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Watch for these A's prospects during Spring Breakout

@MartinJGallegos
March 14, 2024

MESA, Ariz. -- Jacob Wilson carries the most buzz of any A’s Spring Breakout representative, and considering he ranks as the club’s No. 1 prospect and No. 68 prospect in baseball per MLB Pipeline, that's understandable. But he’s not the only youngster on the squad who projects a bright future.

By any name, 'deathball' enlivens Stripling's spring

@sonjamchen
March 13, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Just about every big leaguer undergoes some form of reinvention over the course of his career. For Ross Stripling, it's practically a way of life. Starting from early in his career, Stripling has made a habit of experimenting with his arsenal. He relied on a six-pitch mix

Projecting the A's 2024 Opening Day roster

@MartinJGallegos
March 12, 2024

MESA, Ariz. -- The A’s still have a few roster battles to sort out entering the final stretch of Spring Training. Third base gained a bit of clarity over the weekend when Jordan Diaz was announced as one of the roster cuts from big league camp, though Darell Hernaiz, Abraham

1 under-the-radar Spring Breakout prospect for each club

@thevandalorian and @benweinrib and @jesus_cano88
March 13, 2024

Spring Breakout begins Thursday with a pair of the showcase event's 16 games set to kick things off. Headlined by the best and brightest prospects in the game, Spring Breakout will feature no shortage of household names: 72 of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects and 575 of the 900 players

Injuries & Moves: Andújar scratched from lineup

March 14, 2024

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Butler relishes lessons from HOFer Henderson

@MartinJGallegos
March 12, 2024

This story was excerpted from Martín Gallegos’ A’s Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. MESA, Ariz. -- As a leader of the A’s ‘New Oakland’ youth movement, Lawrence Butler makes it a point to pay homage to those

Kotsay explains recent cuts; Boyle battles command issues

@MartinJGallegos
March 11, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- No position is more up for grabs for the A’s this spring than third base. On Sunday, that situation gained a bit of clarity when the club optioned Jordan Diaz to Triple-A Las Vegas as one of 12 roster cuts from big league camp. Before Oakland’s 6-5

FAQ: Giants-A's Spring Breakout (Friday)

@MartinJGallegos
March 14, 2024

This Friday, the A’s will host the Giants in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. Here’s everything to know about that game and this exciting new event. What is Spring Breakout? MLB Spring Breakout is a four-day event showcasing baseball’s future: the current

How Butler is energizing the Athletics' rebuild

@sonjamchen
March 10, 2024

MESA, Ariz. -- One year ago, Lawrence Butler made a splash at his first big league Spring Training with a calm yet boldly self-assured demeanor, backed by a scorching-hot bat. That confidence was apparent as Butler dubbed the group of top prospects who were in camp at the time the

1 position battle to watch for each team

March 11, 2024

With the first few rounds of cuts behind us, clubs are getting a clearer picture of what their rosters are going to look like to open the 2024 season. Even so, every team still has at least one key question mark -- a role that remains, for all intents and

Every team's projected 2024 home run leader

@bmags94
March 10, 2024

Spring Training is in full swing as we gear up for the 2024 regular season. That means it's a good time to look at projections for how things might turn out this year, and as usual, home runs are at the forefront of that discussion. Courtesy of FanGraphs’ Steamer projections,

This RHP is generating buzz ahead of Spring Breakout

@MartinJGallegos
March 9, 2024

This story was excerpted from Martín Gallegos’ A’s Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Hernaiz impressing at 3B: 'He's put in the work'

@MartinJGallegos
March 9, 2024

LAS VEGAS -- Darell Hernaiz showed up to the A’s Spring Training complex a week before even pitchers and catchers reported and felt confident that the strides he made in the Minors throughout 2023 were sufficient to reach the next level. Then came a reality check. While making his way

Spence tries his luck in Vegas in bid for rotation spot

@MartinJGallegos
March 9, 2024

LAS VEGAS -- The famed Las Vegas Strip, where endless hopes for good luck and grand fortunes fill the area’s many casinos, serves as a backdrop to Las Vegas Ballpark. It was a rather appropriate setting for Mitch Spence to take the mound, given what is at stake for him.

Here's the Athletics' Spring Breakout roster

@MartinJGallegos
March 14, 2024

MESA, Ariz. -- Jacob Wilson has a lot to live up to as not only the sixth overall pick in last year’s MLB Draft but also the son of a former All-Star and 12-year big leaguer in Jack Wilson. So far, Wilson, ranked the A’s No. 1 prospect and the

Veteran Wood experiences Cactus League oddity 

@MartinJGallegos
March 7, 2024

MESA, Ariz. -- As an 11-year Major League veteran, Alex Wood thought he had seen it all when it came to Spring Training. But Thursday brought something he never thought was possible. On what was a rare gloomy day in Arizona, Wood took the mound for the A’s at Hohokam

Andujar (2 HRs) building case to crack A's roster

@MartinJGallegos
March 6, 2024

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Miguel Andujar entered Spring Training considered to be a player on the fringes of a roster spot. At this rate, the A’s might not have a choice. A scorching spring continued for Andujar, who homered twice off left-hander Patrick Sandoval in Wednesday’s 12-5 A’s victory over the

Here are the A's 2024 Top 30 prospects

@MartinJGallegos
March 6, 2024

One downside to seeing multiple top A’s prospects graduate to the big leagues last season was its effect on the club’s farm system. The A’s graduated eight players (Tyler Soderstrom, Ken Waldichuk, Zack Gelof, Kyle Muller, Esteury Ruiz, Jordan Diaz, Freddy Tarnok and Lawrence Butler) who began 2023 among the

A’s unveil renderings for ballpark in Las Vegas

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and HNTB hired for design
March 5, 2024

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Athletics, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), and HNTB have unveiled the design for the A’s new ballpark project in Las Vegas on the Tropicana site. BIG will serve as the design lead and HNTB as the sports/hospitality designer and architect of record. "The collaboration between BIG’s creativity

Five developments from a promising A's camp

@MartinJGallegos
March 5, 2024

This story was excerpted from Martín Gallegos’ A’s Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. MESA, Ariz. -- Coming off a second consecutive 100-loss season, the A’s entered Spring Training feeling optimistic that a turnaround was near based on

After setting rookie steals record, Ruiz gets advice from Rickey

March 4, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The first pitch of Monday’s 15-8 loss to the Reds at Goodyear Ballpark was at 1:06 p.m. local time. Esteury Ruiz was on second base by 1:07 and crossing home plate by 1:08. If the A’s are to take on a new look in the performance of

2015 MVP, 3-time All-Star Donaldson announces retirement

@Spokes_Murphy
March 4, 2024

Former American League MVP and three-time All-Star Josh Donaldson announced his retirement on Monday after 13 big league seasons. Donaldson, 38, broke the news on “The Mayor’s Office with Sean Casey” podcast. “Today is a sad but also a happy day for me to where I am going to announce

Gelof 'right where he needs to be' in hot spring start

@MartinJGallegos
March 3, 2024

MESA, Ariz. -- Opening Day is still a few weeks away but Zack Gelof already appears to be locked in for the season. Gelof added to his hot start this spring with a pair of doubles in Sunday’s 5-2 A’s victory over the Rangers at Hohokam Stadium. The second baseman

In 2016, I snagged a Vogt homer. In 2024, I asked him about it

@jesus_cano88
March 3, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- If you’re a baseball fan, you've probably drawn up the scenario of catching a home run from one of your favorite players at a game. But until the moment happens, you’re never going to be fully prepared for the adrenaline rush you feel when the ball is