Semien survives one of hardest-hit balls seen this year
Marcus Semien caught a break when Albert Pujols’ 109-mph liner deflected off his glove Wednesday. Albert Pujols won’t soon forget one of his hits from Wednesday’s game with the A’s, and it’s not the...
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Beane has choices to make to get A’s back on track
Billy Beane’s 2015 team is headed for the worst finish under his direction, so changes will have to be made. For the first time under Billy Beane’s watch, an A’s team is 20 games under .500. No Oakland...
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Gray unlikely to get another start for A’s this season
Sonny Gray has a hip problem that could keep him out of his final start of the season for Oakland. The A’s are unlikely to see starter Sonny Gray on the mound again this season. He only has one start...
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Rotation injuries hurt A’s now, but there is promise for future
Kendall Graveman is one of a number of starters who did well for the A’s before injuries shut him down. This has been one of those years for the A’s, who with 91 losses are now secure in the knowledge...
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Bassitt down on himself after pitching `stupid’ vs. Angels; A’s hitters in a...
A’s starter Chris Bassitt said he’s feeling too good to be giving up runs the way he did Tuesday in 8-1 loss to Angels Chris Bassitt took the ball, then threw the ball. That’s not pitching, he admits....
View ArticleA’s close in on deal with left-handed starter Rich Hill; Sean Manaea named...
It may well turn out that Tuesday was a good day for the 2016 A’s pitching staff with the news that left-handed starter Rich Hill has agreed to a one-year deal with the A’s and minor league lefty...
View ArticleRich Hill’s signing leads to A.J. Griffin being designated
The A’s made it official Friday, signing left-handed pitcher Rich Hill to a one-year contract. To make room on the 40-man roster, the A’s designated right-handed starter A.J. Griffin for assignment....
View ArticleA’s relying heavily on reinvented lefty Rich Hill
Rich Hill wanted to be a starting pitcher again badly enough that he went to the independent leagues this summer to get it done, reinventing himself in the process. Things clicked, and now the...
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